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Be a positive force in your speech and social media
I am weary. When I first started with social media, it was fun. I met people, it was a positive force. I didn’t hear people yelling at each other. I didn’t feel the hate. Of course, most of us didn’t know what we were doing. Be a positive force by building relationships I found it…
Read MoreHow to stop fear from driving your future
We live in times when it is hard to stop fear, worry, and panic. Over the years, many job seekers have told me how scared they are about the future. Today, it seems that when we weather one hard time, crisis, or natural disaster, another takes its place. Many people (young and old) have chosen…
Read MoreAre you working on a degree in Advanced Worrying?
There’s a Bible passage in Matthew 6 that says: 34“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Advanced Worrying Unfortunately, many of us worry…
Read MoreIs emotional clutter messing up your job search?
Do you struggle with emotional clutter? Perfectionist Toxic Relationships Indecision Drama Procrastination Envy Insecurity Paralysis by Analysis Avoidance Job seekers struggle with emotional clutter too! Perhaps even more than other times in their lives, job seekers evaluate themselves very closely. This can be good to make sure the impression a job seeker leaves is positive…
Read MoreIs your attitude blocking your success?
When facing a challenging time in his life, a good friend often said, “I’m just putting one foot in front of the other.” Between us, I always knew that meant he was just moving forward with what God had given him for the day. Is the future frightening you? When you can’t see the future…
Read MoreReality Check – Are we on the same job search team?
Your job search team. Sometimes it seems like we are all striving for something different and pulling in different directions. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all pull together? Conflicting job search information When you are in a job search, there is so much conflicting information from so many sources that you hardly know…
Read MoreAnd the end has come
For those of you who read this post, What do you do when the unexpected happens? about my Mom’s fall or followed the dialog on Facebook or Google+, Mom died at 7:30pm on July 8 at the age of 84. Today is the visitation and tomorrow the funeral or as I called it, the celebration…
Read MoreWhat do you do when the unexpected happens?
Last week Tuesday I got the kind of call no one wants. My brother, Andy, called at 10:30pm. Normally, he never would call then. He has to be at work at 6am. He simply said, “Julie, mom fell down the stairs.” After my gasp, he went on… “I couldn’t get her up, I called an…
Read MoreWhat makes a job search weak?
Job seekers often blame other issues when their job search doesn’t seem to be getting them results. Business owners do the same. But most of the time, you can succeed despite the economic conditions, despite challenges that get in your way, and despite personal or family problems as you strive to change your outcome. Clients…
Read MoreForging Ahead & Merry Christmas!
I’ve been in a very reflective mood lately. As I have said in other posts, 2010 has been an amazing year for me. It has been filled with so many things, it is hard to focus sometimes. Job seeker success stories Lately, I have been hearing the same things from my clients, both the very…
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