About Julie
When your life takes over your time
Regular readers may have noticed my absence this summer. When life takes over your time, you may be doing exactly what you want to do. This doesn’t mean that you are getting the things done that need doing. Does that make sense? This year was finally the year of my new kitchen. I waited 25…
Read MoreWhen irrational fears drive your actions
Recognizing irrational fears is hard. This morning I recognized the source of one of mine. Yesterday, I went to the eye doctor for the first time in 7 years. Seven years ago, it was because of an eye infection so not a regular eye exam. My last eye exam was in 2003. I go to…
Read MoreAre you stuck because you are afraid of change?
Regular readers know this is the year of my long-awaited new kitchen. I admit I have been stuck. Stuck by fears mostly. Afraid to take the chance. Sometimes we get stuck in a corner. This is how bad I have been stuck: (don’t laugh – at least not too hard) For longer than I can…
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 MoreWhy I need to be the author of my own blog content
In recent weeks, at least two people asked who writes my blog content. Until they asked, I assumed everyone knew I write everything on my site. My voice has to be the one on my blog. Frequently I get requests from people who would like to supply content for this blog. I generally hit delete because…
Read MoreSlow down – you move too fast
This year for Christmas (yes, I will always say Merry Christmas), I am working on consciously moving slower. We move too fast almost all the time. This year starting with the Christmas tree, I was deliberately slow. I documented it on Facebook. I took a photo of the empty tree. Two days later, I took…
Read MoreMake a move and trust!
In a Facebook conversation with Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter from Career Trend while talking about my husband’s decision to leave the caregiver role he had with his dad for the past 8 and a half years, I said “Sometimes you just have to make a move and trust.” Jacqui can relate. She and Captain Rob (her husband)…
Read MoreWhen you are starting a new chapter in life
It was five years ago in December. December 2009 to be precise that I took a plunge into running Design Resumes full time or solo as I like to call it. It was a huge step. My business had been partnered with non-profit contracts since 1991 and had reached the point in 2008 that…
Read MoreMy 3 Words for 2014
After I read my career colleague, Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter’s response to Chris Brogan’s 3 word challenge for the new year, I thought I should add my 3 Words. Jacqui’s deliberate way of looking at life is so motivating. (By the way, deliberate was one of Jacqui’s words in 2013.) I wanted my three words to be…
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…
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