Finances
Let's Ketchup!
This last eight months have been a whirlwind for me in many ways. It pretty much started with my departure from Wausau Whitewater and a renewed focus on my own business, Design Resumes. I detailed much of the goals, results and setbacks here. I also talked about the importance of planning ahead very recently. For…
Read MoreWhat's on my heart?
I’m in the business of creating career marketing strategies for job seekers. This is not new to me. I have been doing this for 25+ years. How I do it has changed and the level of complexity of the job search has changed. Our global communication has changed and we know what is happening instantly…
Read MoreSabotage! Is your family derailing your job search?
A job search is hard enough without being sabotaged by well meaning friends or family members. I have worked with job seekers and career changers through multiple ebbs and flows in the economy in the years that I have been a career marketing strategist and resume writer. Whenever you lose a job, you go through…
Read MoreWhen you feel you can't
At one point, the tagline on my business cards and advertisements was: Success begins with a single step, I believe in YOU! I still totally believe that it does! Saying I Can’t is easy, taking the first step is harder. I do believe in my clients and in the job seekers I interact with daily…
Read MoreIs Hope on the Horizon?
I don’t watch many news shows. My husband is passionate about news and information but I tell him that I can find out anything I want to know on the Internet. But last night while I was making dinner, he had NBC’s Dateline on and I couldn’t help but watch. The story was America Now:…
Read MoreFeast or Famine? Downpour or Drought?
When you are self-employed, the phrase feast or famine is common place. Since I have been self-employed longer than most people are employed, I have heard it a lot. Along with feast and famine comes downpour or drought, nothing or almost too much. For the employed, it may feel the same way — too many…
Read MoreDo your fears get in the way of your dreams?
Jason Alba, from JibberJobber, has a tendency to make me think. His thought-provoking blog posts are what got me started reading blogs years ago. I’ve also always be introspective and many of his topics make me think about my own choices. Jason’s recent post “Paul Buchheit on Wealth, Jobs, and Dreams” made me think again.…
Read MoreMoving On…
This is the first blog post I had to get permission to write… from my son! Anyone who has been following me for a bit on this blog will know that I made a huge decision in December to resign as Operations Manager of Wausau Whitewater. This means many changes including sending off all of…
Read MoreAre you playing "The Blame Game?"
I do it. Other people I know do it. You probably do it. We play the blame game. It’s an easy out and has complicated side effects. At points, I blame others and more often, I blame me. Neither of these are productive. A young man I know well has chosen to make this the…
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