What’s Your Currency For Happiness?
Poor people count money. (Some) Rich people also count money. Ironic, because happiness doesn’t have a currency. What’s one currency that truly ‘purchases’ happiness for you? What’s one way you can enable a lifestyle that ‘purchases’/creates more happiness? Merriam-Webster defines money as: “Something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value,...
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India in March: But Education Never Stops
I’m out of country, on a journey to the East to India: for family, chai, more family, more chai, and new regions to explore. It’s my grandparents 60th anniversary (60!) so I have met a lot of people - not just family during the event, but during the extensive preparations for a 100+ person event. During my relatively random conversations with the Indian Gen Y, I’ve formed an interesting...
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Top of the Morning with February News
Just to keep you on top of it all, below are some of the hottest articles and information pieces that tell the story of education and career finding today. As I read these vignettes myself, I could see my own twisted career path unfolding and the lessons to pass on. I hope you see the same and spread positive career development strategies either at work or at home! >> On the Importance of Partnerships...
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Hola, 2013!
I hope you all have launched into the new year with a speed and strength that will make a fool out of anyone trying to keep up! This is a brief announcement of some awesome new beginnings I’d like to bring your attention to, here from the Career Indulgence lab: >> A Brand New Website: So while I loved, loved, LOVED, my old site and focusing on both entrepreneurs and students, I realized, it’s...
Read MoreFeatured as a Guest Speaker on a Webinar!
I recently was a guest speaker for a webinar for Bright Livelihoods on The Dream Job Series: Truth. Hear me talk about my story and learn an essential step for you to find your own Dream Job! http://brightlivelihoods.com/resources/
Read MoreAnnouncing the VA3 Vision Creation Workshop
Already off track on your New Year’s Resolutions? What if you had a comprehensive doable action plan for your visions this year? How much easier would becoming successful be? In conjunction with the Atlanta Jaycees, I’m presenting a practical workshop that is guaranteed to give you a concrete vision and plan to walk away with. What: An hour investment in yourself to create a comprehensive vision using the...
Read MoreInput Matters: A Curious Inquiry On Workshops
I’m ready to launch my first ever workshop (yes!) in conjunction with the Atlanta JayCees. If you’ve been following my blog posts, you’ll know by now how important the topic is: visioning. And specifically, actionable visioning - that is, not defining what your pipe dreams are, or what you want to do way out when you retire, it’s about the next year and specifically getting an...
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Build 3 Powerful Stances by Seeking Silence
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. William Penn (1644 - 1718) In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) In our society of do, do, and do some more, silence is a rarity and usually not sought...
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What Should My Career Be? Step 3: Tests and Assessments
Welcome to Step 3 in my series of posts on answering the question, What Should My Career Be. I’d like to pause for a minute and reflect on the process I have written thus far. One thing I would like to clarify is that although I have written this as a several step process, there is no true formula for finding the best fit career. There isn’t a correct order to do these things. The way I have written...
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**Guest Blog** 5 Don’t Miss Tips for Financial Success
This week’s blog post is brought to you by Buck Vicars, a financial adviser at Dunlap Wealth Strategies. In my previous blog posts, I talk a lot about balancing your life and becoming your authentic self. One key piece for young professionals is building the right strategy to support your ideal vision - for a lot of us, that means having the right strategy for financial success. Especially for those...
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