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Want To Help Veterans? Here’s How…

Hey everyone! I always say there are many ways to grab attention when presenting information, and statistics are one of my favorite techniques. It certainly worked on me when I heard this statistic 5 years ago… Over the next 5 years, one million service members would be transitioning back into the workplace. One million.  The statistic stayed […]

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The Elevator Pitch

Hi everyone, I hate when people ask me for an elevator pitch. I know as a communications expert I should be ready with a polished elevator pitch and be able to deliver it with perfection. But I hate the elevator pitch. It feels forced and contrived, where I would rather have a conversation. Maybe that’s just an excuse. The truth is, […]

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What To Do When Things Don’t Go According To Plan.

Hi everyone! Awhile back, I had this really grand idea about doing monthly themes with my newsletters. At the beginning of 2017 I put the idea into action, and it worked! …for a couple of months. As Robert Burns said, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” But is that always such a bad thing? […]

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Do You Trust Your Gut?

Hi everyone! Are you familiar with the MBTI test? It’s set up to help you understand the way that you function in the world. “Perception involves all of the ways of becoming aware of things, people, happenings or ideas. Judgment involves all of the ways of coming to conclusions about what has been perceived.”  One of […]

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Success Shortie: What Everyone SHOULD Ask At The End Of An Interview.

Hi everyone! I love getting your questions! I gave a talk on interviewing skills at a SHRM event  and received a wonderful note of appreciation from an attendee named Frank. (Love getting those too!) In the note he shared his takeaways and then added that he wished he wrote fast enough to capture my list […]

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Do The People Around You Trust You?

Hey everyone! Did this question make you feel a little nauseous in the pit of your stomach? My mind did something like, “Yes! I think so… I hope so! Do they?” Then I started going through people in my mind to reconfirm my initial belief. Trust is this amorphous concept that we all know but […]

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Why Being Underestimated Can Be A Good Thing.

Hi everyone! I had a thought recently that may surprise you: Being underestimated may be a good thing. I know this seems to contradict my typical messaging and popular belief. People battle with being underestimated for many different reasons. Being too young or too old, or being of the wrong gender or background. Perhaps it is unconscious bias or simply a […]

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An Example Of Resilience.

Hi everyone! Almost everyone has a 9/11 story — especially those of us who lived in NYC at the time. Some of my friends’ stories brought me to tears. However, it was the story of a stranger that I have always remembered. Her story stuck with me as an example of perseverance, resilience, and heart all […]

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Managing The Relationships In Your Life.

Hi everyone! I have always thought that 13 was a lucky number. This is especially true for me today, since thirteen years ago today I married the most wonderful man. Happy Anniversary honey! (Let’s see if he reads this.) My husband and I don’t fight. We occasionally get snippy with each other but nothing that actually gets us […]

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How To Get Back Into Work After Summer Fun.

Hi everyone! Labor day weekend is around the corner! It rings in the last days of summer and signals the start of a new school year. September is actually one of the best times to apply for jobs. Since hiring happens in waves and summer is slow, the early Fall speeds up. More interviews happen and there is […]

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