Personal Development

What are you doing in your life that you never expected? I’ll go first…

I felt a massive shift and said out loud to myself, “after graduation, I never have to see any of these people ever again in my life!”

Sounding “professional” used to be a huge compliment and a hallmark of a high performer. In today’s world, however, we recognize that white supremacy is a huge contributing factor to the term “professional” in the workplace. There are better ways to be a good communicator without focusing on sounding professional.

Have you been laid off? Or worried you might be in this economy? I’ve been laid off twice in my career (so far) and both situations were vastly different.

While introversion and lacking confidence are often used interchangeably, they are distinctly different.

When the birthday song feels like you’re at a funeral, you have to do it again!

At first glance, my family looks pretty stereotypical: heterosexual white married couple with two kids and a dog. Our daughter dances, our son loves sports. I bake cakes for my kids’ birthday parties and my husband coaches the youth sports teams.

Think about your earliest memory of speaking in front of a group. I’ll wait…

Did you remember something from school? Maybe giving a book report or presenting at a science fair?

The great thing about learning to be a better speaker and communicator is that we do it all the time, so there are infinite opportunities to try something new and improve.

There are 5 easy ways you can start to be a better speaker…today!

What can we learn from Karens?

While a Karen displays privilege and rude behavior, there is a lesson we can take away from their misplaced entitlement.