How to Recognize a Narcissist
I spent twenty-five years of my adult life in a cult, under the influence of a narcissistic sociopath. You may suspect your spouse, family member, or boss is a narcissist; or you may have niggling...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Sisters: Overcoming Addiction
Sharon How many people think the person closest to them might not be telling them the truth… Every. Single. Day? That was me. My name is Sharon and currently I am 50 years old. I have a younger...
View ArticleVideo Resumes: New Trend or Gateway to Discrimination?
Since the beginning of the global pandemic COVID-19, the workplace and job market changed drastically overnight. Over 41.8% of Americans work remotely or from home. New norms were implemented; such as...
View ArticleIs Your Organization Resilient Enough to Survive The Next Disruption?
Eventually, a major crisis will impact your company. It’s not a matter of “if” but of “when.” And while COVID-19 is the most obvious disruptor, it’s certainly not the last. We all face a...
View ArticleYes, You CAN Marry Travel and a Busy Career. It Just Takes Planning.
I know what you’re thinking: “Travel is opening back up and I’m itching to go. But when I’m drowning in deadlines and work and want to spend time with family and friends, how can travel possibly...
View Article7 Ways Female Entrepreneurs Can Do Self-Promotion Right
For some business owners, particularly women and minority entrepreneurs, highlighting personal success in front of others can be a challenge. 76% of women say they struggle with self-promotion, and...
View ArticleFour Productivity Secrets to Help Students -or Anyone- Get More Done
As a student, your attention gets pulled in a million directions: homework and exams for your classes, meetings for student organizations, applying to jobs or internships, making new friends,...
View ArticleWays to Strengthen Your IoT Cybersecurity
IoT security is the practice to keep your IoT systems safe and helps you get assurance of the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of your IoT solution. Moreover, today companies use IoT...
View ArticleHow Choosing the Right Colors Can Help You Thrive
When I first started running my company; The Film Festival Doctor, I was working extremely long hours, which consisted of 16-hour days, seven days a week and surviving on five hours of sleep each...
View ArticleWhat is Leaving Your Job Worth?
If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times over the past year: we’re in the midst of “The Great Resignation.” The coronavirus pandemic brought about a shift in the way we approach our...
View ArticleMemories with Meaning: Memoirs Day August 31
Someone asked me recently about the difference between an autobiography and a memoir. Aren’t they both just a person talking about their own life? Yes. But also no. An autobiography is a direct...
View ArticleHow to Create a Healthy Work-From-Home Space
Working from home (WFH) is here to stay. Whether you love it or hate it, chances are you will be given the option to embrace this trend more often than ever before, as the aftereffects of the pandemic...
View ArticleHow I Built A Thriving Online Community — And Business — By Doing What I Loved
At 22, right before I was to be married, I was offered an amazing entry level job at the local electric coop. It was the kind of job that offered room to grow and retirement benefits that many people...
View ArticleSelf-Care: Love Yourself so You Can Love Your Life
You know the feeling too well: you’re worn out. The rope you’re dangling at the end of is frayed and about to snap. But you can’t stop. Your to-do list is longer than the beginnings of that novel...
View ArticleNavigating Your Life as an Empath
The ability to feel empathy is a gift. It allows us to understand and share the emotions of other people, pushing us outside of our own narrow views of the world. Empathy is the root of friendship,...
View Article5 Ways to Beat the “Sunday Night Scaries” and Be Happier at Work
Do you experience the “Sunday night scaries,” dreading the thought of Monday morning? Or hit snooze on your alarm so many times you lose count because you don’t want to get out of bed and go to work?...
View ArticlePost-COVID Work: How To Make a Hybrid Approach to WFH Work
The impending return to office has been a point of media attention and employer-employee contention. Understandably so—when COVID-19 availed the conditions for a global experiment, the positives and...
View ArticleHow An Internship Could Help You Succeed in Your Career
Internships are the perfect way to try out your desired career while securing some much-needed work experience in the process. An internship can either be paid or voluntary, dependent on the role and...
View ArticleLadies, Don’t Take a Seat at the Table. Own the Table.
As women, we’ve been encouraged to proudly and boldly take our seat at the table. But what happens when the door is locked, and we can’t enter the room with the table? What does it say when women take...
View ArticleSelf-Care Activities to Reduce Burnout at Work
If you find yourself feeling unproductive and unmotivated at work, you could be struggling with burnout. It’s more than just a buzzword, and it certainly isn’t an excuse to get away with reduced...
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