Navigating Career Change: The Lost Gifts of Serendipity and Synchronicity
I was listening to the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” and makeup mogul Bobbi Brown was the guest. Bobbi Brown had launched a new makeup company and was looking for an older woman who had not had any cosmetic work done on her face to serve as a model for the brand. She recounted passing ... read more >
December 2025 Strategy Lab – Serendipity, Synchronicity, and Freedom
For about ten years, I have listened to a podcast because I think the host is hilarious and I like his sidekick. I also enjoy listening to men in these kinds of environments to understand their thinking better. I have never cared about their guests until a few months ago, when they did a short ... read more >
December 2025 Strategy Lab – A Peek Inside the Strategy Lab
I once worked in a highly chaotic environment because the leadership believed in focusing on execution first and then planning later. Projects were always thrown together at the last minute, with insufficient planning, leading to mediocre outcomes and stressed-out team members. Years ago, I took a mindset certification through the Mindset Performance Institute, and one ... read more >
Celebrating the Wins of the Fall Push 2025 – I Have Been Released
The Fall Push 2025 is in the books, and it has been a transformative experience! There has been a transformation, and my energy has shifted. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I know the shift that I feel internally will come externally eventually. Fall Push 2025 Goals CAREER CHANGE FOCUS: ... read more >
Week 11: What’s Wrong With Being Confident?
Sometimes the fight takes a while - Kamala Harris. Anything that is made to last will take a while to develop. As former Vice President Harris said, we may be in the fight, but it may last longer than we anticipated. The key is not to give up. These are messages that I keep hearing ... read more >
Navigating Career Change and The Experience Paradox
I was part of a discussion about navigating career change, and one common frustration among us was the experience requirements for job postings. These experience requirements immediately eliminate most of us because we are considered entry-level applicants. The experience paradox, as it is called, says that employers prefer to hire people with one to two ... read more >
