Unemployment, career transitions, life transitions, and grief change our worlds in ways so few are willing to discuss because of the uncertainty they entail. We are no longer who we were, and we are not sure who we will be. When going through a season of transition, it is tempting to put our lives on ... read more >
I finally got serious about changing careers in 2024. Unfortunately, that was the year I lost my mother. Career change took a back seat to grief. When 2025 hit, I decided to get in action: I attended workshops, worked with career counselors to improve my resume for ATS screening, and took courses to improve my ... read more >
My top priority in my career transition is to join a great team. It’s the people, stupid. What makes a great team? I am so serious about joining a great team that I interviewed people I know who have led successful teams, are effective leaders, and were part of successful teams during a golden age ... read more >
At the beginning of 2024, I declared that I was ready to change careers and transition out of training. Little did I know that six months later, I would face the worst moment of my life: my mother passed away after a brief illness. In 2025, I was even more desperate to change careers because ... read more >
It’s 2026, and I have no concrete career goals. I do have three objectives I want to realize my potential I want something different I need to change my environment. I am at a point in my life where I want to realize my potential. I am ready to bet on myself. I have developed ... read more >
1. Know when it is time to move on. My biggest mistake in life has been staying too long, and then I get stuck. Whether it is due to complacency, convenience, misguided loyalty, obligation, or fear, I tend to overstay rather than move on. Fear is why I stay too long. I fear change; I fear ... read more >
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 >
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 >
One of my goals during this Fall Push is to separate from my phone. One of the main factors in my low mood is scrolling on the phone. At the beginning of the Fall Push, I bought an old-school digital alarm clock so that I could put my phone in another room. It has taken ... read more >
I am a member of a book club for Black women, and it was my turn to choose a book. I decided on a second-chance romance, "When I Think of You" by Myah Ariel. My sister read the book, and I read the dedication, instantly knowing that this book was going to resonate with me in more ... read more >
