As with everything else, job searching and interviews have to be about balance. As we decide to pursue various opportunities, we should be mindful of the risk or the relative fit. There are times to take big risks and others to gather your resources to build toward a life changing opportunity. Balance and reflection can […]
How often do we feel heard? How often do we really hear people out? How often do we groan when we think about how hard change can be? In a recent Harvard Business Review article, The Power of Listening When Helping People Change, they suggest: Listening resembles a muscle. It requires training, persistence, effort, and […]
When one thinks of the Librarian career of old, the ideas of books, quiet and sacred halls of granite come to mind. As we recreate the image of today's modern Librarian career, research, technology, and retrieval of records from a variety of sources is a much more accurate picture. In our new "Finding Your Moment […]
Thank you to all of the amazing people in my community who have helped shape and support me in believing that anything is possible! #womensday My community helps me #balanceforbetter! Check out these great resources, you'll laugh, cry and hopfully be inspired!
In working with Veterans and having many of them in my family, I have seen varying degrees of success in translating the skills of a person's military career into their civilian career. With so many adjustments taking place in a relatively short time frame, it can be hard to think outside the set boundaries of […]
If you’re not currently on the hunt for a new job yourself then you can likely pause a moment and think of at least a couple of people close to you who are experiencing the roller coaster of job searching right about now. It can be down right heart wrenching to watch those closest to […]
Happy Valentine's Day! Choose to celebrate love for yourself, family, friends, community, and the world. Take a few deep breaths.Walk in the sand and pick up a few shells.Listen to your favorite person, app or podcast. Use today as a starting point to find a few small moments of adventure to add to the overall […]
As we’ve navigated our new towns in the Pacific North West corner of the US, I’ve enjoyed the connections I’ve met along the way but found that participating in volunteer groups create a stronger bond to my community. Relocating to Washington state wasn’t my first move; I’ve lived in 6 different states and understand that […]
On Martin Luther King Jr. day, and always, may we be inspired by his words to use or find the resources available to help us keep moving forward toward our dreams, goals, and hopes to live a brave life.
Today is the Festival of Sleep holiday. While no one really knows who invented it, we can appreciate many of the notions behind the day of slumber including: Easing into the new year and our newly rekindled motivations by slowly and steadily building new habits. Maintaining our positive outlook on our resolutions. Creating small action […]
