My early life, struggling as a single mom I did not plan on becoming a single mom, but there I was. I was in the Navy, 26 years old, a Second-Class Petty Officer and Adalida was 18 months old. We were getting by, but nothing was easy. I dreamed of transforming my life, I dreamed…
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How often do you DECIDE to react negatively to those around you? I’ve see you out there, when I am out and about, at a restaurant, at the grocery store, at the airport. I saw it just this afternoon. I stopped to get a coffee at a café near the beach, and there was a…
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What is a mentor? The definition of a mentor is an experienced and trusted adviser or an experienced person in a company, college, or school who trains and counsels new employees or students. A mentor can either be a formal relationship where a school or a company may actually “assign” you a mentor, or it…
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Do you have a dream that is SO big that you believe you will never get there? Maybe you’d have to move to a big city to accomplish this goal, and that thought is really scary when you are young and just starting out. What if I told you that you do not have to…
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Embrace Workplace Conflict Even if you love your job and the people you work with, there will be conflict from time to time. Conflict is not a bad thing, if it is over something work-related, and not directed as a personal attack. Vigorous debate over the best path forward will lead to excellent discussion, many…
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According to Suzanne Bates, author of the book, All the Leader You Can Be, “Executive presence is the ability of the leader to engage, align, inspire, and move people to act.” Sylvia Ann Hewlitt, the author of Executive Presence, defines it as: “A measure of image: whether you signal to others that you are star…
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Have you ever felt a moment of clarity, or heard some inner voice calling out to you, telling you to go in a particular direction in life? I know this happens many times and with varying levels of intensity across life. It could be related to love, family, creativity, or it could be something bigger,…
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Feedback about how we are doing (in any situation) is useful and if it is given with thoughtfulness and with helpfulness in mind, it is a gift. Listening to feedback about yourself can be hard, but if you learn to not only listen, but respond gracefully to it, and reflect upon it properly, it can…
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