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creating a career you love

Can Improv Improve Your Life and Family? YES!

Improvisational comedy has been gaining ground for the past 15 years or so. Though its roots date back to the 16th century, the modern form [...]

October 4th, 2016|Improv|

7 Career Confidence Boosters for Moms Returning to Work

Women are more apt then men to underestimate their abilities and performance at work. Add two kids to that and a few years out of [...]

September 23rd, 2016|Career Confidence|

The 7 Success Factors for Getting a Raise

Do you think you deserve a raise? Many people do, but the ones who have a solid strategy are more likely to land one. Here [...]

September 13th, 2016|Salary Negotiation & Benefits|

How to be Happy at Work (or Happier) – Part 2

This is the second blog in our series on being happy at work. Our first blog covered the ways you can experience positive, pleasurable emotions [...]

August 30th, 2016|Career Satisfaction|

How to Feel Happy at Work (or Happier) – Part 1

This blog will address some specific things you can start doing today to feel more upbeat at work. I’ve pulled from Martin Seligman’s book Authentic Happiness, [...]

August 16th, 2016|Career Satisfaction|

An Extraverts Guide to Career Self-Confidence

Everyone wants to have more confidence. Especially at work. We want to feel our contributions are appreciated and valued. Our perceptions of self-confidence and the way [...]

July 18th, 2016|Career Confidence|

The Brainy Benefits of Improvising!

In the world of brainy research, play is getting a pretty good rap right now. Scientists are actively studying the benefits of play on brain [...]

July 6th, 2016|Improv|

7 Tips to Move Out Of Career Confusion Funk

Feeling stuck not knowing what you should be doing with your career? Feel like you have to figure it all out before you make a [...]

June 29th, 2016|Career Discovery|

Will Your Neediness Ruin Your Career?

What are needs anyways? Needs are unmet needs. They are things we crave out of life. If we aren't aware of them, we will unconsciously [...]

June 22nd, 2016|Emotional Intelligence|

8 Life Savers for Job Haters

Stop the negativity and gossip It’s so hard when we are miserable at our jobs. The negativity and gossip let out some of the steam, but [...]

June 13th, 2016|Job Strategies|