5 Lessons I Couldn’t Learn in a Classroom
Guest Post by Sara Dougherty One year ago, I had just submitted my last final exam of my undergraduate career. Hello, real world! I am ready for you; at least I thought I was. If any of you are like me, you have recently been greeted by the stinging slap of the working world. People are…
5 Signs You Need a Career Change
Feeling like it’s time for a career change? These 5 key signs should be considered to make an informed decision.
One Simple Question That Will Save You From Burnout
“You can do anything, but not everything.” – David Allen I’ll never forget the day I realized I can’t do it all. I was driving to a meeting for a charity fundraiser after a long day with the kids, and I had this moment where I wished I was sick. I wished that I would be…
5 Mistakes of a Young Leader
There are few things better than sitting around, eating food and sharing crazy stories. I was hanging with some friends over lunch a couple years ago and I heard a great story about a bad boss. Our friend worked on staff at an organization where the leader was just an absolute tyrant. People were afraid…
Why Your Superstars Cannot Stay
A Letter to Senior Leadership They’re passionate about work. They love what they do. Work is an integral part of who they are – they look to their jobs to challenge them, stimulate their minds, push them outside comfort zones, connect them with others, and ultimately enhance their lives. These are what you call your…
Building Community as a Freelancer
Transitioning work relationships from colleague to community can be challenging in a traditional work environment. Relationships take time to mature and it can be a difficult process along the way, but freelancers have an additional hurdle to jump in the race towards a healthy professional community. Many of us are working independently (translation: alone in…
How to Market Your Book Like You Know What You’re Doing
Access to social media seems to have us all dabbling in marketing, doesn’t it? We spend hours every week absorbing and creating what ultimately boils down to marketing material – whether we call it that or not. Our posts are “selling” a lifestyle, an image, and a digital persona. Every time we share something on…
Opportunity Windows
Have you looked out your window? What do you see? Do you see near? Do you see far? Opportunity is in the eye of the peering. Do you see storms? Do you see blue skies? Weather changes. Forecast requires a sense of perseverance and optimism. Do you see perfection? Do you see…
Downtime: How We Can Use It in Our Favor
Downtime. It sounds like a good thing, right? Like something we all need every now and then. But for at least two groups of workers: creative types and contract workers (often one in the same), downtime can feel much different. Downtime can feel like the waiting game. And with good reason. Whether you’re waiting on editor feedback, to…
Learning Lessons From Pioneers in Skirts
It’s a bit disconcerting that a film like Pioneers in Skirts is relevant in 2015. But the good news is filmmakers Ashley Maria and Lea-Ann Berst are shining a light on its central issue in a relatable and entertaining way. The documentary digs into a question that’s quite personal for director Ashley Maria. Ashley’s wanted to…
Finding Success in Option B
Amy Lust is a Senior Digital Training Associate in the Station, Products, and Innovation group at PBS. In a very short time, she’s moved up the ranks and is excelling in her current position. But her current line of work was not her option A. “I wanted to be in the arts,” Lust explains. “I…
Bad Day? Don’t Lose Hope
Admiral Jim Stockdale of the United States Navy was a POW during the height of the Vietnam War. He is reported to have been tortured more than 20 times during his imprisonment. He had no rights, no release date, and no guarantee that he would ever see his wife and family again. During a bleak…