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Are you a person who creates? Do you ever feel caught up in getting external validation? What if your work is helping you meet yourself?

Meeting Your Maker

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Amazon.com: Never Imagined: a Novella eBook : Hawk, Evelyn: Kindle Store

Free promo offer on this book. A quick read with surprising twist.

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Over the past few weeks I've released articles exploring the same idea from different angles: you have more influence over your life than you may realize. It starts with recognizing that the person you've been waiting for might be you. No one else can live your life or make your decisions for you.

The Life You’re Waiting For Starts With You

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Stop Letting Other People Hold the Mirror

Early in your career, it’s easy to believe other people have the answers. A manager’s praise tells you you’re doing well. A missed opportunity tells you you’re not ready. A colleague’s opinion becomes proof of who you are. Over time, you can start measuring yourself through everyone else’s reactions. The problem is that other people are giving you a perspective; theirs. They do not give you…

Stop Letting Other People Hold the Mirror

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...discomfort is a natural part of change and does not mean one should stop moving forward. It’s essential to recognize that building confidence and embracing uncertainty are vital in the growth process.

Don't Mistake Fear for a Stop Sign

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The Power of Someone Seeing Something in You

Most people can name someone who believed in them before they fully believed in themselves. While I’ve posted about believing only in yourself, there is a balance of external and internal feedback during your career. A manager who gave them an opportunity. A mentor who encouraged them to try. A person who noticed something they couldn’t see yet. That kind of support can change the direction…

The Power of Someone Seeing Something in You

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Accountability Isn’t Blame. It’s Where Change Begins.

There’s a difference between blaming yourself and taking ownership. Blame keeps you looking backward: Who caused this? Why did this happen? Why does this keep happening? Accountability asks: What can I do next? That question is not always easy to answer. In your career and your life, there will be things outside of your control. A difficult manager. A missed opportunity. A situation you…

Accountability Isn’t Blame. It’s Where Change Begins.

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The Monster We Bring to Work

Some of the hardest conversations you have at work are the ones no one else hears. The ones where you wonder: “Am I actually ready?”“What if I fail?”“Who am I to think I can do this?” That voice can show up before a presentation, a career change, a difficult conversation, or a new opportunity. It can sound like it’s protecting you, but sometimes it’s just keeping you stuck. A few things that…

The Monster We Bring to Work

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The Person You’re Waiting For Is You

At some point, many of us have a realization: The person we’ve been waiting for to show us the way, build our confidence, or tell us what comes next might not be coming. That can be a hard thing to accept, especially early in our careers. We may expect a manager to recognize our potential. We may wait for the perfect opportunity to appear. We may hope someone else will have the…

The Person You’re Waiting For Is You

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Don’t Talk, Just Do: Moving Forward When You Feel Stuck

Most of us have goals like a career move we want to make, skill we want to build, conversation we need to have, or becoming a version of ourselves we know we’re capable of becoming. Sometimes the biggest thing standing between us and that goal isn’t a lack of talent or ambition. It’s overthinking/talking about it. The endless questions: What if I fail? What if I’m not ready? What if there’s…

Don’t Talk, Just Do: Moving Forward When You Feel Stuck

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HR - The Things You See and the Ones you Don't

If you work in HR, you’ve likely been there. The meticulous planning. The legal consultation.The preparation. The coaching of leaders who would have to deliver difficult news. I was involved in a reduction in force impacting about 30 people. From the outside: “She’s cold. How can she do this with a straight face? HR People are ruthless.” From the inside during the process: “Stay focused. Take…

HR - The Things You See and the Ones you Don't

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When you need a bit of motivation to keep going, check out a bit of alt pop.

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Are AI Tools Boosting Creative Expression?

For most of my career, I worked in corporate environments where using tools to make work faster or better was considered a good thing. Templates, automation, benchmarking, editing software, consultants, shared decks. Nobody really questioned whether the work was still “real.” The focus was usually on whether it solved a problem or helped move something forward. Now, AI seems to bring up new…

Are AI Tools Boosting Creative Expression?

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Some Limits are Real, Others are Not

Limitations, some are real and some are learned in a way that makes them feel permanent. Over time, we stop questioning them. We stop seeing limitations as responses, habits, or protective strategies and start seeing them as our identity. Many limitations started as adaptation. A person who grew up in conflict may learn to stay quiet to keep peace. An employee who was punished for speaking up…

Some Limits are Real, Others are Not

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Sometimes the Way to Focus on What Can Go Right… Is to Notice What Can Go, Right?

We talk a lot about optimism at work. We like to “focus on what can go right,” “stay positive,” “look for the upside.” Mindset matters, but sometimes the thing blocking everything that could go right… is something (or someone) that needs to go. Not every problem is solved by more resilience. Not every challenge is a mindset issue. Not every setback is a sign to “try harder.” Sometimes the most…

Sometimes the Way to Focus on What Can Go Right… Is to Notice What Can Go, Right?

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Constraint or Choice? - Why it matters.

Sometimes at work we can be quick to label things as “problems.” The workload is too high. Leadership isn’t clear. A colleague is difficult. The timeline is unrealistic. Most situations aren’t just problems. They’re a mix of two things: Constraints and Choices. Constraints are what you don’t control Choices are what you do It’s easy to blur the line between them, which can create a lot…

Constraint or Choice? - Why it matters.

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Do Men Really "Solve Problems" While Women "Listen"?

We’ve heard the idea that, “In conversations, men look to solve problems and women just want to be heard.” It’s catchy and simple. It’s also potentially incomplete. While research has found some patterns in how men and women communicate, those differences are often overstated. Many of us have experienced both sides of wanting to fix a problem in one moment and simply to feel understood in…

Do Men Really "Solve Problems" While Women "Listen"?