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Don’t Call Me “Cute”

Don’t Call Me “Cute”

Career, Keepin' It Real...

When a colleague disagreed with me, he called my professional assessment “cute.” And in that four-letter word, he shut me down, negating not just my opinion but my very presence in the meeting.

Lost at Sea: Senior Year

Lost at Sea: Senior Year

Keepin' It Real..., Storytelling

Senior year should have been smooth sailing. COVID-19 rocked the boat. Now it’s time to navigate a new course.

My Son is 17 and I Still Make His Sandwiches

My Son is 17 and I Still Make His Sandwiches

Why would I do this when he’s perfectly capable of making his own damn sandwich?

Fall is Like a New Box of Crayons

Fall is Like a New Box of Crayons

Creativity, Front and Center

No matter your age, there’s something exciting about new opportunities to learn and grow along with the promise of new school supplies.

Next Chapter with Elisa Padilla: Kicking It!

After finding herself furloughed, a lifelong marketer works on changing her own narrative and helping other women embrace and share positive stories of job search and career success.

The Grass Really Is Greener Over There…

The Grass Really Is Greener Over There…

If you don’t tend to the daily weeds, they tend to multiply until they take over.

10 Tips to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself…”

10 Tips to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself…”

Advice, Career, Front and Center

What do I say? What do they want to hear? I don’t even have a story!

What to Do When You’re “Overqualified”

What to Do When You’re “Overqualified”

Advice, Career, Front and Center, Interviews with the Experts

You want the job. You need the job. You’d be great at the job!

But you can’t get the job because… you’re too qualified for the job!

When Things Aren’t What They Seem to Be…

When Things Aren’t What They Seem to Be…

Creativity, Front and Center, Storytelling

Sometimes we see things as we’d like them to be, not as they truly are. That doesn’t mean we should stop looking.

Take Command of Your Career Story

Take Command of Your Career Story

Career, Front and Center, Next Chapter, Storytelling

Helping high-achievers take command of the communication skills necessary to grow their careers, navigate plot twists, and build fulfilling next chapters.

A Different Type of Monotony: High School in the Time of COVID-19

A Different Type of Monotony: High School in the Time of COVID-19

Keepin' It Real..., Uncategorized

I know I’m not the only person struggling with the duality of having both home and school in the same place.

The Story of You: Turning the Page

The Story of You: Turning the Page

Next Chapter, Storytelling

We insist who we are is based on who we’ve been.

But what about who we might become?

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