Category: professional development
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Ready for a Promotion? Why You Must Prepare for the Next Career Level
Ready to level up in your career? Are you truly prepared for career advancement? In this short vlog, we explore why you need to take steps to be ready for your next promotion. It’s not just about getting the role; it’s about being equipped to succeed. Are you taking the right steps to advance in…
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Maximize Your Career Potential: How Every Experience Shapes Your Progress towards Success

For today’s professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs, evaluating your past experiences can be the key to future success. Whether you’re advancing in your career, navigating a transition or expanding a business, your experiences—both professional and personal—hold significant value, if you take the time to learn from them. Here’s why it’s essential to take inventory of everything…
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Break Free from Your Comfort Zone: How to Achieve Your Next Level of Growth

Growth is a journey we all strive for, whether in our personal lives or careers. But how do we truly step up our game and reach those next-level aspirations? One of my favorite quotes from John Maxwell perfectly sums it up: “There’s no growth in the comfort zone, and there’s no comfort in the growth…
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Top Networking Tips to Build Relationships for Career & Business Growth

The Power of Networking Networking is a crucial aspect of career development, but many professionals shy away from it due to discomfort or uncertainty about how to approach it. If you have ever felt this way, you are not alone. However, avoiding networking can mean missing out on valuable opportunities for growth and connection. So,…
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Exciting book announcement!
I am excited to announce that the paperback of my book will be available soon. It also offers some bonus resources for you! Here is what one reader shared on Amazon:“The author shares very sound, practical and actionable steps to set you up for success whether you are considering a career change or looking to…
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Intercultural communication is not translation
“Intercultural communication is more than translation.” Michelle Gibson-Morgan I find that recently I have repeated that sentence in several contexts. I infer that persons are not aware that a nuanced understanding of the values and worldviews of individuals and communities influence how your messaging is perceived. Above all, respect is conveyed in different ways and…
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Find Your Compass and Thrive!
In this post, I share an interview with Coach Diana Sharpe on her podcast Dee Sharpe Thoughts, in an episode entitled “Find your Compass and Thrive” in her Living on Purpose series! Among the powerful takeaways are: 1. Take the important first step in growing and thriving through self-assessment and reflection. 2. Emphasize what you already have! Use a…
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Change means thinking and acting
I have been reading the book Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization. I am currently in the section on diagnosing and overcoming immunities in yourself and your organization. In the chapter about unlocking potential the authors talk about successful change as the product of simultaneously…
