Dance Videos and Career Opportunities: Gen Z is using Tik Tok for Their Job Search

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According to Zety’s latest Gen Z Career Trends Report, a striking 76% of Gen Zers (born between 1997 and 2012 )rely on Instagram for career advice—more than twice the number using LinkedIn (34%). 95% of Gen Z say a company’s social media presence impacts their decision to apply, with 48% citing DEI initiativesas the type of content … Continue reading Dance Videos and Career Opportunities: Gen Z is using Tik Tok for Their Job Search

A Love Letter to Your Job

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As with many relationships, yours with your job may be complicated. But I believe that a healthy relationship with work (and hopefully, your job), can make your life richer and more fulfilling. It’s about the contribution you’re making, of course, which I hope also challenges and engages you. If it doesn’t, you have my permission … Continue reading A Love Letter to Your Job

Let Stupid and Annoying People Be Stupid and Annoying

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Author Mel Robbins, who wrote “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About,” has made an instant connection with those of us who tend to over-think, over-manage, and overreact to life’s annoyances. She writes, “Modern life can feel like death by a thousand cuts—one thing after another that … Continue reading Let Stupid and Annoying People Be Stupid and Annoying

2025 Resolution: Keep a Work Journal

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As a writer, I have a bias toward written material. Writing helps you organize and refine your thoughts; it provides a record of what actually happened in real time, rather than the misremembered or edited version of events that people recall much later. We use written documentation in many ways in business, including proposals, which … Continue reading 2025 Resolution: Keep a Work Journal

Why Let Them Works So Well for So Many

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“Let Them” might be the most powerful thing you’ll hear – and say – in 2025. It has already been for me. But I’m not getting the tattoo. Seriously. Author Mel Robbins, who wrote “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About,” has received hundreds of photos of … Continue reading Why Let Them Works So Well for So Many

Let Them

by candacemoody

There’s a book that’s sweeping through the internet like a fresh cool breeze: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins. Mel is famous for finding – and sharing – simple methods for making your life better. Her first book was based on how she … Continue reading Let Them

2025 Checkup for your Career

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The New Year brings on all kinds of resolutions for change, and the changes often include career moves. Is this the year you should make a move?  Economists are predicting a growing economy, you’re feeling ready to go – how do you decide when it’s time? Here are some questions to ask about your job … Continue reading 2025 Checkup for your Career

Perfectionism is Not Pathology

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If you’re a perfectionist, there’s no cure. That’s according to Katherine Morgan Schafler, who has written The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power. In it, she frees up perfectionists to lean into their perfectionism as long as it’s working for them and doing no harm. Schafler has developed a quiz … Continue reading Perfectionism is Not Pathology

The Intense Perfectionist

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Perfectionism can be a power for good; it can also make the perfectionist and everyone around them miserable. That’s according to Katherine Morgan Schafler, who has written The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power. In it, she frees up perfectionists to lean into their perfectionism as long as it’s working … Continue reading The Intense Perfectionist

Get the Respect You Deserve

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Scott Mautz is a popular speaker, trainer, and LinkedIn Learning instructor. He’s a former senior executive of Procter & Gamble, where he ran several of the company’s largest multi-billion-dollar businesses. He is the author of ”The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors.”  Writing for CNBC online, he says that … Continue reading Get the Respect You Deserve