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Why Using LinkedIn Is Important in the Business World
Read more: Why Using LinkedIn Is Important in the Business WorldI know, I know…LinkedIn may be overrated in some minds. In reality, it’s the one platform that quietly shapes your professional reputation before you walk into a room. No matter where you are in your career, having a solid LinkedIn profile is crucial. It’s not just ‘nice to have’; it’s essential for being taken seriously…
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Discover Your Purpose
Read more: Discover Your PurposeDo you ever find yourself thinking about what you were meant to do with your life? From a young age, I’ve always wanted to inspire others. I loved dancing on stages, performing songs for my family after dinners, and wearing extravagant outfits to school that my mom would laugh at and take pictures of. I…
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Exploring Leadership Styles: Find Your Fit
Read more: Exploring Leadership Styles: Find Your FitThis post will be a spin-off of my leadership series from last week. I mentioned ‘leadership styles’ many times throughout the posts, so I decided to expand a little more on the topic. At the beginning of this blog journey, I wrote a few posts on self-discovery. Well, figuring out your personality type is like…
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Part Three: How to Earn Respect as the Youngest in the Room
Read more: Part Three: How to Earn Respect as the Youngest in the RoomTaking on a managerial role so early in my career meant I had to grow into it quickly. Some people hesitated to take me seriously because of my age, while others promptly trusted me to get the job done. Earning respect as a young leader takes intentional effort. A title alone doesn’t guarantee credibility, especially…
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Part Two: Understanding A Multigenerational Team
Read more: Part Two: Understanding A Multigenerational Team“It’s all because of that generation!” It’s the go-to excuse for finger pointing people’s behavior in the workplace. Some say older generations only know how to grind, while younger generations don’t want to work at all. But the truth is that we are all hard workers – just in our own ways. The challenge in…
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Part One: Truths About First-Time Leadership
Read more: Part One: Truths About First-Time LeadershipStepping into leadership for the first time is humbling, nerve-racking, and full of lessons you can only learn by doing (especially when you’re doing it all for the first time, like me). I started working right out of college. I kept my head down, worked hard, and when the opportunity quickly came, I rose to…
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From Classes to Career: My College Advice for Getting Ahead
Read more: From Classes to Career: My College Advice for Getting AheadI Didn’t Wait for the Tassel to Turn One thing about college is that it’s full of amazing, fun experiences. I made sure to enjoy them all, lol. Then the pandemic hit at the end of my sophomore year. I was forced to go online and isolate. Surprisingly, it ended up being a huge wake-up…
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A Hard Truth: You Might Be the Cause of Your Own Burnout
Read more: A Hard Truth: You Might Be the Cause of Your Own BurnoutBurnout has almost become expected in today’s hustle culture. We glorify being busy, staying late, and always saying yes… until we crash. As I grow in my career, I’ve learned how easy it is to fall into that trap. Recently, I sat down with my boss and straight-up asked him, “Do you like your job?”…
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Boundaries at Work: My Key to Thriving, Not Surviving
Read more: Boundaries at Work: My Key to Thriving, Not SurvivingI used to think being a good employee meant always saying “yes.”I’d answer emails after hours, take calls in the middle of the night, and even ask to help with more projects. I covered shifts, wore my busyness like a badge of honor, and believed that hard work always pays off. And while it does…
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The 3–5 P.M. Slump Survival Guide
Read more: The 3–5 P.M. Slump Survival GuideIt’s 3:27 p.m. on a Wednesday. You’ve stared at the same cells in your spreadsheet for so long you started naming them. The ring of condensation on your desk is the only remnant of your coffee left. Watching the clock hit 5 p.m. is your only will to live. We all know the 3-5 p.m.…
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