When it comes to time management, being a single mom with my own business often feels like I am in my own Star Wars movie fighting time where "The Force" is the well-balanced life I am striving for, and the "Evil Empire" is the mountain of work I have to...
by Aimee Marcelo Career Strategist Career5 "Stop!! Stop the bus!! I just want to get off!!", is a version of what most of us think when we've had far too demands and responsibilities in our daily work-lives. And sometimes, it seems impossible to put it all down and walk away... even for 5 minutes....
Can't find a job? *Try these different options. There are different reasons why you may be looking for a job: the economy crashes, your company went bankrupt, or maybe you're moving to a different city or country. But looking for a job can be stressful and sometimes you can get stuck. We...
By Aimee Marcelo Career & Job Search Strategist We all want to live in a happy, healthy world. Can that also apply to our work environment? Yes! And the book, “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”, by Patrick Lencioni is a great read about why teams go south. Let’s turn the terminology upside...
If you are graduating now from high school or college (or your kids are graduating) in the next year or so in these unprecedented times of a pandemic, my message to you is to stop worrying about what the future holds...you are going to be ok. In fact, you are...
Do you ever wonder if you would make a great leader? If you really had the psychological makeup to become one? I ask myself that often because, though I love being one now, I have found that it does not always come naturally. Sometimes I would even find myself in...
Active Listening to Empower Others in Conflict Resolution How do you typically solve workplace conflicts? Do you give advice or try to help others solve their problems for them? Many times, instead of doing, simply listening is the key to resolving conflicts. Active listening is a skill used to help others solve...
Unemployment insurance (filing for unemployment) exists as emergency help for people to use when they have lost their source of income and need to supplement their income. But how and where do you start? And how do you know if you qualify? If you've recently lost your job or aren't working...
There are a lot of unknowns and uncertainty as the novel coronavirus affects people and industries worldwide. There have been closures and movement restrictions to slow the spread, that have already impacted certain industries, both positively and negatively. If you find yourself part of a layoff or looking for a...
If you've been looking for a job recently you know how difficult it is to get noticed by companies. Often it feels like our applications are lost in a sea of resumes from other competitors, but there is a way to stand out of the crowd: an attention-grabbing LinkedIn profile. In...
