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One Small Change Can Make a Big Difference

One Small Change Can Make a Big Difference

by Valerie Gordon | Mar 18, 2024 | Advice, Goals, Next Chapter

Have you ever had one of those days when you want to chuck it all, sell off all your belongings, and move to a tropical island where you will earn a living peddling shaved ice by the sea? No? Just me? We’ve all heard a story of someone who has done just that....
Who Would You Be if You’re Not Who You Think You Are?

Who Would You Be if You’re Not Who You Think You Are?

by Valerie | Jun 23, 2023 | Advice, Next Chapter

I’ve discovered a lot about myself in the past few years. For most of my career, I lived in a hyper-productive state, always on the go, operating in a State of Crazy, so much to do and so little time! I thrived on that highly charged, highly-caffeinated...
Next Chapter with Rae Kauder: Your Job Does Not Define You

Next Chapter with Rae Kauder: Your Job Does Not Define You

by Valerie Gordon | Feb 2, 2023 | Next Chapter, Advice

Your job is what you do. It is not, however, who you are. But it can feel that way, especially when you consider the hours we spend at work and how that work guides our identity. “I am a television producer,” I’d respond to those who asked what I did...
Next Chapter with Carolyn Kiel: Sharing Stories

Next Chapter with Carolyn Kiel: Sharing Stories

by Valerie Gordon | Feb 26, 2021 | Next Chapter

Carolyn Kiel has always been comfortable behind a microphone. She’s a singer, a member of an a cappella group and the creator of the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast. As the podcast host, Kiel interviews everyday people doing extraordinary things. The subjects share...
10 Things to Remember When You’ve Been Laid Off

10 Things to Remember When You’ve Been Laid Off

by Valerie Gordon | Nov 12, 2020 | Advice, Next Chapter, Storytelling Strategist

You didn’t see it coming. Or maybe you did, even though you were hiding under your desk, hoping it would pass by like a tornado that lands one town over, leaving you shaken but unscathed. Suddenly you’re out. Laid off. Sacked. Unemployed. Now what?...
Next Chapter with Brette Sadler: Your Network is Your Net Worth

Next Chapter with Brette Sadler: Your Network is Your Net Worth

by Valerie Gordon | Oct 5, 2020 | Next Chapter, Storytelling Strategist

A year out of work can create uncertainty and anxiety. That’s the situation Brette Sadler found herself in. It was the fall of 2018 when Sadler, then the VP of Global Partnership Activation at UFC, stepped away from her position in order to build a  new, next...
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