Discover Your Secret Superpower
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.”
I say, “You never know what your superpower might be, until you’re forced to MacGyver a set of car keys out of a sewer grate for the Crying Lady in the Parking Lot.”
Are You Due a Reappraisal?
We’re so in tune with the flaws of the familiar, maybe it’s time to reappraise our value. How are you evaluating the worthiness of YOU, your most valuable asset?
What I Learned About Myself Through Paint-By-Numbers
Why insist on such a critical close-up of your tiniest imperfections when all you need to do is take a step back and take in the full picture?
10 Things to Remember When You’ve Been Laid Off
The past is mere prologue!
If you find yourself suddenly sacked, here are 10 tips on how to create a successful next chapter.
Your “Could Do” List: A New Kind of Productivity
This is not a To Do list. It’s a Could Do list. It’s all the things you COULD do if you wanted to. Someday. Should you do them? That’s up to you. You could.
Next Chapter with Brette Sadler: Your Network is Your Net Worth
A year out of work can create uncertainty and anxiety. Here’s how one executive leveraged her network to launch her next chapter.
Don’t Call Me “Cute”
When a colleague disagreed with me, he called my professional assessment “cute.” And in that four-letter word, he shut me down, negating not just my opinion but my very presence in the meeting.
Lost at Sea: Senior Year
Senior year should have been smooth sailing. COVID-19 rocked the boat. Now it’s time to navigate a new course.
My Son is 17 and I Still Make His Sandwiches
I must be a “helicopter mom.” Why would I do this when he’s perfectly capable of making his own sandwich?
Fall is Like a New Box of Crayons
No matter your age, there’s something exciting about new opportunities to learn and grow along with the promise of new school supplies.
Next Chapter with Elisa Padilla: Kicking It!
After finding herself furloughed, a lifelong marketer works on changing her own narrative and helping other women embrace and share positive stories of job search and career success.
The Grass Really Is Greener Over There…
If you don’t tend to the daily weeds, they tend to multiply until they take over.