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Stop telling yourself (unhelpful) stories

Stop Telling Yourself (Unhelpful) Stories

Advice, Communication

If, like me, you’re prone to want continual improvement, you might make up stories that suggest you aren’t good enough to begin with.

If You Build It, You Have to Maintain It

Advice, Goals, Humor, Productivity

The saying goes, “If you build it, they will come.” But what it neglects to add is that if you don’t MAINTAIN it, they’re not going to stick around…

Don’t hedge!

Don’t Hedge!

Advice, Communication

If you’re trying to hedge against potential rejection or ridicule, why would you spoon feed your audience the very things you were hoping to avoid?

Caution! Career roadblock ahead!

Caution! Career Roadblock Ahead!

Roadblocks can lead to realizations about who we want to be and what we want to do.

Ambition is not a dirty word!

Ambition is Not a Dirty Word!

Aren’t we supposed to LEAN IN, ASK for what we’re worth, INSIST on a seat at the table, be BRAVE and SPEAK UP?

Stop feeding yourself garbage!

Stop Feeding Yourself Garbage!

Time to trash stinky thoughts and order up a better narrative.

Next chapter with kathy hazel: ready for relaunch

Next Chapter with Kathy Hazel: Ready for Relaunch

Career, Next Chapter, Work-Life Balance

Confidence and community are the keys to returning to the corporate world after a career break.

“you should smile more”

“You Should Smile More”

What kind of advice is “You should smile more?”

Terrible advice! Terrible, sexist advice!

Or, is it?

Why am i such a mess?

Why Am I Such a Mess?

Behind every pretty Instagram post, there’s someone barely holding it together.

Aristotle called me a complainer

Aristotle Called Me a Complainer

Advice, Communication, Humor

According to the Father of Western Philosophy I’m a party-pooper. A Negative Nancy. A Debbie Downer.

The stunningly simple guide to summer productivity

The Stunningly Simple Guide to Summer Productivity

Goals, Productivity

If you’re the type of person who often bites off more than she can chew, or is so full of ambition you have no room for anything else, consider what the BITE-SIZED PORTION of your BIG GOAL might look like.

To the woman who doesn’t help other women…

To the Woman Who Doesn’t Help Other Women…

Career, Communication

Madeleine Albright was famously quoted as having said, “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.”

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