by Laurie Swanson | Sep 18, 2023 | Career Blog
Change is never easy. Quitting your secure job to pursue a career you love? ???? Yikes! Your brain resists it. Your body resists it. It feels unsettling. It feels scary. Except you dream of jumping out of bed every day feeling the freedom of being in a job you love....
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 11, 2023 | Career Blog
Sometimes we just need a permission slip. Someone to say, “That thought you are having about wanting to quit your current job and try something new, NOT NUTS!” I remember when I was still selling software for a large corporation, hating getting out of bed in the...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 4, 2023 | Career Blog
We are getting ready to do another round of Using Creativity to Solve Your Career Dilemma this Thursday, Sept 7th (Interested? You can still sign up HERE) and I received an email that could not have come at a more opportune time. A member of both Using Creativity and...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 28, 2023 | Career Blog
When I coach women in corporate who are thinking about finally taking their dream of becoming their own boss off of perpetual hold, I hear one or more of these four common fears: Where will I find the time/energy⏳ to start something of my own? (FYI-you have both when...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 21, 2023 | Career Blog
You may think that because you have always worked in corporate America you don’t have the entrepreneurial skills to be your own boss and work for yourself. But you do! You know so much more than you realize. In my many years as a recruiter helping women in tech...