by Laurie Swanson | Jan 24, 2022 | Career Blog
We all grow. That is part of the human experience. We grow older. We grow taller. We grow in our understanding of the world and our place in it. And we grow in our career…yet sometimes people do not see and recognize our growth. They are stuck in our past talking to...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 17, 2022 | Career Blog
A-YO-WA! Yep. That is my new acronym that stands for A Year of Wild Abandon. Can you feel it? I know you’ve felt it before. That tug towards a life of wild abandon, of going after our dreams without restriction. What if: You took this year and left no stone...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 10, 2022 | Career Blog
“I felt self-conscious, like I wasn’t pulling my weight” . “I felt like an imposter”. These were the first words out of the mouth of my coaching client during a recent session. She is a software engineer. Part of her job is responding to help desk tickets....
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 27, 2021 | Career Blog
Which came first? The chicken or the…pig? I was reading a book recently and the author had a funny one-liner that made me laugh…and made me think. When it comes to bacon and eggs, the chicken is involved but the pig is committed. Think about this for a second. Now...
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 20, 2021 | Career Blog
I was listening to a radio program recently. A woman was interviewing folks and asking what their favorite sound was. Mine would be laughter. I know many of you are making plans to get together with family over the holidays for the first time in 2 years. This year, as...
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 13, 2021 | Career Blog
I have been working with the concept that there are no mistakes. If you know me, you know that I have said the phrase, “Everything is happening for my/your benefit” more than once. My heart believes this idea. My head cannot seem to get on board. Like today, when I...
