by Laurie Swanson | Aug 2, 2021 | Career Blog
One simple way to look at debt is that it is giving away more than you have. And I’m not just talking about money. You put yourself into career debt when you give away more time than you really have to give, more resources than you feel comfortable sharing, and...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 26, 2021 | Career Blog
I am an imperfect gardener. I don’t weed as often as I should. I know I’m supposed to fertilize but when, how? I put my plants too close together. And I stress and worry about this…a lot. Until one day, when I was peacefully picking tomatoes for a salsa I...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 19, 2021 | Career Blog
“There’s so much going on and it’s all good”. This was an email I received from a coaching client as we were getting ready to schedule her final coaching session. We had been working together to bring her confidence and clarity in her job search. She had...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 12, 2021 | Career Blog
In a recent blog I talked about a shoulder injury and how I had an epiphany that perhaps I might be shouldering too much and this might be contributing to my shoulder pain. I’m not going to say that this is always true, but I can say that once I followed my...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 5, 2021 | Career Blog
When I think about Independence Day, I know that Freedom is what I believe is our deepest yearning. Free to be ourselves. Free to pursue our dreams without restrictions. Free of financial worries. Free of unfulfilling work. Free of fear. Free to live from our true...
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 28, 2021 | Career Blog
I have recently been suffering from significant pain in my shoulder and neck. At first it wasn’t too bad, so I didn’t change much of my routine. But then, if I moved a certain way, shooting pain went up my neck and entered my brain. I felt like I was...