by Laurie Swanson | Jun 14, 2021 | Career Blog
I had my first in-person meeting with a client in over a year and was in a quandary. I stood in my closet for way too long looking at my options. Should I wear a dress? A skirt? Dress slacks? Is it wrong to wear jeans? I finally decided on a nice pair of dark jeans,...
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 7, 2021 | Career Blog
I am in a wealth building community. Every month we do a call bringing our ???? questions and ???? problems. This past month the leader of the community did something a bit different. She brought in a psychic. I am very open-minded about things though I would say I am...
by Laurie Swanson | May 31, 2021 | Career Blog
I was talking with a friend recently and she mentioned that her friend had just lost her 3rd job in less than 2 years. For non-covid related reasons. Of course, she was upset that her friend was out of work again. But more than that, she was upset that her friend...
by Laurie Swanson | May 24, 2021 | Career Blog
We are currently in a brand update. We are updating out brand colors, redesigning our website and updating our wording to reflect who we are and who we serve. During this process I was working with a marketing firm and they kept repeating this phrase: “Laurie,...
by Laurie Swanson | May 17, 2021 | Career Blog
I walked by my husband’s work space this morning and something caught my eye. 6 yellow Post-it notes down the side of his computer screen. That is weird. I’ve never seen him do that. My husband has worked for the same newspaper for 20 years as a sports writer covering...
by Laurie Swanson | May 10, 2021 | Career Blog
I know you have probably said this to yourself more than once. I know I have. “It’s been a year.” When the pandemic hit my main source of income, recruiting, came to a screeching halt. My future source of income (being a Career Sherpa guiding women back to their true...
