by Laurie Swanson | Sep 9, 2019 | Career Blog
You’ve been in conflict. You’ve been feeling unsettled. You know you want a change but then second guess yourself. You have big dreams. You know you have something important to offer the world. You seem to always be looking forward to that pot of gold at the end of...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 2, 2019 | Career Blog
We recently had our windows replaced. We had to take all kinds of memorabilia off of a shelf my son has on his wall. One of the things I found was an old bookmark he must have received in grade school with a poem on it called, “If All The Trees Were Oaks”. If All the...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 26, 2019 | Career Blog
Today’s blog is interactive. I am looking for participation. At the end, you get a chance to help other women by offering up your career wisdom. Mentoring made easy! For the last several weeks, I have been taking an informal survey. I have been asking corporate women...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 19, 2019 | Career Blog
Flashback Story: I received my degree in business with an emphasis on Information Technology from the University of Texas. My first job was as a programmer for a 30-person software development firm. Every morning as I drove the 40 minutes to work, I could feel my...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 12, 2019 | Career Blog
Recently I have been re-reading a book called “It’s Not Your Money” by Tosha Silver. I first read “Outrageous Openness” by Tosha several years ago and then her book “Change Me Prayers” and knew she was a kindred spirit. Her spiritual approach to life resonates with my...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 5, 2019 | Career Blog
At our recent Meetup for Career Women in Tech, we went around and talked about recent challenges we were facing that we might want to tackle as a future topic. One woman raised her hand and said, “I would like help talking with my boss.” Wow. Now there is a topic that...
