Blog Articles
How to Find Your Best-Fit Career Path
Who doesn’t love the thought of working within their sweet spot? As any golfer knows, when the ball connects “just right” with the club, it is a thing of beauty. There is just nothing better than doing something that is a really great fit for you! But most of the...
Connecting During an Interview
Have you ever walked out of an interview feeling like it just didn’t go well? Or that you knocked it out of the park? Chances are a major factor in determining which way it went came down to how well you connected with the interviewers. Interviews are all about...
College Success Tips
There is nothing like learning from those who have gone before you, so I’ve been asking college students their best advice to pass on. Here are the success tips that I’ve collected from college students who have walked in your shoes and have been successful.
Thankfulness and Work
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and my heart is overflowing with thankfulness – for my husband who lives out his faith, loves the kids and me faithfully, and works diligently at his own work, but also helps me with countless behind the scenes tasks for 2:10, for the joy of...
Exploring the World of Work, part 6 – Conventional
I meet with individuals every week who are at a career crisis point of one kind or another because they did not understand how important it is to take the time to really discover who you are and to explore the world of work before making any decisions about a college...
Exploring the Enterprising Area in the World of Work
An important way you can prepare to make effective career decisions is to intentionally explore all areas of the world of work before you make those decisions. You have to really know WHO you are and WHY you want to work before you can truly know WHAT you want to do...
Career Inspiration – Amy Flurry
I really like listening to entrepreneurs share about how they got started and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Recently I had the pleasure of listening to Amy Flurry share about her story during a Levo League Office Hours’ session. Amy is founder of Recipe...
Cover Letters: Your Opportunity to Stand Out from the Crowd
I've had the privilege of working with three businesses this fall, and I am helping one business with their hiring process. I have seen a lot of cover letters and resumes over the last few weeks and thought it might be helpful to share some tips on cover letters....
Exploring the Social Area in the World of Work
A strategy for avoiding career crisis points is to intentionally explore all areas of the world of work before making any career decisions. The goal is to really discover who you are before you narrow your interests and make a decision on a major and career path for...
Honoring My Hero, My Mom
This week I’m going to diverge from my usual blog focus, and do a little reflection. A couple of months ago I shared some inspiring quotes from an interview I watched with Warren Buffett - you can read that post here. One of the statements he made that really struck...
