Maryann Lombardi Coaching

🌟 I’m taking a break-ish from IG! 🌟

While this platform has been a great place to connect and share, I feel it’s time to simplify and align more with where my energy and passions are pulling me.

The good news?

👉🏼 I spend MOST of my time on LinkedIn, that’s where to find me for insight, inspiration, and support!! Let’s connect, reconnect, and chat!

👉🏼 My kid made me start a personal IG cause they didn’t want to follow this one 🙄 😂 so I’ll be photo dumping there occasionally.

Thank you for all the love, engagement, and community we’ve built here. You’ve made this space special, and I hope we will continue to stay connected!

💡 Let’s Stay Connected:
🔗 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryann-lombardi/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryann-lombardi/ "‌")

(all links are in my bio as well)

With gratitude, Maryann

You have a lot more control over your job opportunities than you think you do.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Here are THREE WAYS to activate that control and find your next career move. ⤵️

1 - 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 🙌🏼

Reach out to your relationships. Talk to your current and former co-workers, friends and family. Reconnect with people you haven’t talked to in awhile. 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.

2 - 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭, 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞! 🪄

You don’t have to wait for an opportunity to appear, create one. Your current company is the best and first place to create your next opportunity. Be solution-oriented, a problem solver. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

My entire career has been built this way. I have never had a job that existed before I arrived. Most of the time I came in as a consultant to solve a problem, while solving it, I wrote myself a full time job in the process. - and YOU CAN TOO.

3 - 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 🎉

Your understanding of yourself and your skills is the key is communicating to potential employers why having you on the team is essential. 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. It is your responsibility to communicate that to them.

TAKE ACTION ⤵️

Start working on each of these three things THIS WEEK! It is never too late, or too early to start.

Make change.

It is your path to the more fulfilling work and life you are looking for.

Are you making this MISTAKE when networking? 👇👇👇👇​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​👉🏼 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 👈🏼
Neglecting your current network to chase new connections is like leaving a well-tended garden for a wild forest.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 → 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸!

Focusing only on new people risks losing the foundation you’ve worked hard to create.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 ⤵️
😢 FIRST, you can miss out on unique opportunities that only your EXISTING network can provide, because they have seen your work ethic and know your strengths, and can advocate for you more effectively.

😩 SECOND, when your current contacts feel ignored, undervalued, or tossed aside for the shiny new thing they become less inclined to support or recommend you in the future. This can damage your reputation and erode the mutual respect you’ve worked hard to build.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞⤵️
✅ Regularly check in with your current network.

Update them on your progress, and ask how you can support them. Pick a new group of people to reconnect with every quarter, and take good notes so you remember what you talked about last time.

✅ Reach out to reconnect with 2 people you have lost touch with each week!

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲!We all have that in common.

So reach out with a “𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 [𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩] 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙄’𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙩. 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨?”

𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞-𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚!

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The job search has some 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 👇

🔍 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Yup, it happens a lot. Companies post jobs just to keep a "pool" of candidates at the ready.

👾 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻.

When there is a job available, your application/resume might never get into a human’s hands because some ATS/AI/algorithm is filtering you for all sorts of factors and who knows what biases are baked into them.

⏱️ 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿é𝘀𝘂𝗺é.

When your resume actually reaches a human, the hiring manager will glance at it for 6 seconds on average according to research from Indeed.

😩

Ok, that was depressing so 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒!

🥳

There is a better way to approach it.

Relationships matter more than résumés:

Résumés are a one dimensional look at your career history and accomplishments. But when you build genuine connections with people in your industry, you’re creating a network of allies who can recommend you for roles, vouch for your work ethic, and even create new opportunities just for you.

TAKE ACTION 👇

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.

Yes, block the time in your calendar. If you don’t schedule it you won’t do it. But if you are serious about changing your job circumstances then you need to take your network seriously.

Block the time and start reaching out.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘴, 𝘋𝘔 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺.

When was the last time you had a hard time speaking up for yourself?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​When was the last time you experienced some one say ⤵️

“𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩, 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜?”

“𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙮𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙮.”

“𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙.”

I wish I could say it’s been years since i have. But, that wouldn’t be true.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀, express our feelings, promote our accomplishments, and feel confident 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿

and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over

and over again.

𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 our opinions,

It 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦 our ability to express our feelings

It 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗝𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 the power of our voice.

So, if you have a hard time speaking up for yourself, you are not alone. I have been there. 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

You can and will overcome it, but while you are working on it, please 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲. ❤️

growth

We have 4 weeks left in 2024 😱​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Don’t worry, that is plenty of time to get you ready for 2025.

Here’s how we are going to get it done ⤵️

DEC 2 → 🗓️ 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

The Truth is: 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Skip the judgement, just reflect and ask yourself these questions:

In general, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?

👉🏼 Did you set work or life goals for the year?

👉🏼 Did you reach them or ditch them?

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬?

🤔 Did you priorities the people you care about?

🤔 Did you make any new friends, or reconnect with old ones?

🤔 Did you make an effort to build or nurture your network?

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.

🎉 List anything that comes to mind, it could be a work or life accomplishment. If you have trouble, start by thinking through each month at a time, look at your feeds or camera roll if that helps.

That’s it for this week. 🙌🏼

The next three weeks we will focus on:

✅ Visioning for 2025 (week of Dec 9)

✅ Goal Setting (Week of Dec 16)

✅ Relaxing and having Fun (Week of Dec 23)

You are so cool!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. ❤️

It’s been a few months since my latest book came out. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?

Thank you to all 🙏🏼 who have grabbed a copy, taken the time to write reviews, and reached out about their own experiences.

As women, our work lives are inextricably linked to our personal lives. Our work can suppress our growth, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 - as one opportunity I share in the book did for me.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

🙌🏼 Is it supporting your life, helping you reach your goals?

👎🏻 Or is it getting in the way of you getting what you want or where you want to be?

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𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐙𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 is about standing out, being bold, stepping out of expectations and circumstances, and tapping into what you want and going after it.

It is both a personal story and a tactical guide.

✅ 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸,

✅ 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱

✅ 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, and how it can change your life.

Quick! ⏰ Can you list your top 6 skills?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1️⃣ List 3 hard skills

2️⃣ List 3 soft skills.

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 that you have learned on the job or though formal education or training that are essential for performing your job.

𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁. They effect how you work and interact with your team and company culture.

NOTE: 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣. 𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺.

WHY DO THIS? ⤵

If you are looking for a new job, promotion, career opportunity, etc.. You need to be able to talk about ↓

✅ who you are and

✅ what you bring to the table

To do that you need to know your skills and the results you deliver (by using those skills)

So, Let’s Go! 🙌🏼

𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 ⤵️

If you have trouble identifying them, send me a DM and let’s hop on a quick (free) call to figure them out.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Do you feel it? I certainly do at times.

Sometimes I wake up with 852 actions lining up, screaming for my attention, waiting for me to decide which one I’m going to choose.

They all COULD be done. But they all don’t NEED to be done to help me reach my goals

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 - the actions that align with your career goals.

If you are looking to;

✅ reduce the indecision fatigue in your job search,

✅ learn what to do first, next and after to find your dream job

✅ build your confidence throughout the job search.

✅ and have one-on-one support from yours truly through out the process

Then Career Change Kick-Start is the place to be.

DM me “kick start” to learn more.

❤️

Are you making an ask on your networking calls?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A couple days ago, I mentioned the 5 costly mistakes people make when networking (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴)

Let’s talk about 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞: 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐤

Networking is about building authentic and mutually supportive relationships.

𝗕𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

YES, your network WANTS to help you! But it’s a mistake to assume that others will automatically know HOW they can help you if you don’t tell them.

Not making an ask is a major missed opportunity. The Costs Are. ⤵️

👉🏼 You miss out on opportunities that could have been yours if only you had spoken up. Whether it’s a job lead, an introduction to a key player, or advice on a critical project, your network is a valuable resource that can only be fully utilized if you communicate your needs.

👉🏼 it can lead to frustration and stagnation in your career or projects, as you might be spinning your wheels when others could offer a helping hand.

Remember, people generally like to help others—especially when the request is reasonable and well-articulated.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? You might be in the wrong environment or on the wrong team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​My anxious, moderately grumpy, “𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘰𝘮!” dog is having a renaissance right now.

This summer we have spent more time hiking near our home and 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳!

We live in Washington, DC. In a beautiful and active neighborhood with lots of other dogs, parks, activity, etc. Sometimes (a lot of times) it stresses him out. But when on the trails, that stress fades away and he can interact with other dogs, run, play, and follow commands with more focus, strength and confidence.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 and are in an office environment, position or on a team that is;

👉🏼 high-energy,

👉🏼 fast-paced, with

👉🏼 lots of unexpected tasks and responsibilities popping up, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Or𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, being in a role that expects you to follow rigid rules and systems can make it difficult to excel.

FIT MATTERS.

Take a moment to reflect on the environment you are working in to see how much it helps or hurts the quality of your work.

The truth is, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Your relationships are the 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

They open doors to promotions, new job opportunities, collaborations, mentorships, and more. But let’s be real—ignoring, avoiding or messing up your networking game can grind your growth to a halt.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠? ⤵️
1️⃣ Thinking only of yourself
2️⃣ Not making an ask
3️⃣ Not following up
4️⃣ Neglecting your current network
5️⃣ Networking with too many people

Let’s talk about the first one ⤵️

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭. HERE’S WHY

👉🏼 First, people are smart and will catch on to your self-interest and may be 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂. They might see you as someone who takes but never gives, which can lead to a damaged reputation and a diminished network.

👉🏼 Second, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 that come from genuinely connecting with others and understanding their needs and goals.

By taking the time to listen, offer support, and create value for others, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧.

Offer support to THEM before asking for help YOURSELF. The most important question you can ask is “𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪?”ask how you can help them before asking for help yourself.

Remember, networking is a two-way street.