Resources For Your Journey
We hope that these posts inspire and encourage you to flourish in both your professional and personal endeavors. Stay awhile and grow with us – we post new blogs every Tuesday!
The Importance of Finding and Living your Purpose
“If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to build theirs.” Tony Gaskins Are you living with intention and purpose in your journey of life right now, or letting life happen to you and reacting to it accordingly as it comes? I recently saw...
Our Brand Story
One of our facilitation and training topics here at Flourishing Work is builiding intentional, personal brands. We know the value and importance of having the right brand, so we are here to break down our brand for you including the story of how we came to be, and how...
Finding Fulfillment in the Journey
“Fulfillment is not born of the dream. Fulfillment is born of the journey.” - Simon Sinek A student at the business school where I received my degree once shared with me her frustrations and fears around what I considered to be the hardest class of the program:...
Tools for Building Your Personal Brand
"Everyone has a brand, whether they actively manage it or not." One of my most frequently requested facilitation topics is on how to build a personal brand. Since I frequently share handouts with participants for these sessions, I thought: why not share them more...
How Strong Are Your Choice Muscles? Tips to help you thrive during challenging times (Guest Blog)
In our third guest blog of the series, Maureen Sweatman of Joyful Living Coaching shares some encouraging tips we can all use today to thrive emotionally during challenging times. Image credit: Luis Quintero / Pexels. How are you feeling right now? Yes, you! Stop and...
Silver Linings: How the Pandemic Presents Unique Leadership Opportunities for Millennials (Guest Blog)
Did you know that each generation has unique strengths? If you’re a millennial (born between 1981 and 1996), you may not even be aware what tools are in your “toolkit” to tackle the pandemic challenges. In this guest blog, author Carolyn Fore PhD shares insight from...
“Sorry I’m Here”: Why Women Should Apologize Less (Guest Blog)
Flourishing Work LLC recently shared a request for guest bloggers and is excited to publish this first guest blog by Karen Norris. If you'd like to be considered for a guest blog, please send your topic idea to info@flourishingworkLLC.com. I once worked for a small...
Overcoming Burnout in Virtual Times
When I commented in Psychology Today last year about a cause of burnout I commonly saw with my coaching clients, I could never have imagined this new kind of burnout we are all feeling. It's old news at this point that the world transitioned to virtual meetings in the...
Meet Christine Zhou, Summer Intern at Flourishing Work LLC
Flourishing Work LLC is excited to introduce Christine Zhou, who will be interning with founder Ashley Freeman over the summer months to help with business development, marketing, and operations. Together, Ashley and Christine...
Advice for the class of 2020 from a fellow recession graduate
"[Opportunity] has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill I recently received a message this week from a member of the class of 2020 at a local...
5 Essential Reads for New and Aspiring Managers
I often get the question "what are the best new manager books to read?" so I figured I would post them all on this blog so that I can save us all some time and refer people to this link. 🙂 Please note that all links are affiliate links and that none of these authors...
Dos and Don’ts of Performance Reviews for Managers – Part II
Last week, I wrote about the "Dos" (best practices) of performance reviews for managers. This week, I have a few suggestions for things to avoid when conducting your reviews. If you can avoid these, you're sure to find a smoother process at the annual review. The...