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!
Who Are the Members of Your Tribe?
“In life, there are people who will ultimately add to you, and people who will ultimately take away from you.” -My late father What is a “tribe?” Whether you need to enhance your environment to help you get out of a difficult situation, or you’re looking to get...
Why Should You Go After Your Dream Job?
“Mark Twain once told a story about a man who scoured the planet looking for the greatest general who ever lived. When the man was informed that the person he sought had already died and gone to heaven, he made a trip to the Pearly Gates to look for him. Saint Peter...
3 Tips for Successful Negotiations
When asked what word “negotiations” reminds them of, most people say “conflict.” This is why I love teaching win-win negotiations – because it doesn’t have to be that way! There are, of course, times when a competitive strategy is very appropriate, such as when you’re...
What story will you write for your life?
The world is full of sayings like “carpe diem” and “do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.” Ask anyone who's lost someone to an untimely passing can tell you that there’s a lot of truth to these sayings; we only have one life to live, and we don't...
How I Found My Career Purpose, Part II: Tips for narrowing the choices
Last week, I shared an overview of my journey to find my career purpose to help demonstrate the importance of relentlessly following your leads and their associated emotions. This week, I will dive into the second half of this story, which is the more...
How I Found My Career Purpose, Part I: Follow your leads relentlessly
This blog comes to you more out of necessity than intention. I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked a question like “How did you get where you are today?” or “How did you know what you wanted to do in life?” My answer typically involves sharing some or all of...
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...