The Lazy Way to be More Successful
The Lazy Way to be More Successful Some of the biggest transformations in my career and in others’ came from actions that took only five minutes. See, I’ve never really connected with the conventional time management advice that says you should put together a project management plan and decide on every action in some perfect […]
5 Tips for Making a Midcareer Change with Little Experience
5 Tips for Making a Midcareer Change with Little Experience Ever wanted to make a midcareer change—switching to a new role, or moving from nonprofit to for-profit (or back!)—but you worry you are too far down the path? Maybe you worry your skills have fallen behind. Or that you don’t understand the lingo. Or that […]
How to Claim Your Expertise Instead of Waiting to be Deemed One
How to Claim Your Expertise Instead of Waiting to be Deemed One https://buildyourselfworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/How-to-Claim-Your-Expertise-Instead-of-Waiting-to-Be-Deemed-One.mp4 A lot of us question whether or not we’re experts. We don’t think we’re experts because someone hasn’t told us that we’re an expert. And also because we have the wrong model of expertise. We think of expertise as being some mountaintop […]
Give the Gift of Asking for What You Want
Give the Gift of Asking for What You Want I want to give a shout out to one of my clients who asked for what she wanted… instead of wishing and hoping for it. Asking for what you want (instead of hoping someone will notice us) can be a big challenge for women because we […]
5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Principal or Partner in Your Firm
5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Principal or Partner in Your Firm If you’re looking to make principal or partner in your firm, there are a few things you need to know… First of all, you don’t even have to *absolutely* know that you want to be a principal to get started on the […]
How to Host a Virtual Dance Party
And creating the creativity you want to experience. This year, during the height of COVID I was living in the epicenter – in New Yok City. All around the city at 7pm people would open their windows and break into applause to the essential workers who were coming off of there shifts. I’d been thinking […]
Naome’s Story: How to Build Your Confidence and Go for Next Level Jobs
Naome is a client of mine who started working with me before the coronavirus was a twinkle in anyone’s eye. She came to me with bruised confidence after being let go from a job she enjoyed. She was able to find a new job but it wasn’t something she loved. It didn’t feel like quite […]
How to Get a Promotion as a Designer (Even If You’ve Been Passed Over Before)
How to Get a Promotion as a Designer (Even If You’ve Been Passed Over Before) Ever seen someone get a promotion and wonder, “How’d they get that?” The path to advancement in design and the creative fields can be very mysterious and behind-the-scenes so it’s not always easy to figure out how to get chosen. […]
The Roller Coaster Effect: Why Women Say No to the Opportunities They’ve Attracted
The Roller Coaster Effect: Why Women Say No to the Opportunities They’ve Attracted I’ve seen this dynamic in many of the women I’ve coached where they get clear on something they want, and then it walks into their life, and all of a sudden, they freeze up, get scared, and think I’m not ready. This […]
Go Your Own Way: How To Use Touchpoints To Silence Your Inner Critic and Find Your Own Path To Success.
Go Your Own Way: How to Use Touchpoints to Silence Your Inner Critic and Find Your Own Path to Success “You just make everything really complicated,” Frank told me. Frank was my ‘buttmate.’ And no, that’s not as racy as it seems—your ‘buttmate’ in design school is the person you sit ‘butt to butt’ with […]
