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Getting laid off

Getting laid off can be a devastating experience, and it can make planning for the future difficult. Career coach Octavia Goredema offers a practical checklist of next steps to help you focus on your future rather than get bogged down by logistics. … Continue reading

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Reframe

normalize calling your corporate gig your side job and your creative projects and writing your main job. it forces you to have a different relationship with work that you do to make rent, and a more serious relationship with the … Continue reading

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Perspective

“It was a huge mistake categorizing employees as either essential or non-essential during a shutdown. Too many people mistakenly think this non-essential designation means unnecessary, unimportant or wasteful.” Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and … Continue reading

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The broke college student

If you’re a college freshman, congratulations! You’re now likely financially responsible for yourself.How do you make smart financial decisions so you have enough money to spend at school — and don’t graduate with more debt than you need? 💰The general … Continue reading

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Brilliantly Trained

“I tell my students, ‘When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, … Continue reading

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