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Navigating a career crossroad can be scary – and that’s ok

https://careerinsightsconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CAREER-CROSSROAD.mp4 Navigating a career crossroad can be scary. Because it usually means change. Potentially big change. At least it was for me. Navigating a Career Crossroad I wasn’t unhappy with my career or life choices, but I wasn’t exactly attacking each day with Fourth of July sparklers on parade energy either. I’m pretty sure I’d known for a while that something had to give, but I never acted on it. I don’t know why. Navigating a career crossroad wasn’t foremost in my brain. I might have gone on like that forever if I hadn’t had what I can only describe as a gut feeling I was afraid to ignore. The kind people talk about but you’re all eyerolls and ‘yeah, ok. Sure.’ Snarkiness.😏 Until you […]

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Is lifelong learning the fountain of youth?

By Gretchen Skalka

I seriously think benefits of lifelong learning make it the fountain of youth! From improved brain health to healthier relationships and longer lives, the list of benefits of lifelong learning is crazy long, y’all!! People who classify as lifelong learners enjoy everything from variety of experience (aka quality of life), to expanded social networks, increased ability to build trust with others and increased employability in an ever-changing economy. For employers, this is significant because continuous learning is a key to innovation and growth, which gives employers a competitive edge and helps recruit top talent! For employees, it’s critical because investing in the benefits of lifelong learning can keep their skills up-to-date and build job security. Because continuous learning is a source of personal fulfillment, employees who

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Should you quit if you don’t get a promotion?

By Gretchen Skalka

Should you quit over a promotion? “If I don’t get senior manager this year, I am DONE with this company!” Well that settles THAT! Her mind was made up. Which meant she (felt she) had no viable option except to quit over a promotion. Dana’s first DM pretty much summed it up. “I don’t know what to do because I’ve done everything and nothing is working, but I’m serious. If I don’t get senior manager this year, I am DONE with this company! Can you help me?” That first DM was a bundle of tells. 6 dead ends, 1 door. Absolutes are a dead end. Curiosity is an open door. Should you quit over a promotion? 🛑FULL STOP This is a dangerous question that NO

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