There’s no doubt that asking for a raise can be awkward. As a young professional, regardless of your experience, you are still new to the workforce and asking for a raise is a new experience. No one wants to feel unprepared for a meeting as important as your performance review…
What works for you now won’t always work for you; your daily routine, favorite food, group of friends, current job or project, hobbies… Why? Because your preferences and needs change over time; it’s important to know and embrace that. Self-awareness, the ability to notice when something just isn’t working for you…
My friend Sabrina recently wrote a blog post titled “problem solve.” In the post, she elaborates on how we operate under a belief that hard work should always pay off – and it’s a dangerous belief to operate under because it often leaves us disappointed. “Even though what you’re working on…
I spent a lot of time this past week thinking about fear – what it means to me and how it manifests itself in my life. Because we are hard-wired to fight change, to view it as a threat, we often stick to the status quo. On March 7, Seth…
“This is a journey, a marathon, not a sprint. It’s important to recognize that,” said my fellow Ruckusmaker, Lindsay. When you treat your life, or your goals, like a sprint, you often lose sight of the true value of the work you’re doing. You rush in a sprint – and…