Summer is winding down as school, work and life tries to find normalcy in a changed world. As someone who has worked from home since the 90’s evolving from a sliver of space in my bedroom in the apartment I shared with my boyfriend (now 27-year husband) to having the bigger of our two home…
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Should You Cast a Wider Net?
In uncertain times, we want to be open to any and all possibilities. It sounds like a logical strategy. Except, it’s not. It’s like being at a shooting range and firing your weapon in all directions hoping one of your shots hits the target. A sharp-shooter, an archery master, a martial arts practitioner, even a…
You’re Being Let Go! Don’t Panic. Do This Instead.
You’ve been called in to someone’s office and told that you’re being relieved of your post. You are not being walked out the door within the hour, but rather, you have been advised that you are part of upcoming cuts and that you have a couple of weeks before your last day. It stings. It…
Unemployment, Civil Unrest, COVID and What It Has to Do with Your Career
I sincerely hope that you are one of the people who still has a job in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and the unrest in our country. Whether you do or not, we are going through something epic that the majority of us have no experience with. You’d have to be 100 years old…
The Shifting Landscape
After 9/11, I remember many people feeling that there was no point to their day-to-day activities. Concerns that seemed so crucial a mere week or month before the towers fell now felt meaningless. The loss of lives and the loss of our assumed safety was shattering. Within four days of 9/11, my phone and inbox…
15 Tips for Coping with Stress When the World’s Out of Control
By Teresa Bitner, Now What? Facilitator Originally published in Bold Fulfilled Life Coach blog Flooding, wildfires, and now COVID-19 – Is the world spinning out of control? If you have some anxiety and worry about the current events that’s 100% normal. You may ask, “What is the world coming to?” or “How will this impact…