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New Year, New Certification

Certified Career Transition Coach (CCTC)—and just getting started. This milestone reflects a commitment to continuous learning, modern career strategy, and helping clients navigate job searches with clarity, structure, and confidence.

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Not me calling you lazy!

Want your network to actually help you? Get clear first. This reflection explores how defining your next move, crafting a tight elevator pitch, and communicating it confidently makes it easier for others to connect you to the right opportunities.

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An Own Your Search Testimonial

Stuck after 18 months of job searching, Millie rebuilt her strategy, refined her résumé, and gained momentum. One month after completing the program, she landed a new role—proving that structure and support can change everything.

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A Peek Inside Own Your Search

Stop guessing your way through your job search. Own Your Search is a step-by-step course that helps you build a clear, strategic, and personalized approach—so you can land roles that align with your strengths, values, and long-term goals.

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The second-best time is now…

You don’t have to burst into the new year to make progress. This reflection explores how small, intentional steps—showing up, engaging, and getting clear—can build momentum in your job search and personal brand without burnout.

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9 Things Women Job Hunters Do

If you’re still refreshing your inbox, hoping a recruiter magically appears, Bestie, close that tab.

Because the women actually landing jobs? They’re playing chess, not checkers. ♟️

They're creating their luck with confidence. With strategy. With killer playlists. (Honestly, my Discover Weekly has been on point lately.)

Here are 9 things they do differently when job hunting, and how you can steal their moves. 💃🏽

It's time for you to get it, Gurl. 💋

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Building a Personal Brand in 2026 and Beyond

Woof. Are we all back?

Barely holding on after the weird limbo that is the week between Christmas and New Year?

Where time doesn’t exist, meals are 80% cheese, and somehow you’re watching Friends reruns like it’s 1999 again? 🧀📺

Yeah… it’s been real. But it’s time to get back in the saddle.

This year, instead of making (and breaking) resolutions (Here's looking at you, banjo I haven’t played since 2018), I’m opting for something better: 2026 is the year of reputation management. 👀

If your game plan is just “show up and hope for the best,” it might be time for a rebrand. 😏

Because your personal brand already exists, and like it or not, you are the algorithm.

Here’s how to build one that actually works for you this year. ⚡️

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Best Books of 2025

Less scrolling, more reading: one small shift led to 80 books in a year. This reflection shows how intentional habits can unlock focus, reclaim time, and support personal growth—without the pressure of traditional New Year’s resolutions.

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Forget resolutions—this year-end ritual is about honest reflection. By asking better questions, you can process what’s behind you and move forward with more clarity, intention, and self-awareness.

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How to Fight the "Infinite Workday"

Time zones, WFH, and a few questionable habits later… we’ve officially blurred the line between work and life.

Spoiler alert: no one’s coming to fix it but us.

Still answering “just one last email” by glow of a fridge light? Yeah… it’s time we talked boundaries. 😬

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