What is it that you love about your current job, what are you really good at, and what sparks your passion? In the first episode of our new online radio show “Office Hours,” host Samantha Ettus and featured guest Darlene Templeton discussed how women can become their own best advocates and leverage their skills and experience to meet specific career goals. Read More
Inspired by: Julie Parsley
“Be true to yourself, and follow your goals, but be open to good things that may happen. You can end up in a place that’s better than you ever expected.” –Julie Parsley, Texas Conference for Women advisory council member
Texas Conference for Women advisory council member Julie Parsley, attorney and former commissioner of the Texas Public Utility Commission, knows first-hand about career transition. We caught up with her to ask her a few questions about her career path and how being open and flexible to change might result in opportunities you never would have expected. Following are highlights; scroll down to listen to the full interview. Read More
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Teleclass Recap: Your Next Career—Now with Julie Shifman
What’s holding you back from tackling your biggest goals?
In our free teleclass on April 24, Julie Shifman of Act Three discussed how to use small-stepping to reach your goals, avoiding the hopelessness and discouragement that often come when facing a big challenge. Scroll down to listen to the 30-minute call.
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Teleclass Recap: Danielle LaPorte on Tackling Goal Setting
“How do you want to feel? What are you going to do today, this week, this quarter, this year to generate your core desired feelings?”
In our March 27, 2013 teleclass, Danielle LaPorte, author of The Fire Starter Sessions, business strategist and inspirational speaker, discussed the idealogy of goal-setting and how to identify your core desired feelings: what she calls “Desire Mapping.” She explains how intentions affect goal-setting and walks through a brief desire mapping process. Read More
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24 Things You can Do with Social Media to Get into College (or put your best foot forward)!
Speaker: Gina Carroll, blogger and author, 24 Things You Can Do with Social Media to Help Get into College
Colleges have now embraced social media as an important tool in the admissions process. They are also using sites like Facebook to uncover unsavory information about candidates. This session illustrates ways that you can use social media to explore, attract and connect with colleges in a positive way. Learn how to create an online presence that allows schools to see your strengths and attributes. We also explore tools how to turn a potentially negative outcome (like getting turned down by your college of choice because of your social media content) into an optimal one by creating a positive social media presence. Even if you are not college bound, this session offers practical tools for building a social media presence that is invaluable to your job search and life.
Host: Dahna L. Hull, President & General Manager, Retail Sales & Service, AT&T Mobility South Texas
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