Author: Hope

I was cleaning out my camera phone, getting rid of videos and pictures that were taking up storage on my phone and I came across this photo that I had taken from my dining room window one evening. Its a view of the sun setting and I recalled being in my living room, working on some Read More

When you are unclear about what you want – how you want to spend your time, what kind of career would bring you the greatest satisfaction, how much money you want to earn –  you spend a whole lot of time existing in a situation that does not serve you. Unfortunately, we sometimes become so Read More

Life can certainly bring on various kinds of stressors- a sick parent, career setbacks or financial worries; all of these situations can test our coping skills.  Many of us weren’t taught how to bounce back from a set-back and in this age of “everybody gets a trophy”, we need to be careful that we do Read More

2018 is three weeks away and many of us create goals and resolve to make changes in our lives…but by February, those resolutions are mere memories. #beentheredonethat! It’s not that we cannot reach our goals, each of us has within us the power to do whatever it is that we desire to do. However, most Read More

Don’t you wish life was easy as 1-2-3?  Sometimes it is! This is the final post of my 3 step process to Reposition Your Position. To recap, Step 1 requires you to believe that you can have the life of your dreams. If you don’t believe it’s possible, why bother! Step 2 requires you to Read More

Re-positioning your position is the process of reviving and renewing the dream you once held for your professional life. In last week’s blog, I shared a bit of my story in doing just that and provided an essential element in creating the change you desire. In Step 1, a renewed mindset is a must; you Read More

I chose my career path on the “I’m about to get paid!!!!” factor.  When I was in college, I selected Accounting as my field of study based on US News & World Report’s “Best Professions” rankings.  #shortsighted During that time of my life, I was focused on the wrong things and did not understand the Read More

Are you feeling stuck because you anchored yourself to a situation in your past that is preventing you from moving forward? Perhaps you have decided that you will continue to settle for a “good enough” life because you lost confidence as a result of life’s disappointments. Today I am telling you to take the first Read More

There was a time in my life when I worked two jobs for three years; a full time day job from 8am – 5pm and a part time night job from 6pm – 1am. Day in and day out, working to make the ends meet because I was living above my means. During that time, Read More

Living by design is so much better than living by default. For many years I let life happen to me.  Like a ship without a rudder, I was subjected to the winds of life because I failed to show up. I didn’t show up because I didn’t know how; I didn’t show up because I Read More