Mind of a Diva

I know we’ve all seen those movies and TV shows where the lead character (and sometimes his/her buddies) stand up and triumphantly shout “I Quit!” and storm out of the office with the obligatory fighter music blaring in the background. Some coworkers cheer while others hang their head in despair, wishing they could display the [...]

The news is constantly reporting how bad the poor job market and economy are right now. For those that are looking for work the coverage can be discouraging, but we can’t let those stories keep us from pursuing a job or career. Instead we need to use those reports to be more creative in our [...]

Have you ever experienced a time when you really wanted something but only got a small part of it? Naturally one would be disappointed over not getting everything, but now that’s starting to seem like the wrong emotion to have. Instead of being disappointed why don’t we use that energy to be happy about what [...]

As the saying goes, it’s one thing to have a dream but it’s another to go after it. While that is true, most careers require some sort of work experience and as young adults we are limited in that area. Even though we want to move straight into our dream job, we have to come [...]

A couple of months ago I shared with you guys that I lost my job and how difficult it’s been for me to find another job. While I’m still unemployed, I thought I should share what’s happened since the last update. Plus it will give me a chance to explain why my I’m worried about [...]

One part of being in the real world is finding a way to relate and respect the different personalities of everyone that we encounter. While it can be challenging, we have to do and insure that we are also being respected in every environment. Otherwise people will determine who they treat us, and we can’t [...]

When one is without a job it’s easy to get out of a routine and start to get comfortable and procrastinate. The opportunity to sleep in and do whatever is there, but it can  turn into us resisting to get back into the work force. We have to ask ourselves what do we want our [...]

Life constantly has a series of occurrences that shape and determine our day, emotions, and strength. When we face a challenge our world changes and then we are stuck trying to fix things. The only problem is that if we spend too much time focused on the problem we could miss out on our solution. [...]

For the past couple of days I’ve been going back and forth on talk about what’s currently going on with me. Partially because I feel a little embarrassed, but maybe me sharing it will help someone else going through the same thing. So my current life lesson from this past week has made me realize that I need [...]

What is the point of being envious of other people? One would think that at a certain age we stop envying people, objects, and one’s achievements. Do people ever stop being jealous of one another and focus on themselves? A few months ago my friend found out that her company was getting rid of her [...]