Behind every successful person is a mentor, a coach, a consultant, a friend full of encouragement or tough love — or both.
And whether we’re talking about success in business, leadership, parenting, or life, behind every story — however you define success — there’s also a pile of good books!
I have one you need to add today.
Continue Reading Book Recommendation: The Financial Mindset Fix
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With a deep background in finance, you could easily say Shana Shumate was set in the world of monetary number crunching, until she wasn’t.
Continue Reading Understand Your Needs with Shana Shumate – Episode #42
A man I love once told me that I am what’s wrong with the world.
“You,” he had exclaimed in frustration. “You are the problem!”
I was in my early 30s and working as an Executive Producer in a TV newsroom. My sixth newsroom in four states, which to me symbolizes the sacrifice and hard work I had put in to build a successful career and advance in an industry that I can only describe as a 24/7 pressure-cooker.
I was having dinner with my parents when my dad, clearly exasperated and not intending to hurt my feelings, declared that as a member of the media, I was the problem.
Continue Reading How To Pray For The Media. Hint: It’s Not How You Might Think
Guest Blog by Beth Peck, Executive Director of Project KoruRight this moment I am staring out the window of a little 63’ Franklin travel trailer, listening to the quiet morning waves of Lake Superior. Mornings are always my favorite time; it’s quiet, all I can hear is the light breathing of my three kids as they catch up on sleep from the previous day’s adventure mixed with the rustle of the biggest evergreens in the great state of Michigan.
Sitting in my little twin bed drinking freshly made camp coffee, I always have a happy heart when I’m working in the morning from Lil’ Frankie, the name we gave our travel trailer. She’s 150 sq ft of vintage charm that I worked all spring to restore. Every nook and cranny has a purpose and every time I’m in here my soul explodes with happiness. She is mine, and I made her. I made this life.
Continue Reading A Mom, A Travel Trailer, & A Reminder to Take The Jump!
What if you could take the very worst that life has given you, the darkest of the dark, the most painful, traumatic experiences, and turn them into hope and healing for others.
In this episode of Think Tank of Three, our guest says she knew that the only way she could rise up would be by breaking the cycle of sexual abuse, and now she’s lifting others up with her.
Continue Reading Rising from Trauma to Help Others with Priscilla Bordayo – Episode #31
You never know how you’ll respond to a crisis until you’re in one. You can prepare. You can take classes. You can even run drills. But it’s never the same as the real thing.
Congratulations, Think Tank tribe. You now know how you’ll respond to a global crisis!
And though we are writing this intro with a bit of sarcasm and a hint of snark… we are also completely serious about giving yourself credit for however you are responding.
How many people have become overnight homeschooling parents?
Work from home wonder women?
Zoom and video conferencing gurus?
Seriously. Even if you feel like you’re failing (which, we can confidently say, you are not!), you deserve credit. We are all trying to navigate our way through something that has never been experienced before. There’s no guidebook for anyone to follow.
It’s with this in mind that our Julie Holton and her team at mConnexions launched a special live Q&A series called Expert Connexions, to help sort through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ICYMI: our Audrea Fink joined her live on Facebook to talk about how life has changed, personally and professionally.
Continue Reading Think Tank of Three Co-Hosts Talk About Personal & Professional Life During COVID-19
Did you grow up knowing exactly what you wanted to be?
Were you clear how to get to where you wanted to go?
Did you ever worry that if you didn’t do it just right, you just couldn’t do it?
Today we are talking about career paths and the meandering roads to success.
Continue Reading The Career Path Less Traveled with Jessica Werner – Episode #29
How’s that New Year’s resolution going?
Is that the sound of crickets I hear? Smirking? A resentful sigh?
Shrug it off. Let it go. It’s time to move on.
Seriously! Give yourself permission to let go of that resolution that you know is never going to happen — so that you can actually make a strategic plan to achieve your goals. And, let’s be clear: that resolution isn’t going to happen because of the half-hearted way most of us throw around the idea of resolutions.
Continue Reading Why You Should Ditch Your New Year’s Resolution (If You Haven’t Already)
A new year always feels like a great time to hit the reset button. That is until we turn the page on the calendar and already start to feel behind!
If you’re like me, you wanted to hit the gym more regularly, start a better meal prep routine, and get a head-start on creating new webinars and marketing content. And again, if you’re like me and 75% of Americans, statistics show we are going to fall short.
So let’s make sure that our marketing doesn’t fall into that category. Whether you’re working on building your personal brand, drawing an updated business development blueprint for your business, or even still trying to tackle that marketing to-do list from 2019 — I’m here for you.
To help you get on track, my team at mConnexions put together a list of top marketing trends for 2020. Pick the trends that resonate most for you, and create a plan to take steps toward your goals.
Guest Blog by Stephanie Barnhill, Operations Consultant at mConnexions“Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.” –Mr. Rogers
The new year has just arrived. And as we begin to peer into what 2020 will bring us, we may also be considering what changes we want to make in our lives. Goals for fitness, vacation plans, career shifts, and all those pesky little resolutions we are so excited about in January but that quickly fade away in February.
Continue Reading A New Year or A New You?