Overcome the Overwhelming Sink or Swim Feeling at Your Job

Overwhelm at work can vary. Sometimes, your boss quits without notice — my particular true story. Or you were hired a month ago, and your co-worker is leaving. That means you’ll be in charge now. And by the way, compensation, what’s that? Or how about being overwhelmed while I’m writing a post about overwhelm. All

Find Career Direction in Your Passion and Feel Better

What do you want to be when you grow up? This question has been asked of many people. It’s one I’ve thought about many times as a young girl, a woman, and after settling on a career. It’s a question where I wished, I had a magic crystal ball, tarot cards, or any idea of

One Way to Assess the Conflict Within Your Work in Progress

Cheryl St. John, the author of Writing with Emotion, Tension, and Conflict(Writers Digest Books, 2013), writes, “You can’t write a book and then go back later and try to add conflict.” Weak conflict is one way to have a manuscript rejected, St. John explains. Her advice makes sense. That’s why I often use St. John’s book to