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Be a Bat. Not a Mouse.

March 2, 2020 by Wendy Toth Leave a Comment

“I can’t do that. I’m not a [fill in the blank]. Have you ever used this excuse? Look to Aesop’s bat when it’s time to grow your skills.

Filed Under: Finding Balance, Leadership Tagged With: essay

You Are Capable and Lovable: The Magic of the “You-Statement”

January 16, 2020 by Wendy Toth

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The “you-statement” is one of the odder psychological tactics I use to get ahead at work. Find out why.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: essay, system

How Much Pay to Ask For: Get Your Number in 5 Steps

October 20, 2019 by Wendy Toth Leave a Comment

How much pay to ask for

Knowing how much pay to ask for can bring you financial stability, deep inner motivation, and peace. It’s time.

Filed Under: Finding Balance Tagged With: system

How We Get Stuck In A Rut At Work (And Why It’s Exactly Like Runner’s Chafe)

August 5, 2019 by Wendy Toth Leave a Comment

A lot of my clients are ashamed of being stuck in a rut at work. I’d like to absolve you from the guilt right now, by taking a closer look at how we get stuck. To do so, I shall compare your work rut to one of my other least favorite annoyances in life: the chafing that comes with long-distance running. It will be fun, I promise.

Filed Under: Finding Balance

Don’t Tell Your Boss About The Food Poisoning

July 6, 2019 by Wendy Toth Leave a Comment

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If the words “staying close to the bathroom” have made it into any of your “sick day” emails, you need this post.  I’ve been there.  Especially if you are a perfectionist, type A, overachiever; it’s agonizing to figure out how much detail to give your boss. If you ate at a new sushi place and […]

Filed Under: Finding Balance Tagged With: anxiety, career, humor

Why Do We Love Secret Identities So Much?

June 2, 2019 by Wendy Toth Leave a Comment

Do you ever sit at work and think about how you’re two people? Day Job You, slogging away, processing invoices. And Secret Superhero You, who is perhaps, a world-class novelist, cello player, and whiskey aficionado, when not rescuing puppies. I used to think this. I’d imagine how amazing I COULD be if only I had more time to spend as Secret Superhero Me.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: essay, system

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Career Coaching Articles

Spotting Hammerhead Sharks in the Galapagos

I have a glamorous travel journalist friend who once let me tag along with her on assignment to the Galapagos Islands. This was before marriage. Before kids. Before having more than a couple of employees. I was always game for such adventures. Fast forward to now. I’m reading a “Magic School Bus” book about the […]

Why 90% of Us Hate Networking, and What the 10% Know

When you boil it down, networking is having relationships. Having friends. Then why does the very concept make most of us FEEL uncomfortable? So icky. Are you cringing a little, right now, just thinking about it? For this, you can thank your Social Survival Mammoth. This guy kept popping up, relentlessly, in my mind while […]

55 Inspirational Career Quotes: Beach Image

55 Inspirational Career Quotes With Heart

I gathered these inspirational career quotes from some of my favorite thinkers to motivate and support you in digging deep. I hope these career quotes help you figure out your next right step, whether that’s making a plan to ask for the flexibility and pay you deserve, or just finding a way to participate in a more meaningful project.

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