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Living For Now

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Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

I am proud of what I accomplished in my professional and academic career. I spent most of my 20s living for the next milestone and I heavily attribute my career success to this.

While climbing the career ladder and growing my education I also had two young kids. I am thankful to have a close and supportive family that never hesitated to offer their time to make memories with them while I was making career gains. I criticize myself on this choice as kids are only young for so long. My kids never went without love or the things they needed but how many memories did we make that hold value in their heart?

When you are young and successful you tend to chase the shiny object or next best thing for a few years. I thought my kids were loving the objects that money could buy them. One day my son called me out and said, “Mom, you are rarely home and when you are home you work a lot.” At this moment I knew I needed to reassess.

I made sure to start taking time as I rarely took vacations. I made sure to be fully present in the mornings and the evenings. Not only did quality time expand, but I noticed my wallet expanded less. The nagging feeling to make more, to get more was dwindling.

My positive change was to slow down and be present each and every day. To stop living for tomorrow. Not only did this help with adding time for family, but it also modeled to my kids what is important. Yes, you need money to survive but you won’t get time back for the people that cannot be replaced.

People Liaison

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What’s your dream job?

Too often I feel we are behind the times in what people need. There are too many agendas and not enough listening.

I’ve been in corporate jobs for 20 years and my favorite role has been the responsibility to engage my team. On an individual level everyone has value. Too often this is overlooked trying to meet the organizational goal and cranking onwards to the next mission. Organizations forget that without their team they are not credible and they are not meeting their goals.

How you treat people is directly reflected in the work they do. We no longer live in an era of dedication to a job because an employer rarely shows that dedication to their employee. Among other reasons of exploration and curiosity… if you are a good employer your way-finders will return. At the very least they will refer good people to you for employment.

My passion is helping people find their true value and having their voice heard in a meaningful way. In professional fields is where we need this shift more than ever. People have redefined what matters to them and employers need to engage in the shift.

Grow responsibly, financial, and people focused for longevity in your success. My dream job would be to guide people and ride alongside employers as they navigate the shift.