• Career Talk Live w/Coach Ebony
    Apr 30 2023
    • Why you haven’t transitioned to tech in administrative or sales roles
    • Why tech recruiters should have worked in IT or had a tech major
    • More layoffs: Amazon, Lyft, Redfin, RedHat, etc
    • CNN has a layoff tracker
    • Why you should never use 1st person in a resume
    • Why there should only be one paragraph (your summary) on your resume
    • Why saying you’re detail oriented but resume is full of spelling, punctuation and grammar errors
    • Calling yourself a resume writer after helping only one person (your family member) get a job doesn’t quite solidify your expertise
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    9 mins
  • Day 31 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 30 2023

    Loving self is the key to any healing. When there is an absence of self love, decision making is affected, how you see people for who they are is called into play, and how you allow others to treat you is a major concern.

    Writing prompt:

    Many people struggle with loving themselves. More often, the lack of self love is a lack of self apology. Describe what it feels like to love self despite what you've learned throughout this healing journey.

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    12 mins
  • Day 30 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 30 2023

    Healing does require lots of alone time, but an important aspect heavily involves the support from family and friends, even a therapist or psychiatrist.

    Writing prompt:

    Many people focus on who does not support them versus who does and always have. Think about everything you’ve endured or ideas you’ve created. Who has been your biggest supporter?

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    9 mins
  • Day 29 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 30 2023

    Self-care is something that every person needs yet few reward selves with. Self-care includes remembering to take care of yourself wholly before taking care of those around you.

    Writing prompt:

    Write about how you expressed self-care over the past month. If you haven’t done anything for yourself, what’s holding you back?

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    8 mins
  • Day 28 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 30 2023

    Friendships serve as a useful tool while healing. With the right friendship, you’re able to talk through your grievances to ultimately find a resolution.

    Writing prompt: What type of friend have you been lately? What type of conversations do you and your friends engage in?

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    7 mins
  • Day 27 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 30 2023

    Failed relationships can cause break your self-esteem and self-worth. The toxicity can leave behind emotional damage that may take months or years to heal. Bad friendships, breakups and lack of unity within the family can lead to post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which can directly affect every relationship thereafter

    Writing prompt:

    After weighing the pros and cons, was this someone who would’ve helped you grow in your life? Would you rekindle this relationship? Have you received closure from this relationship?

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    10 mins
  • Day 26 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 26 2023
    Always saying ‘YES’ will more than likely lead to feeling depleted. When you engage in activity that you don’t want to or grant a request that you knew you couldn’t fulfill, you find yourself sitting in regret and resentment. Then the negative talk begins. The continued damage to your spirit will provoke an emotional burn out, prolonging the healing of the wound. Writing prompt: Define what self-preservation means to you. Talk about a recent event when you had to say ‘NO’ to someone you loved and how it affected the relationship.
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    8 mins
  • Day 25 - 31 Days to Healing
    Apr 26 2023
    It has been proven that being grateful ultimately helps you realize your worth. Elaine Smookler12 agreed, “Gratitude isn’t just in our head: It takes root in our heart and in our senses, for one beautiful moment...and then the next.” Writing prompt: How did you show gratitude within the last month? What made you so appreciative that it happened? Did you meet someone that you were glad you bumped into?
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    5 mins