Self-Awareness

What advice would you give your younger self? If I could go back in time to advise “young May” when I was starting out in my career, I would tell my younger self these four things. See if they help you too.

I love a good graduation commencement speech because it’s a simple, easy and fun way to gain advice on how to live a good life and succeed in your career. Here are three commencement speeches with powerful messages.

Motherhood doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Yet there are a huge number of societal expectations for what being a “good mother” looks like. These lessons helped me be a good mother without conforming to some imaginary perfect person.

How do you make it work when you’re a working mother with big career aspirations? Whether you’re an experienced mother, a first-time mother, or just starting to consider having children, these success factors worked well for me over my 24-year corporate career.

Think about all the roles you play in your life. Whatever roles come to mind, there are three additional roles you’re playing. But are you aware of them? Playing these roles well can help you to be your best self and lead to greater success.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of information and input you’re receiving? There are so many to-do items that it’s difficult to figure out what to tackle first. This 5-step strategy uncovers the actionable steps you want to take.

Self-awareness is foundational to career success and to success in all of life. When you’re more self-aware, you can get better results and better opportunities. These three aspects of self-awareness are particularly important when it comes to your career.

Now is a great time to reflect back on the year. As I reflected on my own year, there were two common themes across the three big things I learned that will help you make next year an even better year.

Do you ever get really busy and feel under a lot of pressure? And then all of a sudden something unexpected gets thrown into the mix? It can be overwhelming and upsetting. Here’s what to do when you need to get a grip and stay productive.

I made mistakes over and over again in my career when it came to my personal and professional development. If you want your career to progress much faster and easier, then shift this way of thinking to avoid the mistakes I made.

Have you ever felt totally over committed? At first you feel like you can do it all. Then you’re in the midst of executing on all of those things and it feels overwhelming and draining. Here’s how to manage your energy when you’re in such a state.

When your work feels like a drag and you lack motivation, here are five more ways to motivate yourself and get that spark back in your career.