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  • Clearing the Clutter - Take Small Steps

    Fawn Germer, Contributing Writer|Updated Jan 8, 2020

    You don't lose fifty pounds in two weeks. You lose them one pound at a time. You don't begin a fitness regiment by running a marathon. You run a mile or two. So don't stare at the prospect of de-stressing and re-building your life by expecting to change everything by midnight tonight. It's too intimidating. You are who you are. You may want changes, but those changes can't – and won't – happen in an instant. The one thing I have seen repeatedly in people who face daunting chal...

  • Self-Employment is a Privilege That Must be Earned

    Fawn Germer, Contributing Writer|Updated Aug 7, 2019

    The last person on planet earth who was disciplined enough to be self-employed was, well, me. I can be easily distracted and a little undisciplined. But I learned something when I left my career as a reporter and editor two decades ago: Self-employment is a privilege that must be earned. You don't have to be the most focused Type A person to be successful. You just have to make the commitment and hold yourself accountable. Every day, you earn the right to be your own boss. The...

  • Here's the Band-Aid Cure When You Hate Your Job

    Fawn Germer, Contributing Writer|Updated Jun 16, 2019

    When work is working for you, it isn't really work. It may be a job and it may be time-consuming, but it is also a joy and a passion. I would hate for the people who hire me as a leadership keynote speaker to realize that I love my work so much, I'd probably do it for free. Caveat here: I am really glad I don't have to. Book me now. 🙂 But there may well be a time in your career when your work does not make you happy and you don't know what to do about it. The solution is to...

  • It's Time to Shut Up About All Your Past Experience

    Fawn Germer, Contributing Writer|Updated Apr 30, 2019

    Do not... And, I mean this... Do. NOT. Say: "But I have so much experience..." "I have 30 years' experience..." "You can't learn what I know just coming out of school..." Stop! Really, just stop. I know you worked your whole life to be this smart and able but using your experience to justify your value is a huge mistake in a professional culture that often equates the word "experience" with the words "has been." The one thing that used to count most for professional marketabil...