By Angela Copeland If you’re like many people, you may be nervous about job searching right now. The market feels completely unstable. If you have a job, this doesn’t feel like the time to take a risk to switch. Although this is a very solid argument, I would encourage you to keep your eyes open….
Mental Health Advice With Stan: 7 Ways to Build Your Confidence and Reduce Your Anxiety
By Stan Popovich Many people struggle with their confidence throughout their life. It can be challenging to find the courage to be yourself in today’s society. As a result, here are seven suggestions on how to increase your self-esteem and reduce your anxiety in your life. 1. Know your weaknesses and strengths It is important…
Career Corner: This Is Not a Competition
I hope we’re on the same page. This is a pandemic. It’s not a competition. I’m not sure how many times I’ve been asked lately, “What new hobbies have you picked up since March?” I haven’t. “How much are you working out?” Very little. “How are you spending all this free time?” Like many of…
Mental Health Advice With Stan: Managing the Anxieties of Owning a Small Business
A lot of stress and anxiety comes with owning a small business. You need to please customers, keep employees productive and content, and make sure the business brings in enough money to pay its bills and, hopefully, earn you a decent income. Here are suggestions on how you can cope with the stresses small business…
Career Corner: Be Kind to Yourself
There are many days when 2020 feels like the year that will never end. In 2019, if someone had been taking bets about how this year would play out, we all would have lost. One of the most challenging things about this year has been self-care. And, it’s that same self-care that allows our best…
A Potential Alternative to Defunding the Police
By Cori Buck As states struggle to combat drug addiction and the fallout that comes with it, solutions are being proposed to make the problem easier to handle. One thing that is being considered is defunding the police to channel money into social services. This money could then be utilized to establish effective health and…
Mental Health Advice With Stan: Your Mental Health is More Important Than Becoming Rich & Famous
Some celebrities pick money and fame over their mental health issues. Money and fame will not take away your anxieties and your depression. With this in mind, here are seven things to consider regarding your mental health and the pursuit of money and fame. 1. People can’t control their fame A person must understand that fame…
Career Corner: Returning to Corporate
Small businesses are a special thing in our country. Being able to start something from a vision and grow it is a gift. But the pandemic is taking a toll on small business owners. Many are reconsidering the idea of being self-employed. If you find yourself in this situation, there are a few things to…
Career Corner: Leveling the Playing Field
Internships are an important part of any college education. They allow students to test out their skills and to dip their toes into their future careers. It can help to confirm interest in one field. Or, it can help to redirect interest to a new field. During my four years in college, I was fortunate…
Career Corner: Empathy, Why We Need It
“He’s just not paying attention in meetings!” “She’s just not the same person right now.” “It’s like he doesn’t care anymore about his work!” “She missed her deadline.” These are all things people are saying about their colleagues right now. I get it. You’re frustrated at work. Not everyone is carrying their weight in the…