Unlock Your Potential

  Job Coach Unlock your potential with a Job Coach.  A Job Coach can help prepare you for employment. Job coaching refers to processes that encourage, support, that mentor employees and better prepares them for success. For instance, Coaches work with employees in various areas of their career development.  Coaches, at times, will take a… Read More »

Choosing Your Work Industry

Choosing Your Work Industry Choosing your work industry is a crucial part of being happy and feeling fulfilled at work.  So, it is surprising how so many people just fall into a career with very little thought or planning. It doesn’t have to be this way. Even after choosing your work industry, it is still possible… Read More »

Reducing Job Search Stress

Unemployment Stress Reducing job search stress and unemployment stress is hard to handle for most people.  Even if you are already engaged in an active new job search. Unemployment stress (https://en.wikipedia.org) at any time is a blow to our self-esteem. There are still jobs out there just waiting for your skills, talent and personality. Reducing… Read More »

Job Search Depression is Real

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Job Search Depression Job Search Depression is real.  From the rejection letters to uncomfortable interviews. Then that feeling of rejection and depression begins to sink in. Finding the next opportunity and that perfect job is full of rejections and can also be overwhelming.  Not sure which way to turn? You have that urge to just… Read More »

Stress Awareness Month

April 2022 STRESS AWARENESS MONTH is an annual designation observed in April.  Ever been in a situation that was a little (or a lot) overwhelming?  Deadlines approaching with a mile-long to-do list? Or looking for that new job with no resume?  Well, you’re not alone!  We all feel stressed from time to time.  A little… Read More »

Women in the US Industrial Age

As Women’s History Month winds down, I wanted to bring attention to a group of women in the 1920s that made the workplace a safer place to work.  The first half of the 20th century was a time of great change. The US Industrial age brought new opportunities for employment.  Between 1917 and 1929, hundreds… Read More »

2022 Top Places to Work

And The Winner Is…. Finding a top place to work Earning a living is a crucial part of life. It’s like saying what came first the chicken or the egg.  We must work to make money to live, to put food on the table, to pay the electric bill, etc.  If this is a fact… Read More »

Our Captain, Our Leader, Our Mentor

See It, Be It, Inspire It As Women’s History Month 2022 winds down I would be remiss if I didn’t shine the spotlight on Joni Fought, owner of Cardinal Services.  Joni is our captain, our leader and mentor.(https://www.toledoblade.com/gallery/On-The-Town-Toledo-struts-talent-style 1980s & Women in the Workplace The early 1980s  was a very different working and social environment.… Read More »

Women Conductors & The Ohio Underground Railrod

Continuing Women’s History Month I would like to focus on the brave women and men that housed, sheltered, protected, fed, clothed, and transported slaves to their freedom.  Just imagine the courage it took in the early 1820s when Catherine Coffin became a conductor and the heart of the Underground Railroad line in Newport, Indiana.  Although… Read More »

Going for the Goal

Continuing Women’s History Month There is always a first: first word, first step, first job.  As Women’s History Month continues, I wanted to bring our attention back to a few firsts for women.  As a society, we have come a long way, but the journey is not finished.  We can only reach for the stars… Read More »