by Maureen | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog Carnival, Interview, job
You might think some people just get lucky when they seem to waltz in and land the job you’ve been dreaming about. Although often there’s more going on behind the scenes that helped them get that interview and land that job. They might’ve been working on the three...
by Maureen | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog Carnival, Communication
You express your ideas, opinion and message with more than just words when you communicate in person. Body language, tone of voice and expression all help your audience understand the meaning behind your words. Unfortunately, now most of our communication is written...
by Maureen | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog Carnival, mental health
Exercising more, eating better and getting healthy usually top the list for New Year’s resolutions. It’s no surprise that companies are more than willing to accommodate the demand for a quick fix to what has usually been a problem for most people for the entire year...
by Maureen | Dec 30, 2017 | Freelance, Nursing, writing
There’s much talk about all the terrible things that happened over the year which has many people ready to kick 2017 to the curb. Most people tend to unintentionally focus on the negative, and overlook the positive things that happened through the year. In some ways,...
by Maureen | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog Carnival, Freelance, mental health, Uncategorized
We only have so much time and energy to devote to each day. If we overload ourselves, or at least feel as if we have overextended ourselves, something may be neglected…or feel doomed to fail. I’m a freelance writer. I’m also an author, nurse, boss, mother, wife,...
by Maureen | Nov 16, 2017 | Interview, job, Nursing
Congratulations! You just got a call for an interview for your dream job. You believe you have the skills the position requires and have polished your resume until it screams hire me. Don’t ruin your chances at the job by overlooking this one key step —investing some...
by Maureen | Nov 2, 2017 | job, Nursing, supervisor
You left work on Friday as a staff nurse and arrive on Monday as a supervisor. Everything looks the same, but everyone is looking at you with new expectations. Suddenly those new shoes are tight and uncomfortable. Many nurses walk into the role of supervisor with...
by Maureen | Oct 12, 2017 | time management, writing
We all get the same twenty-four hours a day. Yet some people seem to be living a charmed life and find a way to devote more time to enjoying what they want to do, as opposed to what they feel they have to do each day. Only you can decide what to do with your time....
