Michelle Merritt

LATEST ARTICLES ( 229 )

• New Year, Same You

  

  "New Year, New You!" Ugh. I have come to loathe that phrase. You would assume that someone like myself who spends their time on the human problem of dealing wit... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Moving Beyond #Girlboss in 2020: Why Girlboss in Not a Compliment

  December 31st 2019 in Uncategorized I admit, when my female friends began sporting everything from t-shirts to tea towels with #girlboss, #ladyboss, or... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Your Career Part 6: “How Are You Relevant?”

  

  [Part 6 of the 6 Part Series] We all are aware that producing content for TV, commercials, movies, and streaming takes tremendous effort and multiple... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Your Career Part 5: “What Can You Do for Other People?”

  

  December 23rd 2019 in Uncategorized [Part 5 of the 6 Part Series] So far, we've determined what we can do, where we have been to get us to the present, and... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Strategic Plan for Your Life

  

  Photo by Felipe Furtado on Unsplash In the business world, almost all of us have been a part of a strategic planning process. Some were good, some were bad. ... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Your Career Question 3: “What Do You Want?”

  

  [Part 4 of the 6 Part Series] The first two questions that we worked on were "What can you do?" and "What have you done?" From these two, we worked out the... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Your Career Part 3: “What Have You Done?”

  

  [This is Part 3 of an ongoing 6-part series] You could presume that once you've discovered where you are on the map of your career, it's time to determine your... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Building Your Career Part 2: “What Can You Do?”

  

  Building Your Career Question 1: "What Can You Do?" As you consider what direction to chart your future actions, you might become overwhelmed with the myriad... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Part 1: Nobody Knows What They Want To Be When They Grow Up.

  

  When we were growing up and the topic of 'what do you want to do when you're older?' came up and you shared your hopes and dreams for the future, did you ever... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of Accepting Help

  November 5th 2019 in Uncategorized You might see me looking my worst but I see the day that transformed my entire life. I see the day I learned to accept... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Do You View of the Job Market? The Impact of Abundance and Scarcity...

  

  October 21st 2019 in Uncategorized Job seekers starting the task of finding their next career destination look at sites like Indeed or LinkedIn Jobs often... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is Your Resume Holding You Back?

  A common question resume writers and career management professionals get is "I'm not getting interviews, could it be my resume?" By extension, this includes... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Misery Loves (Disengagement From The) Company

  Since the turn of the century, Gallup has been tracking a metric about how engaged employees are in their workplace. As of 2016: 34% were 'actively engaged',... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Coaching 101: Not a Mouse, but a Question

  

  January 10th 2019 in Uncategorized Above my office desk is a picture of Walt Disney and his creation, Mickey Mouse, that is inscribed with his famous... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2019 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Does A Coach Do Exactly?

  

  In the fields of personal and organizational development, there are large volumes of content dedicated to being a better manager or leader. We all seem to... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2018 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Greater Expectations

  

  I have a sign in my office that I liberated from an old workspace during a move. It says: "Raise your expectations: Nobody Rises to Low Expectations." The... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2018 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Staying Grateful During a Holiday Job Search

  

  November 12th 2018 in Uncategorized With Thanksgiving only a week away, many of us find ourselves focused a little more on gratitude. It's the American... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2018 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Will *never* Fly…except When You Do

  September 24th 2018 in career development, Career tips, Finding Your Mojo It's an uncomfortable truth that some teachers can sometimes be real jerks. Now I... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2018 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is Your Dream Job Selling Encyclopedias? Congratulations!

  September 20th 2018 in career development, Finding Your Mojo Recently I had someone asking me questions about the career coaching I do. He didn't quite... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2018 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love Your Audience

  "You will only rise to the level of which someone holds you accountable to and you will always, always, do more for others that you will do for yourself" -... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2018 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION