You're probably being underpaid, aren't you? There is a chance you are displaying the classic signs and may not have realized it so we're going to talk about those signals and make a plan for you to get out of the cycle of being overworked and underpaid.

I hear statements like this much too often. So many high-achieving professional women have come to me after having physical and mental health scares due to working in a toxic work environment.

Here's the truth. Some work environments are simply toxic. Now is the time to recognize it as the toxic work environment it is. You can shift to taking the necessary actions to move your career to a space where it can thrive. Let’s talk about shifting from toxic to taking action by recognizing the bad behaviors.

I just got to put myself out there more. You know, there aren't any good jobs out there. I think I'll just wait till next month. These are all lies that keep you stuck in your career. But the good news is I'm here to help you get out of the circle of lies and actually learn how to advance your career in a meaningful way.

Growing up, I didn't know anybody who liked their job. People constantly complained about how they hated their job and nobody seemed to be fulfilled in their career either. So I thought that's just how work was. I assumed working meant hating your job, your boss, and what you were being paid, and nobody expected to really feel fulfilled or invaluable in your career. 

As a career coach and strategist, I'm an expert at helping professionals really understand what they're good at, how to leverage that to answer interview questions with ease, and how to position themselves as the top candidate. Here are some of my suggestions for avoiding a panic room situation and, instead, taking control of the room during your next interview.

I don't know about y'all, but I'm big on standing on my own two feet as a professional woman. I'm so grateful for the love and support of my partner, the love and support of my supervisor, the love and support of my friends, and the industry. But at the end of the day, I want to stand ten toes down in my embodiment and make sure that I can stand on my own when it comes to my place in my career.

Maybe like me, you're a very linear thinker. You think, ‘This goes first, this goes second, and this goes third.’ If that's who you are and how you show up in the world, I want to invite you to flip the script because flipping the script and thinking differently about your approach to your job search can yield real success.

There is so much blessing in walking away from things that don't serve you. I know it can be really hard, somewhat disorienting, and really scary. But there is so much blessing.

How do you know when you should be a team player? When should you pitch in at work? When should you help out versus when you're getting taken advantage of? When people are being witty? When you're getting played? When your employer is using you in a way that won't benefit you or your self-worth and self-value?

Realizing you’re in a career rut is so painful because you’ve become STUCK. The wheels are turning but you’re not going anywhere and you've been there for a while. You find yourself stranded — overcome with panic, frustration, and desperation — with no solution around. Everything you've tried simply isn't working.

Here's the truth: you're thinking about transferable skills all wrong. The truth is that you already have them; you don't need to work to develop them. What you need is to better articulate those transferable skills to stand out to employers.

So you did the hard work. You applied for the job, had the interview, and now you got the job offer. Yeah, you got the job, you got the job, you got the job! We're celebrating, but there is more to do. You still need to negotiate. Let me teach you how to negotiate like a pro.

One of the first things we work on in my mentorship programs is called an I AM statement. 

This involves developing a statement that helps my mentees be clear and beautifully articulate exactly what they're good at, the exact value that they bring to the organization, and the specific problems that they've solved over the course of their careers.

I was very excited to have Patricia join the Mentor Me Accelerator program. She had years of experience in education, her degrees and credentials, and an amazing attitude. What drew her to work with me was she had found herself at a place in her career where she was struggling to position herself as an expert and get her employer to recognize it. Because she brought the same passion and commitment to mentorship that made her successful at work, she was able to use her new strategies to earn a $27,000 salary increase and bonus.

I am quick to tell the inspiring stories of the amazing women I work with in my programs. And I find any way I can to tell you that you should invest in yourself too; to believe in yourself.

Sometimes all it takes is hearing someone else ask a question to get your mind going. Today I am sharing the questions I get on repeat from other motivated women as they begin working with me and imagining the results that are possible. Consider this your primer to our first conversation!

Here's the truth. 87% of the women who join Mentor Me programs find and secure a new role, making a minimum of a $25,000 salary increase within eight weeks. That's the truth of the hundreds of women that I've served in my programs.

Today, I want to talk about the women who aren't successful in my programs.

The motto is always work smarter, not harder.

So I'm going to teach you how to apply for fewer jobs, and get more callbacks and engagement from employers. Because the truth is — no one has time to apply for hundreds of jobs and hope someone calls back; hope someone sees your value and reaches out. We need to be more strategic about our job search and our approach to career development.

There are telltale signs I see when a woman is on the brink of a career shift. Maybe you've been wondering, ‘what's going on with me, why do I feel like this, or what's happening to me?’ I want to talk to you about a path forward for getting expert-level mentorship and career support.

There are simply not a lot of new jobs being created in the labor market right now. And with inflation, boomers are choosing to stay in their jobs longer which means that there’s not a lot of movement in the job market either.

With not a lot of moving parts or obvious paths, you should absolutely avoid doing these two things in today's tight labor market. 

Have you fallen asleep at the wheel in your career? Are you bored, resentful, angry, or disengaged? If that's what you're experiencing in your career, work is a complete ache. I'm here to wake you up and remind you of the importance of being and staying engaged in your career.

This serves as a wake-up call for you that it's required that you are engaged in your career.

One of the first questions I ask women when they're interested in mentoring with me is, “How long have you been thinking about transitioning or advancing your career?” And often, I get answers like nine months, two years, five years, or seven years.

I'm going to share the three most common reasons that women give me for why they stayed in a job too long.

Gen Z is not the enemy. And as a millennial, you can lead Gen Z and younger generations and not drive yourselves crazy.

I want to talk about four sustainable strategies around how we can lead younger generations to success as millennials.

They're called golden handcuffs. And today, in conversations with a prospective mentee, I was reminded of these shackles — little bits and droplets of affirmation and positive feedback from your employer that can keep you stuck in a career that you no longer desire, and that is underwhelming and overworking you. 

I'm going to talk about golden handcuffs, what they are, how they can be dangerous as you advance your career, and how to get unlocked from the set that might be holding you back.

I'm going on the record to share that I take personal offense that Beyoncé did not win Album of the Year for Renaissance at the 2023 Grammy Awards. I’m also reflecting on how Beyoncé’s experiences with music's biggest night have a lot to do with you and your career.

Office politics isn't a dirty word. In fact, once you understand the appropriate usage, it can be beneficial to helping you navigate your workplace and advance your career.

Let’s talk about what office politics is and why navigating it isn't all bad. I love discussing career development strategy because it gives me the opportunity to really dig into taboo topics related to work. So often I find that professional women get a little anxious when dealing with the things that they haven’t mastered in the work environment.

If you're constantly the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room. It's time to get into the rooms where people are doing the thinking with you.

So today I'm going to talk to you about how to go beyond networking and actually build bridges that can help you advance your career.

Stop waiting on your boss to retire. Stop waiting until you finish a degree or complete a certification. Stop waiting till spring. Stop waiting your turn.

Too often I see high-achieving professional women waiting their turn at work which is a severe detriment to excelling in their careers. This plays into feelings of doubts around self-worth or their own value. It also perpetuates an idea that they’re not currently good enough.

This is your year and it's now your turn.

It's time to get re-inspired in your career. Maybe you spent the last few months just waiting till after the holiday days. Maybe you spent the last few months just waiting until you could just search at the top of the year.

But it's a new day. It's a new year.