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Sometimes a simple reminder, a new tip, or a fresh perspective provides the nudge you need to get unstuck. For a decade, I’ve published Thrive Potential’s blog to share insights, struggles, and successes to help professionals thrive at work and in life. From topical to timeless, these posts aim to affirm and inform, while being concise and engaging.

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Sponsoring Career Success: a Winning Strategy for Women’s Leadership Development

11/09/2021

Let’s get back to work?

If there’s a singular theme to the past week’s national discourse about COVID-19, it seems to be: Back to work! This is a crucial

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Top Ten Things We Wanted Before COVID-19

A little levity for difficult times. . . . 1. Work-from-home 2. Fewer streaming services 3. More time together 4. Dress pants 5. Travel

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Top Ten Realizations Since COVID-19

A little levity for difficult times. . . . 1. Our smartphones can be used for talking 2. I could never be a doctor or

04/10/2020

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Your Virtual Boss Check-In

Thanks for meeting with me today. You’ve been working from home for a few weeks now, so I wanted to check in on you

04/01/2020

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Spies and Superpowers

What were you born to do? If you’ve spent any time crafting your personal brand or charting a transformation, it’s likely that you’ve considered

03/17/2020

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Sunshine and Rainbows (At Work)

Saturday was one of those idyllic weather days. Blue skies, chirping birds, animated pedestrians. One of those days that is all sunshine. One of

03/03/2020

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What to Do When You Want to Give Up (How to Develop Resilience, Part 2 of 2)

If you read part one of this post, you may have already taken time to consider your resilience record and calibrate a resilient outlook.

01/21/2020

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What to Do When You Want to Give Up (How to Develop Resilience, Part 1 of 2)

I don’t know about you, but those kitten posters have never helped me “Hang in There”. When times get tough, my natural inclination is

01/14/2020

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The Introvert Holiday Survival Guide

In a culture that strongly favors extroversion, the season upon us is exceptionally harsh for the introverted. On top of heightened demands for spending

12/13/2019

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Why it’s so hard to apologize

We suck at apologizing. And it’s no wonder. From pre-K to politics, contradictions about how and when to express remorse surround us. A

11/19/2019

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How to Be Happy at Work

The idea of “happily ever after” was not introduced to predict or guide professional satisfaction. But dismissing fairytale endings has hardly spared us from

10/08/2019

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Achieve Your Goals With This One Shift

I know this successful entrepreneur, Tom, let’s call him. Tom is ambitious, disciplined, and resilient. He’s also quite smart. One day over lunch, Tom

09/10/2019

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Practicing Compassion as a Self-Development Strategy

In an era that is being defined by violence, hate, and marginalization, last weekend’s two mass shootings punctuated the dire state of civility in

08/06/2019

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Confessions of an Imposter

The rectangular yellow Post-in note has been stuck to my computer since November. At the time, I was working hard to revise my business

07/23/2019

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To Be or Not to Be Powerful

Power. We commend it in those we admire, and we criticize it in those we attack. We grasp for more when we feel dominated,

07/09/2019

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Supportive Work Cultures: What Goes Around Might Come Around

You know that cool (or eerie) feeling when two disparate events collide in a way that multiplies their individual impact? That’s what happened to

06/25/2019

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How to Find the Right Coach

If you’re considering hiring a professional development coach for yourself, or sponsoring someone else’s development, you may be at what some consider the hardest

06/11/2019

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Everything You’ve Wondered About Coaching but Were Afraid to Ask

You know this moment, right? When you meet someone at a networking event, they tell you their job title–something in supply chain, perhaps—and it’s something

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Dream or Disaster: How Story Shapes Your Life and Leadership

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Leadership Lessons from Hurricane Ian to Help You Thrive at Work

Sponsoring Career Success: a Winning Strategy for Women’s Leadership Development

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Let’s get back to work?

Top Ten Things We Wanted Before COVID-19

Top Ten Realizations Since COVID-19

Your Virtual Boss Check-In

Spies and Superpowers

Sunshine and Rainbows (At Work)

What to Do When You Want to Give Up (How to Develop Resilience, Part 2 of 2)

What to Do When You Want to Give Up (How to Develop Resilience, Part 1 of 2)

Why it’s so hard to apologize

How to Be Happy at Work

Achieve Your Goals With This One Shift

Practicing Compassion as a Self-Development Strategy

Confessions of an Imposter

To Be or Not to Be Powerful

Supportive Work Cultures: What Goes Around Might Come Around

How to Find the Right Coach

Everything You’ve Wondered About Coaching but Were Afraid to Ask

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