Category Archives: Career Transition

Skills Morph: What Have You Learned about Yourself?

Sometimes we need a moment to step back and look at ourselves through a different lens. Examining our skills and their development allows us to see our own growth process. I’m not a professional in career development, but I can still assess how my skills have grown over time to become more valuable. I evenContinueContinue reading “Skills Morph: What Have You Learned about Yourself?”

Friday Faith Moment: Keeping the Faith

Changing jobs or careers is difficult even at the best of times, but it is even more complicated when we make a career turn that doesn’t fit the plan other people have for us. When we have prayed and asked the Lord for guidance, it can be difficult to explain to other people that we’veContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Keeping the Faith”

Be an Autodidact

When I was still a librarian, I feasted on book after book about many subjects. I enjoyed favorite authors and tried new genres. There was a whole building of books in front of me, and I took full advantage of it. I read one book entitled The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (translatedContinueContinue reading “Be an Autodidact”

Friday Faith Moment: The Legacy of Ambition

Some years back, I took a new job to expand my career horizons. What seemed straightforward at first became more complicated when I found out I would split my time between two locations. The locations could not have been more different. While one site was inviting and clearly concerned with the needs of the clientele,ContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: The Legacy of Ambition”

Skills Morph: Sunday School Teacher to Trainer to Knowledge Distributor

Several years ago, I was blessed to teach a children’s Sunday School class, and later, I was blessed again to teach a teen Sunday School class. Both opportunities helped me to learn about children, teenagers, other adults, myself, the Bible, and God. It was stressful and rewarding, and it helped me grow as a person.ContinueContinue reading “Skills Morph: Sunday School Teacher to Trainer to Knowledge Distributor”