Tipinions

Certifications:  There are many different certifications that you can get that will enhance your resume and overall skillset.  Many of them are inexpensive and not very time consuming but can give you the edge over another candidate applying for the same position, put you in a position for promotion or a raise. With online learning, […]

Taking people for granted: We have all been guilty of this at some point in our lives. The expression “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone”, comes to mind.  So, before that happens, take a moment to think of the loved ones in your life and if you lost them – think of […]

 First Aid Skills:  In some workplaces or positions, it is important to have your First Aid or CPR certification. However, it is not mandatory in many positions or companies. Questions to Ponder: In saying that, who is qualified in your workplace? If something happened, is there someone or more than one person that could step […]

Survival Skills:  On a scale on 1-10 where would you rate yourself on a survival test? If you were dropped in the middle of a thick forest, far away from civilization, how would you fair? Questions to Ponder: What would you use for tools? What would you eat? How would you find water? Can you […]

Away time:  Do you have a job that takes you away from home? There are many jobs and positions that take you away from your family life.  Sometimes it is a few weeks a year, other ones it can be on a more regular basis. Questions to Ponder: How do you keep the closeness to […]

Healing:  We all heal at different rates depending on our past experiences, depending on how deep the hurt. We need to be gentle and give us room to allow ourselves the time we need to completely heal from something.  Many people will have their own opinion and freely give it when we are going through […]

Overtime:  How much overtime do you work in a given week or month? Many people are overworked now a days and a lot of that has to do with the fact that there is not enough staff to take on the current workload which forces people to do more overtime than necessary. Does your boss […]

Red Flags:  Red flags are things that come up during a friendship or relationship that give you a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach. It is something that you recognize that someone else is doing or saying to you and it bothers you.  It is similar to a trigger – what we discussed […]

Diversification:  Has the Covid Pandemic made you look into other things and diversify. Have you downsized in areas and created new avenues for revenue? Some companies have used the pandemic to thrive while others have struggled? Questions to Ponder: What are areas that you could look into to diversify? What are areas that could be […]

Triggers:  Everyone has them.  They are things that come up in the present that remind us of the past and not in a good way. It can happen with friendships, but most of the time it happens with relationships – partners. Your ex has done something that caused you great pain and now you are […]

Barriers:  Yesterday, we talked about the language barrier, what other barriers do you face at work? There could be barriers between co-workers, employees and management, procedures and processes, systems, emotional barriers – such as a bad experience that makes you hesitant. There may be barriers from keeping you moving higher or transferring. There are many […]

Words vs Actions: Actions Speak Louder Than Words – that is an age old expression and it speaks the truth. Many things are said in a day by many different people in our lives, but do their words match their actions that follow. When words and actions don’t line up it can cause great confusion, […]