Whatever has brought you to a season of career transition, reinvention or pivoting, as a leader, executive or entrepreneur, believe that shifting your posture and setting the course for a new future IS possible. It may just take going through a journey of transformation to emerge with clarity, confidence, and courage. Read on.

Career Transitions are part of the changing cycles of life. But if the career you’re leaving behind is one you loved it can be very painful. This is tennis star and icon Serena Williams’ testimony as she announces her upcoming retirement in September’s Vogue cover story from a sport that defined her for most of her life. Here are a few lessons we can all take away from her story.

In the in-between timeline that is a transition, you’re typically letting go of something old, and moving forward with something new. Release and shed the old and fully step into the infinite possibilities of the new so you can set yourself up for career success.

So much of what I do as the Brilliance Unveiler is reminding women of their magnificence, of their vision for their career in those moments when things are tough, when they are overwhelmed or off-track, when they feel ill-equipped or unqualified to bring their vision to fruition. Here’s why you shouldn’t climb your career mountain alone.

To get to your appointed Do, you need to do the work required on your Who. As a high-achieving woman, you want stuff to happen, NOW. You want to get to the steps so you can take the actions and get busy with your Do. The truth is that most change is an inner game—it's the Work on the Who. Here’s why that matters to your impact.

I get very jazzed about helping women with their career transition, leaps, pivots, or reinvention. I know the power in our stories so in this post I share a very fast-tracked version of my professional journey to make a point about pivoting. My biggest lesson? Don’t go it alone.

You’re gifted with multiple skillsets, superpowers, and secret sauces. I believe we’re meant to leverage our full brilliance in service to our sphere. Harnessing the power of your personal brand is one way to do this. And your resume is one of the tools. Make sure it’s positioning you for impact.

The pandemic helped us see and understand at a deeper level that without a sense of purpose, meaning and value, our work cannot fulfill us and make the impact we long for. I believe it’s time for all of us to take the reins of our careers and lives as we navigate uncertainty and pivots that are the new normal right now. If not now, when?

Impact Players are treasured in organizations and rewarded for the value they add. Managers recognize these top performers and understand their worth. Leaders depend on them so they are privy to high-profile assignments and their peers respect them. Adopt these mindset shifts to become one too.

Impact Players are "individuals at any level of an organization who are doing work of exceptional value and having an extraordinary high impact.” Based on Liz Wiseman’s research, here are the key differentiators between Impact Players and their colleagues.

You are meant to rise, in your arena, in the way you are specially shaped to impact your sphere. Don’t let that gap between where you are now and where you want to be in your career, grow. 2021 is coming to a close. Consider how you want to end the year and how you want to position yourself for 2022.

In these uncertain, chaotic, and constantly shifting times, if you find yourself feeling unmotivated, blah, unable to focus, frequently tired, or more uptight than usual, it’s wise to check in with yourself to see if you’re edging into burnout. Here are key warning signs and ways to address them.

As aspiring or current leaders, we need to cultivate a network of trusted mentors and colleagues to support, champion and advocate for us. No one leads effectively in isolation. Build out your Success Squad with these tips.

The power and effectiveness of your personal brand can help elevate you professionally or minimize your impact. Use these six strategies to ensure you intentionally craft a brand that supports your career goals.

Possessing Emotional Intelligence or EQ is a crucial component of leadership. Having strong EQ means you can be aware of, control, and express your emotions, as well as handle your professional relationships empathetically. Here are a few EQ basics to ensure you lead impactfully.

Teachers make the best leaders, and they have much to teach us about leadership. Leveraging my experience as an adjunct lecturer I share three lessons I learned teaching Community College students, and how those lessons apply to all types of leaders.

As a leader on the rise, on the make, in transition, or settled in her role, how do you cultivate a leadership style that is aligned with the very best of who you are? The truth is, your values, your persona, your character, your faith, personality, strengths, weaknesses, all inform how you lead others. Here are a few tips to begin your exploration of your style.