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Making a Career Pivot at 50+: How to Use Your Resume to Reinvent, Not Just Retire
Congrats, you just turned 50! You feel great, you look great, you are at the top of your game, but some hiring manager wants you to believe it’s time to shuffle toward the golf course or take up watercolor painting full-time. Spoiler alert: they’re wrong. You’re not...
Creating Safe Spaces Online: How Mental Health Professionals Can Use Social Media Without Breaching Boundaries
Social media can feel like a double-edged sword for mental health professionals. On one hand, it's a powerful way to reduce stigma, build awareness, and connect with people who need support. On the other, it's a platform where one misstep can blur ethical boundaries...
Educate, Don’t Exploit: How to Share Difficult Topics with Dignity on Social Media
Some subjects demand care—grief, mental illness, addiction, abuse, trauma, and social injustice among them. But in the rush to post, share, or “go viral,” nuance can get lost. That’s where the line between educating and exploiting can quietly get crossed. When you're...
Stop Hating on the Em Dash Just Because AI Uses It—It Hasn’t Done Anything to You
Let’s settle this once and for all: the em dash isn’t the enemy. Somewhere along the way—around the rise of AI-generated content a few years ago—people started rolling their eyes at em dashes. You’ve seen the comments all over LinkedIn. I know I have. “If a paragraph...
Should You List DEI on Your Resume? Pros and Cons in Today’s Political Climate
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become a focal point in many industries over the past decade. Companies have invested heavily in DEI programs, and job seekers who have contributed to these efforts often wonder whether to highlight this...
How Ghostwriters Help You Avoid the Perfectionism Trap in Content Creation
Perfectionism can be a silent business killer. While striving for excellence is important, many business owners fall into the trap of over-editing, tweaking, and second-guessing their content to the point that nothing ever gets published. It doesn’t matter if it’s a...
What to Do When You Realize You Need to Leave Working for the Government
Leaving a government job is a big decision—one that requires careful thought and strategic planning. Whether you’ve been working in the public sector for a few years or a few decades, realizing that it’s time to move on can feel overwhelming. There are often personal,...
Writer’s Block and Burnout: How to Know When to Take a Break and Why It Works
As a writer (or an aspiring writer), you've likely experienced that familiar feeling of staring at a blank page, waiting for the words to come, only to find that your mind is as empty as the screen in front of you. This is writer’s block—a frustrating roadblock in the...
Why You Should View Your Ghostwriter as a Business Partner—Not a Contractor
Hiring a ghostwriter is often seen as a transactional process—someone is paid to write, the project is delivered, and that’s the end of it. But this view is limiting. A skilled ghostwriter isn’t just a hired pen; they’re a strategic partner who can help shape your...
How Meditation and Mindfulness Can Improve Your Writing and Creativity
Writing, whether for business, creative projects, or personal expression, requires focus, clarity, and creativity. Yet, distractions, stress, and the ever-present blank page (and blinking cursor on your screen) can make the writing process feel like an uphill battle....
Tips for Writing a Video Resume Script: Adding Creativity to Your Job Search
Standing out from the crowd and rising above the noise online is hard on a normal day—let alone during a job search. Hiring managers are quite literally stretched thin. The ones we know say they sift through hundreds… if not thousands… of resumes for a single role—and...
What You Can Expect (and Shouldn’t Expect) When Outsourcing Your Social Media Marketing
Social media marketing has become a necessary part of outreach for all businesses, but managing it effectively requires time, strategy, and expertise. For many businesses, outsourcing this function to professionals can deliver significant benefits. However, clear...