As a Black, female junior employee, I am always looking for ways to self-promote ad establish my brand at work. First starting out, I was hesitant to share my accomplishments in fear that I would be seen as too boastful. It’s hard balancing all the outward perspectives of self, personal worries, and reality, especially when …
Category: Career
Why I Started Time Blocking My Schedule
Time blocking is my new to-do list. Don’t get me wrong, a simple to-do list is still great for compiling everything that needs to get done. However, I’m already overwhelmed by the time I write down bullet ten! I’m aware of what to do, but not when. Time blocking is a time management method that …
5 Work From Home Self-Care Tips
Just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean self-care is nonexistent. Working from home turns your space into an office for 8 + hours and it becomes hard to clock out. For me, working from home resulted in looking at emails non-stop and logging off hours after 5 p.m. I never truly turned my apartment …
4 Step Guide to Receiving and Accepting Feedback
It’s officially time for my second round of annual reviews. Last year, I made a post all about feedback and what I learned from five short months in the business world. Were there some good points? Yes, however as I approach year two of my career, I’ve started looking at feedback from a different perspective. …