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Illuminate Me

Illuminating insights on communicating and connecting better to help you grow your reach, impact, and career.

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The counterintuitive way to make career progress

5 easy ways to give yourself a powerful communication advantage

Learn how to recognize and read important business cues

5 reasons why you should take that professional risk

If you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.

How to avoid professional déjà vu

Are you doing the same thing over and over again in your career, expecting a different result?

4 sneaky ways frustration can help you make career progress

The frustration you’re feeling could actually be beneficial.

5 clues you might need to work on your awareness

Cultivating awareness is an intentional practice, yet many mistakenly believe they don’t need to work on it.

The best investment you can make—and 5 easy ways to do it

Invest in the one thing that will impact your career the most: yourself.

The best—and briefest—career advice I've ever received

The two words that changed my career trajectory for the better

The 6 best ways not to be an "askhole"

There's a right (and wrong) way to receive professional feedback

This is the best way to find career growth when you feel stuck

When you adopt a new way of seeing the world—and yourself—you open the doors to change and growth.

6 ways to maximize creativity when you don’t think you’re creative

Far too many people assume they must be a designer, musician, or artist to be creative, and it’s simply not true.

How to harness the power of words to improve your communication and career

Words matter; choose wisely.

5 reasons why you should surround yourself with complementary (not complimentary) people

The smartest leaders focus on this; here’s why you should too

How to banish your inner critic

That little voice in your head isn't always accurate.

3 ways to combat the sneaky career saboteur that plagues every professional

Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.

7 ways to protect your #1 resource

Busy ≠ productive

How to master the two most important (but tricky) words in your career

It’s easy to be complicated and hard to be simple

My #1 rule for content—and how I inadvertently broke it

There's a reason why I advocate for the "Power Trifecta"— and why you should too.

Too good to be true

How to improve your "know, like, and trust" factor (i.e., be like my Dad)

Oh, yay! One less hour

How to make creative constraints your bestie