5 Tips for Advocating Yourself at Work

5 Tips for Advocating Yourself at Work

It can be hard to stand out in the workforce and easy to assume that your boss has your best interests at heart and that everyone is a mind reader about what you’re working on and achieving. Like everything in your life, you have to be a self-advocate for yourself. In this article, we will share 5 tips for advocating yourself at work and how to level up at your job.

Embrace Your Inner Creative: Meet Ali Hall, Founder of Design With Ali

How important is creativity in your life? If your job is your life, carving time for creativity is just as important – yet how? Ali Hall works a successful and intense job during the day and finds time to fill her life with creative projects from painting to flower arranging. Rather than doing it for herself, she’s made it her mission to empower and encourage others to tap into their inner creativity. Learn more about Ali Hall and her platform Design With Ali. 

Where Money and Wellness Collide: Meet Morgan Blackman, Founder of Holistic Bucks

Broke to woke business challenge with Morgan Blackman. Credit - Erika Alvarenga Photography.

Imagine if money was part of your holistic wellness journey? That it was just as important as you taking care of yourself and cherishing it and nourishing it the same way you did your mind and body. Morgan Blackman of Holistic Bucks does just that. She marries all parts of your journey together. Learn more how Toronto based Morgan Blackman started investing and teaching others. 

5 Advantages of Professional Networking

5 Advantages of professional networking - six degrees society

Ugh, networking, the most dreaded business word out there– well maybe taxes are the worst. While you know you should network, for personal networking and business networking purposes, I’m going to tell you why you really NEED to network and the benefits of networking. So stop scrolling professional networking sites and listen up. 

Why Should I Create Deeper Connections and How to do it

Why should I create deeper connections and how to do it - Six Degrees Society

Networking can be SO superficial and surface level. You can be passed over by someone because your name tag doesn’t show that you are an amazing potential connection. However, networking done right should be less about transactions and more about relationship building. You should build your relationship while you don’t need anything and tap it when you do. Here are my 4 favorite tips to create deeper connections.

A Leader Within: Meet Keele Burgin, Founder of B Tribes and Author of Wholly Unraveled: A Memoir

Forming a strong community with B Tribes. Courtesy of Keele Burgin.

What does a religious cult, a rebellious girl and an abusive father all have in common? Keele Burgin. Keele Burgin’s life is like a thriller. While reading her book, I had to keep reminding myself that her book was non-fiction. Despite a wild childhood, Keele is one of the most incredible and inspiring humans I’ve yet to meet. She is also the founder of B Tribes, a community that inspires women. Learn more about Keele, her book and how she’s changing the world. 

Life Lessons for My Teenage Son: Always Remember, You Are Perfectly You

Life Lessons for My Teenage Son; Always Remember: You Are Perfectly You by Elham Raker - six degrees society

I decided to write a letter to my son before he started high school. I started to think about all the pressure he may face (and all the pressure I may face). I wanted him to know that he shouldn’t let himself be measured by “things”. I wanted him to know that he is not his grades, he is not his sports, he is not the college to which he eventually gets accepted. He is not any of those things…He is him and he is perfect.  But as I started to think about the letter and what I wanted to say, I realized I’m writing to myself as much as I  am writing to him! And maybe you can relate too…

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