by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor Whether you are starting your business from scratch, working from home as a freelancer, or have a traditional, full-time job outside the home, there is one thing we all have in common – when the kids are home from school for the summer, we suddenly have much more on […]
Author: Christy Williams
Career Coaching Ourselves When It’s Time to Consider Plan B – Or C and D by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor What do you do when Plan A isn’t working out the way you expected it to – or even hoped it would? Go on to Plan B, right? But what if Plan B isn’t working out the way you’d hoped either? What if all those side hustles you’ve been […]
The Downside of Figuring out What You Love to Do for Work by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor A young friend of mine just contacted me to let me know that he received two jobs offers before he has even graduated from college — and he picked the one that is what he really wants to do for work instead of the one that everyone thinks he’d […]
5 Co-Working Spaces for Women That I Wish Were in My Town by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor Working for myself has afforded me a lot of freedom. Thank goodness, because if I were to have a personal tagline, it would probably be, “You’re not the boss of me.” I love the freedom I have to work from anywhere, and control my own schedule – you know, […]
Meaningful Work We Can Do From Home? This Entrepreneur Is Making It Happen—And Saving the Environment at the Same Time by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor She’s been called the queen of remote work. And she knows that finding meaningful work that actually fits in with our lives and allows us the flexibility we need on a daily basis can feel almost impossible. She would also be the first person to tell you that it’s […]
It’s 2018, Corporate America—Why Aren’t There More Flexible And Remote Work Options? by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor I am shocked that we still don’t have more flexibility in America in 2018. Maybe my head has been buried in the sand. Or maybe it’s just because I’ve worked for a company that is so committed to helping people find the flexible jobs they need, that I thought […]
How many Side Hustles does it Take to Make a Career by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor Five, that’s how many. No—six! Because I’m still looking for one more. Have you seen those articles? The ones that encourage you to pick up a side hustle while you’re working your main job? It could be that you are still in the beginning stages of working towards your […]
A New And Unexpected Season of Work-Life Balance by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor I have come to a season in my life where the phrase “work-life balance” has suddenly taken on a whole new meaning—one I never expected. A lot of people don’t even like that phrase, work-life balance, since the word “balance” can make it sound like the ultimate goal is […]
5 Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs who are Making the World a Better Place by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor I’ve always been especially inspired by entrepreneurs who have an undeniable urge to make the world a better place. Socially-conscious business owners who are driven more by being of benefit to others than they are by the the bottom line. Who know what their “Why” is and are compelled […]
How Sheryl Sandberg can Help us all Learn to Lean into the Suck by @ChristyCareer
by Christy Williams | Featured Contributor Is it time for you to lean into the suck? I have been wondering about that for myself recently. Things have been…hard. This is one of the most challenging times I’ve experienced so far in my life. I suppose some of it comes as a natural by-product of my […]