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Marissa BurdettAugust 3, 2017Main, Chart Your YearComment
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Marissa BurdettNovember 1, 2017Main

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Happy #LaborDay! I want to know: what has been one of your favorite jobs, roles, or responsibilities you've ever had?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ While not a paid job, I think my favorite role I've ever played was President of Kappa Delta (@kdalphaphi) at my college. It sometimes surprises people that I was in a sorority, much less president of one, but if I'm ever asked about a time in my life in which I felt most like myself, it was during that season in which I lead an incredible group of women alongside a council of brilliant and trusted leaders.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It wasn't perfect and it certainly wasn't free from challenges, but I loved every minute of it. I was so incredibly passionate about our mission and our sisterhood and I got to operate from my zone of genius while championing and trusting others to show up in theirs so that we could make the sisterhood what it was.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Now that I'm a small business owner, I often return to these roots when I'm feeling like I'm going astray. It's a reminder when I've forgotten what I'm good at and what elements make for fulfilling and exciting work for me. I've certainly grown and evolved since those college days, but something about that role and that experience is still a big part of my core being.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Now, your turn!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ampersandco #pivotpodcast #happylaborday #kappadelta #kdbcia #aot #loyalwewillalwaysbe #ilovethosekaydees
I've had EXPRESSION on the brain for a few weeks now. I deeply desire to express myself in #alltheways and yet there are certain areas that I feel I'm holding myself back in. It's something I've been thinking a lot about and asking for support around.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ One area that I certainly don't want to hide in is my website. While I've always liked my site, it was due for a refresh, especially in my copy and offerings.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I've done so much foundational work in my business over the past year that it was time for my digital "brick and mortar" to reflect those changes.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Part of me wanted to wait until I had my photoshoot with @ashkcaptures and until I had a new training created and until I had more content written to unveil my new site. But I cared more about EXPRESSING myself and my business now, in its current imperfectly beautiful form, not how I hope it will be in the future.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ With a little kick in the butt from the design training I watched last week by @camifarey and @paperandoats, I was able to act on all of the new copy I had written over the past month and freshen up my website. It's functional, it's lovely, and it's me. I'm really happy with it.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Go on and check it out at ampersand.co ✨⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ (And be sure to tell me kindly if I missed any broken links or had any crazy typos or what not!)⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ampersandco #pivotpodcast #squarespacedesign #websiterefresh #creativelifehappylife #createcultivate #womenwhowork #wearethecreativeeconomy #expressyoself
Business/life is weird. One month you're super visible sharing content, connecting with others, feeling in the flow, and the next you're hibernating, working things out behind-the-scenes, asking questions big and small, waiting out the answers.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It's this in-between space that drives us all crazy. So uncomfortable, unglamorous, and unsettling. But man, it's where the rich stuff is cultivated.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I feel so strongly that I'm on the edge of some sort of big change, yet I don't know know what it will be or when. But I'm ready for it.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ (I think. 😅)
Head's up: the Career Hangups workshop replay (and the FREE coaching offer that goes along with it) is only available until August 5th!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ After August 5th, it'll be taken down and repackaged to serve my audience in a new way in the future. It won’t be available again in its current state, so be sure to make time for a watch party this week!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Register or watch the replay at: bit.ly/career-hangups⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #ampersandco #careerhangups #careerworkshop
Work is changing. Can you feel it?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Many people are having a hard time finding their place in this new paradigm. That’s because figuring out where you fit isn’t just about searching for a new job or starting your own business. If it were that straight-forward, people would be pivoting in their careers left and right, no problem!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What I’ve learned is that we find our place in work and in the world not by scrolling through Linkedin, hoping we find a job opening that finally clicks or by seeking promotion after promotion, hoping that the new responsibilities will finally satisfy us. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We find our place in work and in the world by:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ - Examining what has you hung up and stuck in the first place⁠⠀ - Challenging old or expected ways of doing things⁠⠀ - Embracing how you’re naturally wired and who you truly are⁠⠀ - Designing a new approach to life and work that’s supportive of that⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Only then can you truly move forward with work that works for you. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This is the work that I do, both with myself and with my clients.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I don’t start with brainstorming new job titles or crafting a strategy for nailing an interview.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I start here, no matter if we’re just doing a one-time intensive or a 6-month agreement.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ So by the time we're ready for the "fun implementation stuff," you have the right options in front of you and you believe they're totally possible.
Here’s to the last of my roaring twenties 💃🏻 Hello 29!
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