My dad’s career advice has always been simple and straightforward. “Find something you love to do and then find someone to pay you for it,” he told me often. His belief was …
MilSpouse Entrepreneurship: Starting Your Own Business
Topic: Managing Your Career
Going Back to School as a MilSpouse
As military spouses, we face additional challenges when it comes to continuing our education. Not only do we have to balance home, school, possibly work and family responsibilities, but we also have …
State Licensing Reciprocity in the Military
Anyone who has ever held a license for their profession knows the effort it takes to obtain it and the effort it takes to keep it. Years of schooling, internships, working under …
Don’t Lose Yourself as a MilSpouse
Being a military spouse is exciting. The traditions, community, traveling and overall life experiences are so outside of the box that it really feels unique and is an honor to be a …
Keeping “Work” in Telework When You Have Kids at Home
It’s one thing to make a deliberate decision to accept a telecommuting job knowing full well your school-age kids will be out of the house during work hours and your bitty babies …
When the 20-year Mark Gets Real
The panic that strikes when I flip the calendar page and realize I have something scheduled the first week of the new month is real. I mean, I wrote the deadline, or …
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