by angelahosking | Sep 3, 2017 | Build Your Confidence, Empower Yourself, Self improvement
I was 29 minutes into a 50-minute Cycle-Spin class plugging away at an extremely heavy mountain climb when I first felt the urge to quit. My heart was pounding, my legs quivering with every pedal push, as I pondered doing this for another exhaustive, sweaty 21...
by angelahosking | Aug 13, 2017 | Career, Leadership
In a competitive “give-me-outcomes” corporate culture, optimism and glass half-full thinking can be viewed as a Pollyanna-like distraction. After all, who has time for positive soft skills, when there are deadlines to meet and competitors to beat? Research, however,...
by angelahosking | Jul 31, 2017 | Build Your Confidence, Career, Workplace
They lurk in the dark shadows near the break room. Their mere presence, and longevity remind all that what surrounds them is a less-than-optimal work culture. They are every hard-working manager’s nightmare. As “owners” of the culture, they take pride in their power...
by angelahosking | Jul 9, 2017 | Build Your Confidence, Empower Yourself, Self improvement, Women's Empowerment
I peered above the crowd trying to get a glimpse of her. It was hard to pinpoint her location in the sea of moving people nudging in for a photo-op. I oriented myself by finding the Charging Bull of Wall Street and looked for his unassuming opponent. There he was,...
by angelahosking | May 21, 2017 | Career, Productivity, Self improvement
It’s Sunday evening, 8:00 pm, do you know what your boss is doing? My team, unfortunately, does. They know I am planning my weekly calendar, emptying my inbox and setting my top three “must do’s” for Monday morning. I am a hyper-planner who...
