If you’re in the market for a new job, “Finding Your Next Job” is the Capital LifeWorks program that can help you transition to “newly employed” smoothly and successfully. A combination of one-on-one personalized workshops and private coaching sessions, “Finding Your Next” will give you the clarity and confidence you will need to move ahead quickly and land [...]
Below is an op-ed I wrote that appeared in the 4/19 issue of THE HILL. Long days, high stress behind Capitol Hill exodus By Tricia Ferrone How ironic is it that after working on historic healthcare legislation exhausted staffers are ready to close the books on their own history-making careers on Capitol Hill. Staffers from [...]
Whenever a Hill staffer tells me that the demands of his or her job prevent them from being in a “relationship”, my usual response is, “Only if you think it does.” Yes, it’s true your job presents some challenges, but it is not going to prevent you from having a “relationship”. On the contrary, if [...]
Did you ever think of stress as being habit-forming? Well, it is. In fact, the habitual qualities of stress are why some people thrive on stress to the point of abusing it while others find it difficult to prevent it or eliminate it from their lives. However, whether you misuse it or can’t seem to [...]
At the end of Act II in Thornton Wilder’s iconic play, “Our Town,” the character Louella Soames says, “Happiness, that’s the great thing! The most important thing is to be happy.” I am familiar with this line because I played Mrs. Soames in a community theatre production of “Our Town”. The play ran during the [...]
Since ancient times, people have celebrated the Autumnal Equinox with all types of pagan rituals and religious traditions. When I was a staffer,a good friend of mine (who shall remain nameless here – but you know who you are) and I celebrated the Autumnal Equinox by engaging in our own pagan ritual. We would wander [...]
