JFCS Welcomes Deb Frockt as New CEO Half a lifetime ago, I packed up a little car and moved from Louisville to Seattle to start a new life. A few days ago, my husband and I packed up a big truck and moved from Seattle to Louisville to start a new, new life. We arrived to hear a collective voice …
How To Take Your Business Idea From Dream To Reality
How many times have you had an idea for a product or business that you did nothing with to only see someone else doing it months or even years later? Sometimes those first steps of taking an idea to action are the hardest. With a few tangible steps can take you from dream to reality. Often we may have several …
Team Member Tuesday: Meet Cynthia Brown
Cynthia Brown is the Director of the JFCS Navigate Enterprise Center and has been with JFCS for five years. The Navigate Enterprise Center was founded in 1995, with the core mission of helping entrepreneurs from underserved communities start and expand small businesses. Cynthia and her team provide individuals with the skills, tools, and access to resources to achieve their business …
Retiring: Now What?
For many, it’s hard to believe that the time to retire has finally arrived. Whether you’ve been dreaming of this moment, dreading this moment or the moment snuck up on you, one thing is certain: you need to figure out what comes next. Feeling a sense of loss is common as many people associate their work with their sense of …
Better Communication A New Year’s Resolutions for The Whole Family
Take a glimpse inside many American households and you’ll find busy schedules: bustling kids, stressed- out parents and a general lack of successful family communication. Do you find yourself listening to a family member, but focusing more on what you want to say? Alternatively, perhaps you find yourself with divided attention between your family member and a mobile device or tv and …
Be Visible, Show Value, Create Your Career Shift
Stepping forward into a career transition or career transformation may feel uncomfortable. When you have been doing something for a long time, feeling pulled to explore something new and different may find you feeling unsteady — without your sea legs. Alternatively, you may be feeling excited — ready to leap toward the mountain top. Have you been asking yourself, “Is …
New Year’s Resolutions for Caregivers
A common lament among caregivers, especially Sandwich Generation caregivers, is that there are not enough hours in the day to do everything that needs to be done. Every so often, caregivers need to remind themselves that they are doing their personal best. If you haven’t been making yourself a priority over the last year, you’re not alone. However, with New Year …
Career Management Programs Help Set and Achieve Goals
Whether you’re in high school and thinking about career options for the first time, mid-career and looking for a change of pace, or nearing retirement and considering a twilight career, making decisions about your career path can seem like an overwhelming task. It’s difficult to know where to start and how to set achievable goals if you’re not sure which …
New Year, New Career: Do You #KnowYour5?
As we begin a new year, many of us reflect and take stock of our lives, create new goals, and think about the future, in both a personal and professional sense. Considering a career change is a common occurrence this time of year, no matter one’s age or experience. If your new year resolutions involve a career change, start by …
Planning a Career Move as a Young Professional
For many young professionals, just landing your first job after college was a challenge, let alone considering a career change only a few months or years later. It’s common to feel unsatisfied in that first position. Perhaps your studies in college weren’t aligned with your current work, or your company doesn’t offer much room for advancement. If your New Year’s …