Office politics can mean schmoozing up to your boss and others higher up the totem pole than you in order to gain favor – hoping for a raise, a promotion, or status among your peers. It can mean hanging out with the “right” people – the equivalent of the cool kids table – and joining in negativity or gossip because you want to be on the “inside track” with them. 

Office politics can mean schmoozing up to your boss and others higher up the totem pole than you in order to gain favor – hoping for a raise, a promotion, or status among your peers. It can mean hanging out with the “right” people – the equivalent of the cool kids table – and joining in negativity or gossip because you want to be on the “inside track” with them.

027 - Office Politics 2: Making It Work for You

If you’ve ever been caught red-handed – that is – something you said was overheard by or repeated to the very person you didn’t want to hear it, then you know how painful and embarrassing that can be! When you are at work, bad-mouthing can damage relationships with co-workers, break trust, cost opportunities, or in extreme circumstances, cost you your job.

If you’ve ever been caught red-handed – that is – something you said was overheard by or repeated to the very person you didn’t want to hear it, then you know how painful and embarrassing that can be! When you are at work, bad-mouthing can damage relationships with co-workers, break trust, cost opportunities, or in extreme circumstances, cost you your job.

026 - Office Politics 1: Guarding Your Words On the Job

It’s December and the first thing that comes to mind is… Christmas! Already Christmas programs are in full swing – the Nashville Christmas parade was this past weekend, the lighting of the Christmas trees is happening all over the place, and the malls are crammed with shoppers. And that brings me to what I want to talk to you about today – shopping for Christmas presents...

It’s December and the first thing that comes to mind is… Christmas! Already Christmas programs are in full swing – the Nashville Christmas parade was this past weekend, the lighting of the Christmas trees is happening all over the place, and the malls are crammed with shoppers. And that brings me to what I want to talk to you about today – shopping for Christmas presents...

025 - Christmas Doesn't Have to Mean Going Broke 

If you’re unable to pay your bills every month, you’ve either got to cut expenses or increase income. But there’s something else that will really help you with your bills...

If you’re unable to pay your bills every month, you’ve either got to cut expenses or increase income. But there’s something else that will really help you with your bills...

024 - The First Three Steps to Financial Health

Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was saying something entirely inappropriate, and then realized it, but kept talking – and in trying make the situation better, they just dug themselves deeper into the hole?  Okay, have you ever BEEN that person? You just want to say to them (or to yourself) – You’re in a hole! Best bet…..Stop digging!!...

Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was saying something entirely inappropriate, and then realized it, but kept talking – and in trying make the situation better, they just dug themselves deeper into the hole?  Okay, have you ever BEEN that person? You just want to say to them (or to yourself) – You’re in a hole! Best bet…..Stop digging!!...

023 - Don't Drown in Debt!

What is the ONE thing that will make you succeed at work?  Being FAT!!! Let me explain:  FAT doesn’t have anything to do with WEIGHT! [Give this one a listen....]

What is the ONE thing that will make you succeed at work?  Being FAT!!! Let me explain:  FAT doesn’t have anything to do with WEIGHT! [Give this one a listen....]

022 - Success on the Job: Three Keys You Wouldn't Guess

Some people call it habit. Some call it ritual. Some call it routine. Whatever you want to call it (I’m calling it habit,) it’s forming a habit so that the hard thing you find so difficult to do isn’t quite so hard in the future – in fact, if you form the right habit, it won’t ever be a hard thing again. You’ll do it without thinking! But here’s the key – you STACK this habit on something you already do, so the habit isn’t forgotten or much of a change...

Some people call it habit. Some call it ritual. Some call it routine. Whatever you want to call it (I’m calling it habit,) it’s forming a habit so that the hard thing you find so difficult to do isn’t quite so hard in the future – in fact, if you form the right habit, it won’t ever be a hard thing again. You’ll do it without thinking! But here’s the key – you STACK this habit on something you already do, so the habit isn’t forgotten or much of a change...

021 - Self-Discipline is the Key (Accomplishment Pt. 2)

A few weeks ago I posted an article and podcast about how important it is to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections on November 6th. Mid-Term Elections are held every four years, half-way through the presidential term. The election is right around the corner, and I know some of you have some questions about what you’ll be voting for. If you don’t live in Tennessee, this won’t completely apply to you, because I’m going to review the upcoming ballots for Tennessee’s Davidson &amp; Williamson counties, where most of us “Nashvillians” live...

A few weeks ago I posted an article and podcast about how important it is to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections on November 6th. Mid-Term Elections are held every four years, half-way through the presidential term. The election is right around the corner, and I know some of you have some questions about what you’ll be voting for. If you don’t live in Tennessee, this won’t completely apply to you, because I’m going to review the upcoming ballots for Tennessee’s Davidson &amp; Williamson counties, where most of us “Nashvillians” live...

020 - Tennessee Voting: What are You Gonna Do?

No matter what you call it, the principle of trading off doing what’s hard NOW to reap the benefits of something easier down the road is stated over and over . Maxwell says it like this: Pay Now, Play Later. Because if you don’t, you’ll Play Now and Pay Later. And the “Pay Later” is a much BIGGER pay than paying now...

No matter what you call it, the principle of trading off doing what’s hard NOW to reap the benefits of something easier down the road is stated over and over . Maxwell says it like this: Pay Now, Play Later. Because if you don’t, you’ll Play Now and Pay Later. And the “Pay Later” is a much BIGGER pay than paying now...

019 - Self-Discipline is the Key (Accomplishment Pt. 1)

SPECIAL GUEST: Mary Kathryn Lunceford-Levesque  You are the sum of the five people you hang out with. Do you believe that’s true? It’s a popular saying attributed to Jim Rohn, a motivational speaker. An older saying which means the same thing is “Birds of a feather flock together.” Now here’s what I mean by this...

SPECIAL GUEST: Mary Kathryn Lunceford-Levesque You are the sum of the five people you hang out with. Do you believe that’s true? It’s a popular saying attributed to Jim Rohn, a motivational speaker. An older saying which means the same thing is “Birds of a feather flock together.” Now here’s what I mean by this...

018 - Who are the 5 People Who Make You? (Friendships Pt. 2)

Laura Thomae Young is a writer, workshop leader, and international speaker with more than twenty years of experience working with teens, young adults, and women. The idea for the “Adulting Like a Boss” website, book, and podcast came after her return from living abroad for more than a decade. Upon acclimating back to life in the States, she came across more and more friends in the upcoming generation who lacked confidence in tackling adult situations, both big and small.Her passion for teaching and connecting with young adults prompted her to seek an avenue to equip millennials for the grown-up world. Thus, Adulting Like a Boss was born to provide the life skills needed to move from college student to grown-up.She is a mom to four millennials of her own and mother-in-law to three. When she’s not writing, training, or speaking, you’ll find her hanging out at her home in Nashville with her husband, Steve, and their giant labradoodle, Val.

Laura Thomae Young is a writer, workshop leader, and international speaker with more than twenty years of experience working with teens, young adults, and women. The idea for the “Adulting Like a Boss” website, book, and podcast came after her return from living abroad for more than a decade. Upon acclimating back to life in the States, she came across more and more friends in the upcoming generation who lacked confidence in tackling adult situations, both big and small. Her passion for teaching and connecting with young adults prompted her to seek an avenue to equip millennials for the grown-up world. Thus, Adulting Like a Boss was born to provide the life skills needed to move from college student to grown-up. She is a mom to four millennials of her own and mother-in-law to three. When she’s not writing, training, or speaking, you’ll find her hanging out at her home in Nashville with her husband, Steve, and their giant labradoodle, Val.

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Maintaining friendships – knowing when to invest the precious commodity of time into a relationship, when there are a million “to-do’s” screaming to be done. And then, knowing – when you do have people in your life – who to spend your time with! It’s hard to know who the people are that COULD be in your life, and even harder to know who SHOULD be in your life, right?

Maintaining friendships – knowing when to invest the precious commodity of time into a relationship, when there are a million “to-do’s” screaming to be done. And then, knowing – when you do have people in your life – who to spend your time with! It’s hard to know who the people are that COULD be in your life, and even harder to know who SHOULD be in your life, right?

017 - Who Should Be In Your Life? (Friendships Pt. 1)

Thinking about leaving your job for a new one? You’ve had some restlessness lately?You might want to think again!  Millennials have earned the unfortunate reputation of “job hoppers,” when the reality is, people of all ages in today’s work force change jobs more than they did fifty years ago. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the median number of years workers tend to stay with one employer is 4.2 years, and that number is getting smaller each year.   But how do you know if it is the right time to leave? And how long should you stay?  There are lots of advantages of sticking with one job for a long time, and you might be selling yourself short if you leave your company too soon.  Here are four reasons you might want to nix the applications, and stay where you are.

Thinking about leaving your job for a new one? <a href="http://www.adultinglikeaboss.net/2018/06/17/three-reasons-you-may-be-restless-with-your-current-job/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You’ve had some restlessness lately?</a>You might want to think again!  Millennials have earned the unfortunate reputation of “job hoppers,” when the reality is, people of all ages in today’s work force change jobs more than they did fifty years ago. In fact, the <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/tenure.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> says that the median number of years workers tend to stay with one employer is 4.2 years, and that number is getting smaller each year.   But how do you know if it is the right time to leave? And how long should you stay?  There are lots of advantages of sticking with one job for a long time, and you might be selling yourself short if you leave your company too soon.  Here are four reasons you might want to nix the applications, and stay where you are.

003 - Four Reasons You May Want to Stay at Your Current Job 

If you’re hoping to climb the corporate ladder, or at the very least, make a little more moo-lah, you may be up against some stiff competition. Don’t get left out! Here are six steps you can follow that will make you shine in your job.

If you’re hoping to climb the corporate ladder, or at the very least, make a little more moo-lah, you may be up against some stiff competition. Don’t get left out! Here are six steps you can follow that will make you shine in your job.

004 - Six Things to Make You Shine at Your Job

Want to change something in your life?  It’s simpler than you think. Now I didn’t say EASY.  I said Simple! It’s SIMPLE to change something in your life, but you know my philosophy! Do the HARD thing! Changing something in your life really comes down to four things...

Want to change something in your life?  It’s simpler than you think. Now I didn’t say EASY.  I said Simple! It’s SIMPLE to change something in your life, but you know my philosophy! Do the HARD thing! Changing something in your life really comes down to four things...

016 - Want to Change Something in Your Life?

I’m really excited about talking to you about voting, because this is something a lot of you have told me you have questions about. There’s nothing more powerful in the United States government’s structure than the power of the people to vote! I’m going to talk about four things...

I’m really excited about talking to you about voting, because this is something a lot of you have told me you have questions about. There’s nothing more powerful in the United States government’s structure than the power of the people to vote! I’m going to talk about four things...

015 - Voting (Politics 101) - Pt. 2

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