Time to Dump Out the Junk Drawer
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Time to Dump Out the Junk Drawer

Don’t wait to dig around in that junk drawer of yours. Build a sorting ritual into your life every 90 days and the chaos will become calm.

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Game Day Decision
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Game Day Decision

WRAL TechWire columnist Jes Averhart celebrates the kickoff of the football season by sharing a lesson that she learned from her son.

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The Brain is a Mysterious Place
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

The Brain is a Mysterious Place

The brain is a mysterious place… a wild wild west of sorts, and not well adapted for today’s demands. I’m learning this and so much more as I explore the causes and remedies of burnout. Let’s take a deep dive into burn out.

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When Life Gets in the Way of Reinvention…
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

When Life Gets in the Way of Reinvention…

Why is it so hard to reinvent yourself? Why can’t we all just click our heels three times and be done with it? Well, life. Life gets in the way. Let’s talk about this.

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Stop Doing. Just Be.
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Stop Doing. Just Be.

Be still for a moment. And when you feel yourself rooted and strong again, then you can start to think about what you might want to do next. But only after you’ve had time to just be.

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Leadership lessons from golf: The game is a beast but …
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Leadership lessons from golf: The game is a beast but …

Listen, I’m no dummy. I know golf is a beast. It’s a game that can tear you down and build you up in one stroke. If I was going to make it out alive, I would have to focus on three things: my attitude, my coachability and the beverage cart.

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From Amish Farm to Entrepreneur…
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

From Amish Farm to Entrepreneur…

I’m passionate about reinvention. My own experience has convinced me that catching new waves leads to a more rich and fulfilling life.

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Great Resignation or Great Reinvention?
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Great Resignation or Great Reinvention?

Yes, it’s true the Great Resignation has gotten a lot of air time recently, but that’s not how I see what’s happening. I see this as a moment of reinvention. The Great Reinvention is the real story we should be following.

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Cruel Optimism and Bubble Baths
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Cruel Optimism and Bubble Baths

Today, I want to talk to my cheerleaders who are standing on the sidelines holding bottles of water and signs that say, “Find Your Happy Pace!” I know you mean well, but be careful you’re not unintentionally slipping into the realm of “cruel optimism.”

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Because You Can’t Run Forever
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Because You Can’t Run Forever

Changing jobs can be the best thing that happens to you. I know. I’ve made a career from reinventing myself many times over…but before you hit send on that resignation email, hear me out.

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Who Keeps Moving Your Finish Line?
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

Who Keeps Moving Your Finish Line?

Okay… I’m not a long-distance runner. Never have been…never will be. Marathons are built for a special kind of person. But as I continue to interview executives for my series on burnout, one analogy keeps coming up.

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In Search of Personal Fulfillment... How Much Responsibility for this Should Companies Assume?
Jesica Averhart Jesica Averhart

In Search of Personal Fulfillment... How Much Responsibility for this Should Companies Assume?

If you’re like me you can feel the changing tides. We’re squarely in a people-centered movement. Employees are embracing a renewed sense of agency and leaders have the opportunity to connect and engage with their teams like never before. The doors of honest conversation have been thrown open – the question is, who’s brave enough to step through.

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