Early in my recovery, there was a lady who spoke these beautiful words of truth into my life, “A grateful heart never relapses.” I’ve found over the last 9 years since then that in any area of life where I am disturbed or there is disorder, I can ask myself, am I showing gratitude? At Horizon Point, we practice gratitude by making accomplishment lists. The act of simply acknowledging areas of growth brings a sense of gratitude. Have you cultivated the habit of gratitude in your personal life or workplace? If not, here is our list of top posts related
I wrapped up my sabbatical last week. It was a nice change of pace for the busy season of life I’m in. I recall my sabbatical 3 years ago & realized it was a busy season too. Life is busy and messy and hard. So many people around me are struggling with something – health, grief, raising kids, aging parents. Taking a break from one of the most important parts of life (work) to focus on intentional rest was just what I needed. So, here is a recap of my sabbatical and this season of life, told through pictures: Celebrated
Over fall break, I had the chance to walk to the park with my five year old. On the first day, he decided he was going to search for “treasures” on our walk. He found flowers and rocks and leaves and sticks that he thought were “beautiful”. I couldn’t help but notice things I wasn’t noticing but he did. With every stop and examination he made, he did in fact find lots of beautiful things. On our walk the next day, he decided it was time to pick up the trash. He noticed some along the roadway when he was
This week we continue our exploration of AI. I must admit, I’ve been hesitant to give AI a chance. Given the ethical and legal concerns with its use and my own personal worries about whether it can perform for my needs, I saw no reason to engage with it. These past few weeks however, I’ve been testing its applications within the work place for HR-related tasks. Recently, I’ve been working on a compensation project that involved pulling market data, and reviewing job descriptions. I felt it would be a good opportunity to test AI and its research and writing capabilities.
Horizon Point has been working on two NEW Career Development Practitioner Training Offerings available Fall 2024. One will be a School Career Development Advisor (SCDA) Training. The other, an Alabama Workforce Challenges & Solutions course. School Career Development Advisor (SCDA) Training Horizon Point’s SCDA Training is designed for providers who work in many settings and help prepare students for meaningful work and managing their careers. These providers work with other staff to coordinate the design, implementation, and monitoring of school and community-based efforts to improve the chances of students entering the job market with skills, knowledge, and credentials to be