Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT When my children were pre-schoolers, around this time in December, Mrs. Claus would pay a visit to our home. She would sneak in after they were already in bed and clear out all the toys they were no longer loving all that much. Afterall, where would Santa put all […]
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT I recently saw a meme on social media that confidence creates excellence whereas insecurity fixates on perfection. It resonated as the truth for me. Developing confidence in Project Management comes from mastering the basics so that you can have great results time after time after time with your
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT I was reflecting on 2017 and what a year it’s been. I’ve had some personal rough spots – my father passed away at the end of June. That has consumed a great deal of my mind space and it’s been somewhat of a struggle to find the joy in
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT I’m busy today getting ready for the next six weeks of travel. I’m heading to Alaska for several weeks to work on a project, then to visit my daughter in Portland for Christmas, up to Seattle to work on 2018 strategies with the Cheetah board between Christmas and New
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT Being an attitude of gratitude by recognizing all for which I am grateful in the moment has been my practice for the past 22 years. I found my way here during a hard time in my life when I first became a single mother with two pre-school children to raise
Michelle LaBrosse CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT This morning, Facebook reminded me of this blog post I had put up six years ago – http://www.michellelabrosseblogs.com/2011/11/targeted-gene-therapy-and-some-alternative-approaches/. My mother had brain cancer, and we had her in an experimental treatment in the hopes it could cure her (it, unfortunately, did not). In the six years since I wrote
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT This Sunday in many places in the Northern Hemisphere marks the end of Daylight Saving Time when we move our clocks back an hour. If you normally wake up at 7 AM, this means you will now normally wake up a 6 AM. Likewise, you will start being sleepy
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT Last week, the Project Management Institute (PMI) released it’s tenth salary survey of Project Managers worldwide. The salary gap between project managers who hold PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) credential and those that don’t is increasing. When we started helping project managers become PMP certified in only four days
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT If you’re on the fence about whether or not earning the Project Management Professional Certification would be an S.M.A.R.T goal for you – let’s review the basic concept of S.M.A.R.T goals. An S.M.A.R.T. goal is defined as one that is specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound. The S.M.A.R.T. acronym
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT I realized just how significant Cheetah’s approach to passing the PMP exam is when I decided to participate in a sprint triathlon next May – 2018. I had no idea what is required to train for a triathlon. I initially thought I would have to sign up for working
