• Flexi Clip Give Away

    Hello! My name is Laurie Young.  I have close friends and family members in the nursing field and have always admired their patience, gentleness, and genuine hearts.  I know you are under-acknowledged and under-appreciated which is why I am so excited that you are discovering the world of Lilla Rose and even more that I get to give away TWO of our amazing Flexi Clips to the lucky winners (one to each winner)!   The Flexi Clip The Flexi Clip is the product that I fell in love with several years ago and caused me to become a consultant with Lilla Rose. It is a patented, one-piece, flexible hair clip that…

  • Nurse CEO Success Summit in Los Angeles

    I’m excited to be a speaker at the Nurse CEO Success Summit in Los Angeles on September 29, 2018!  The event will bring business experts together to share how they have hacked technology to create a better business, process, environment, or world! All entrepreneurs are welcome to come! I hope to see you there. http://www.nurseceo.co/successsummit #nurseceosummit @TheNurseCEO @the_nurseceo   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: “ca-pub-6662909207833437”, enable_page_level_ads: true }); window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;

  • Life-Work Balance and Self Care

    In keeping with the self-care theme this week, I would like to bring your attention to a terrific Work/Life Balance Guide I received a link to a few days ago. From GroomandStyle.com, this guide to decreasing stress is just what nurses need! There are tons of ideas to work on and ways to gain control of your life and the situations that seem to drive you up the wall! Check them out and see if you can find a path to clearing out some of the major stress from your life. https://pixabay.com/en/balance-inspiration-motivation-life-865089/ It’s not rocket science and for nurses it’s not new. It’s about prioritizing, delegating and reviewing the success…

  • Smiling sorrow – The repercussions of masking chronic anxiety

    Guest Post from Ariel Taylor Many people outwardly display happiness and exuberance. In reality, they may be concealing inner turmoil and depression. Depressive people fear that others may notice they’re flawed personalities. They fear people close to them may become judgmental if the depth and intensity of depression is revealed. People try to avoid being labeled as a depressive character or manic worrier as that becomes the quickest route to social and workplace isolation. Hidden anxiety could provoke obsessive behavior or impulse control disorders https://pixabay.com/en/users/Counselling-440107/ Hiding worries or repressing negative emotions may be a big mistake because the underlying anxiety could provoke OCD and body focused repetitive behavior such as…

  • Top 10 States for Nurse Salaries when Compared to Cost of Living

    Sharing some valuable info… According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for RNs nationwide is $70,000, while for LPNs it’s $45,030. You may be wondering, in which states can I do better than that, and what type of expenses should Iexpect? EasyNCLEX.com, a provider of NCLEX exam practice, recently conducted a study to find out. The study looked at the median salaries of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses. The salary for each state was then compared to its cost of living index. The salaries in the table below are taken from the latest U.S. Government statistics from May 2017. The cost…