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Summer is gone, fall is here and for many families it is back to a very stressful time.  Life during a pandemic with children and work is crazy to say the least.  Whether you are trying to help your first grader learn to read while demonstrating that your job has your undivided attention, or learningContinue reading “Taking care of yourself and your family as we continue to navigate the pandemic.”

It has never been easy to bear the financial, emotional, and mental load of running your own business, however, it is even more strenuous and depleting at this time in history.  You are carrying the weight of employees that need jobs but in a lot of cases can’t show up the way they used to.Continue reading “We’ve said it before and we will say it again, entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart.”

2020 has been a heck of a year so far, check out our quarterly newsletter for tips, tricks, updates and important information for your personal and professional life! Breakwater’s 2nd Quarter 2020 Newsletter

There is no doubt that working from home is quite different from working in an office setting. The distractions can be almost insurmountable. Netflix, food, music, kids, going outside, calls, rinse, wash, repeat. All of these things call our names throughout the day at home and would not be screaming at us if we wereContinue reading “How to continue to demonstrate your value when you can’t physically show up”

People change. People adapt. People evolve. This has been true as long as the world has been around. When placed in the highest of highs and lowest of lows, people can blow your mind with what they are capable of. That time is now.

Breakwater is here to support Our message…this too shall pass.

Okay, I am caught up on sleep, work, laundry, texts with friends and Netflix…now what? In pre-Corona life we were used to life dragging us by the hand. We have been given the gift of quiet (except for those with kids) and time. How are you taking this time to think out and strategize theContinue reading “What’s your next move?”

We are being forced to make quick and drastic adjustments to our everyday work and personal lives. We are being forced to prove how capable we are of adjusting and moving forward. Who is going to rise to the challenge? How do you start rising to the challenge?