Although this may not be a consoling thought as you prepare for an upcoming interview, there are concrete steps you can take to ensure you make a good first impression. Taking the time to prepare and practice your responses to common behavioral-based questions will increase your confidence and set you apart from the competition.

Of all the ways the Devil tries to destroy our souls, one is especially devious for high-achieving, perfectionist women like me: the lie that our worth depends on how much we accomplish and how much we have to show for our time. How can we “be” enough when everything in the world tells us we have to “do” more?

Francis knew he couldn’t live the way the Lord asked and still remain part of the social structure. The only way he saw to accomplish this other way of living was to commit to a life of voluntary poverty – what he called non-possession. When Francis started his order of brotherhood, he told his brothers: “We do not want to possess anything in this world.”