Identifying and Using Your Creative Strengths at Work
Do you know what your creative strengths are? Well, now is as good a time as any to get to know yourself better. Knowing your creative strengths can help you better define your key skills and get you on the road to success. Creative strengths are character traits and cognitive capabilities that help provide unique […]
Tapping into the Networking Power of Alumni Groups
New graduates and those in career transition often ask me about good resources for networking. Connecting with alumni groups and associations is often one of my top recommendations. Surprisingly, what should be most obvious is often forgotten as an effective path to connecting with others; there is value to investing in this group of people […]
Finding the Words: Self-Advocacy and the Power of Speaking Up
Speaking up for yourself and your own needs does not come easy – it’s a skill we must all learn and practice. Yet with the assistance of a career coach, I’ve also come to learn that self-advocacy is essential for both personal and professional growth. A Season of Missed Opportunities During a long day at […]
Top 6 Career Services People Want
Over the last few years, our website has received a little over 2,500 form submissions from people who were seeking help with their career. These submissions showed us some interesting trends about what career services people are seeking and consider engaging in. We found this data fascinating and want to share it with you. 2,500 […]
6 Ways to Bust a Mid-Career Plateau
Guest blog with some fantastic tips for mid-career professionals getting off a career plateau. – Coach Wolfgang Hitting a career plateau in your current job is normal. For most workers this situation can translate to boredom and the feeling of being stuck in a rut, or the fear that you have gone as far as […]
How do you slow down in the midst of professional chaos?
[fusion_dropcap boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”” class=”” id=”” color=””]E[/fusion_dropcap]very job brings its own level of difficulty. Sometimes those difficulties create professional chaos for leaders. Often times it looks or feels like this: Insecurity in yourself (talents & abilities) Lack of trust in others (especially leaders) Resentfulness in not being a part of conversations Feeling that your voice doesn’t […]
3 ways we let our inner critic determine our career’s success!
“You’re not good enough.” “Nobody respects you.” “Your colleagues wouldn’t have made that mistake.” “You’re the only person who feels this way.” “You can’t do this.” In some way, shape, or form, we all experience these negative voices from our inner critic, and the words can be powerful (both negatively and positively). That’s why our […]
4 reasons why you shouldn’t plan your life’s purpose.
Life is about achievements! You know, achivements like this: Graduate from college Find a job Grow in that job Buy a nice car Find a spouse or partner Have kids Buy a house Get a better job Buy a nicer car Buy a bigger house Start a retirement account Save a certain amount in that […]
How to battle your inner critic by telling a better story.
A mindset story: How to battle your inner critic. There was a professional young woman who had a gift for relating with people matched with an analytical and problem solving mindset. She was on an upward trajectory and had new positions every 18-months that challenged her. As she approached each new challenge she held her […]
Do you wake up happy?
Discover your passion? Or find what makes you happy? A trending topic right now amongst young and seasoned professionals is discovering your passion. The words Do What You Love are splashed across billboards, etched on notebooks, and paraded around on t-shirts. Finding your passion, and certainly doing what you love, is a nice thought. But […]