Fire-walking Across Your Career Change
A colleague of mine recently attended a retreat that involved fire-walking – walking barefoot over hot coals. It was an exhilarating experience for her and we talked about it at length. During the course of the conversation, her description of fire-walking made me think of how it relates to a career change or job search. […]
A Job (Does not Equal) a Career
Job and career… I hear many people use these two terms interchangeably. I believe sometimes they can overlap, but they remain quite distinct. The term ‘job’ was originated in middle England and wasn’t used in everyday language until the 1900s. This makes sense given the industrial revolution where it created ‘jobs’ outside the home. These […]
3 Ways to Build Your Career Confidence
I listened to a professional basketball player in an interview recently. After the game, he was asked this question: how do you keep your ‘swag’ in the game? The answer, “swag is an attitude, whether you hit the net or miss, you walk away with a smile”. Swag brings energy and energy exudes confidence, trust, […]
‘Deserve’ has nothing to do with getting a promotion
I’m sharing a guest blog that offers first-hand experience on earning a promotion. – Coach Wolfgang In the movie, Unforgiven, staring Clint Eastwood, one of my favorite lines comes near the end. Just before Gene Hackman’s character meets his demise he says, “I don’t deserve this! To die like this.” Clint Eastwood’s character responds with […]
How to Get Promoted
Most of us aspire to do impressive things for our employer – ones that will bring respect, admiration and reward. That “reward” typically means a promotion or elevated status. So how do we get that reward, specifically getting promoted? There are a number of ways but I’m focusing on 3 in particular: get lucky, move […]
5 Career Opportunities You Can Train for in Less than a Year
Thanks to Audrey Jenkins for her guest blog. A brief bio is below. – Amy Despite what you may have heard from high school guidance counselors, a 4-year university isn’t the only path to a fulfilling career. With a price tag ranging from $18,943 to $43,419 per year, attending a university cannot only prove prohibitively […]
Make Your Old Job Feel Like a New Job
I’m sharing a guest blog that offers an excellent alternative to those who think that leaving your job is the only option. – Coach Wolfgang The grass always seems to be greener on the other side. You find a new job posting and immediately imagine all the ways it is better than your current job. […]
Not Satisfied With Your Job? Get Your Marbles Back.
“How did I get here?” I hear this question often from my clients. Typically this conversation is in regards to their job or organization, but it could easily be a question related to their life or a relationship. It is a question that is often asked. In some of the cases, my clients are wondering how […]
What Is a Workaholic? 10 Signs That You May Be One.
My top 10 signs that you may be a workaholic: 1. You have your bosses birthday on your calendar but not your anniversary. 2. The last thing you think of at night is work. 3. Then you dream about it. 4. You play out a conversation with a team member in your imagination over & over […]
Top 10 Ways to Survive a Soul-Sucking Job
Many of my clients have been there. Honestly, I’ve been there. You go to work Monday through Friday to a job that feels like it is slowly sucking the life out of you. It is negatively impacting you at work and worse it is having a negative impact on you outside of work. You dread […]