You’re craving clarity on a career direction that will be a great fit for you. You want to make progress on your career. You’re ready to get the ball rolling. You find your way to our application process and the initial step of submitting a confidential application. The application questions ask you to reflect on […]
10 Thoughts That Are Interfering with Your Career Change
Here are a few of the common thoughts people have when they’re considering making a career change. Are any of these familiar to you? (Please share in the comments!) “I’m too ___ to make a career change.”“Changing careers means starting at the bottom.”“No one will hire me.”“I’m lucky to have the job I have.”“Who am […]
The Pressure to Stay Put
“What’s wrong with you?”“If it ain’t broke, why fix it?”“Everyone would want what you have. Why would you throw that away?” When you’re at a success crossroads, there’s a lot of pressure to STAY PUT. Keep fulfilling the role that you’re so familiar with. Keep meeting the expectations of those around you. Keep doing what […]
The Myth of the Career Placement Test
When talented professionals are feeling stuck or are at a career crossroads, it’s pretty normal for them to express a sentiment along the lines of:
I wish a fortune teller could give me an answer
I need a test that will solve things for me
Can you just tell me the right path?
What It Feels Like To Be Stuck at a Career Crossroads
A career crossroads is a decision point. Do I go straight ahead on the path I’m familiar with, or do I make a turn? And if I make a turn, which turn is best?
I wish a fortune teller could give me an answer
I need a test that will solve things for me
Can you just tell me the right path?
3 Surprising Ways Your Talent is Getting in the Way of Your Career Clarity
You’ve done well in school. You’re successful in your work. You’re a talented and capable person. So why are you having so much trouble figuring out what you want to be doing with your life?
Career Clarity Coaching Client Outcomes (Part Two)
Here are 11 (more!) quick wrap-ups from our coaches that detail the progress and career clarity our amazing clients have been able to achieve in both our one and three month-long career coaching programs.
Becoming a Better Career Coach
Two and a half years ago I knew something was off in my business. I felt bored. Frustrated. Constrained. Like I had more to offer. There was this uncomfortable mis-match between the business I’d created from who I was a decade earlier and who I’d become as a result of building that business. For a […]
“I Hate My Life”
“I hate my life.” During some recent spring cleaning, I was stunned to find a note I’d written over ten years ago. It was a half sheet of paper covered in sentences that all began with the words “I hate”. I hated everything from my job to my commute to my hairstyle to how I […]
A Highlight of My Week
One of the great joys of my week is connecting with my coaching team. I love getting updates on each of our clients and celebrating the opportunity we have to be of service to such amazing people. It looks different in every case. Sometimes we cheer on the fact that a client is showing up […]