This may be a shock to hear from a Career Clarity Coach, but there’s no such thing as a 100% perfect, accurately predictive vision of our career futures. There are too many factors beyond our control at play, and none of us are all-knowing or all-seeing.
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?
13 Signs You Might Want to Hire a Career Clarity Coach
You’re a smart cookie, a problem solver, someone who generally moves capably through the world. So why would you ever need the help of a career clarity coach?
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?
What Happens When You Don’t Have Career Clarity?
Career clarity is having confidence and enthusiasm for a specific career direction. When you have career clarity you’re able to set goals, progress towards them, and grow in the direction of your strengths and interests. So, what happens when you don’t have career clarity?
3 Glaring Signs You’re on the Wrong Career Path
In over a decade of working as a career coach, I’ve noticed that there are common symptoms that professionals experience when they’re in a career path this is out of alignment for them. Check out this list to see if you’re in the wrong career path.
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 […]