Sometimes it’s hard to know who we are and what our gifts are.
Am I a bird? A mountain? A tree?
What is my place in the world?
When You Feel Like You Don’t Fit In
One of the amazing coaches on my team reflected recently that our career coaching clients often feel that they don’t fit into the world.
They are told in many different ways, “It’s not safe to be you. Security lies in this other direction.”
The Excitement of Possibilities
“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning.” — Gloria Steinem
It’s all too easy to get on a career path that isn’t connected to who you are and what you enjoy. A career that takes you away from your true inner strengths, dreams and passions.
Letting Go and Moving On
“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.” – David Foster Wallace
It can be hard to let go. Of things, people, ideas. Old concepts about who you are and what your place in the world is. Of a career path that you don’t love, but one that feels safe and familiar.
What is Career Clarity?
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?