Some helpful thoughts here that may broaden your perspective on career change. In the Now What? career transition coaching process, examining your life story is often a pinnacle moment because it helps you connect the dots in a new way. Patterns and possibilities emerge that can only be detected in the context of your whole story. Once…
Today’s Quote-Direction
“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” Oliver Wendell Holmes
DREAMS ARE NEVER FOOLISH
by Laura Berman Fortgang Most people suffer from what I call “the misinterpretation of the dream”. They had (or have) a dream about what they wanted to be when they grew up and if it never came to be, they either consider it a flight of fancy or a failure. Wrong! There is so much…
Today’s Quote-Aim
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” Michelangelo
Video Viernes-Who had I become?
This scene comes shortly after Jerry examines the question, “Who had I become?” and, disliking his answer, pours out his heart in a 25-page mission statement. Reclaiming both his integrity and his passion, he takes a stand with a support team of one… plus the goldfish. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSi4HHNOnd0&feature=related]
Your Work Identity
Here Mary Lou Quinlan discusses how to “break out of stale roles” and choose your work identity consciously. She also offers some specific examples of women who did this successfully. We agree with this approach and think that identifying your Who is an essential part of career transition coaching. In the Now What?® process, we…