Now What?® Coaching
from Laura Berman Fortgang
On the verge of a successful career in the finance field, James Eden did a reality check and discovered complete apathy for his “chosen” field. He needed more than a job; he needed to be inspired! James abruptly changed course, followed his heart and roots back to his great-grandfather’s ailing business, and launched a turnaround that sparks his passion.
“A Young Entrepreneur Turns Around A Failing Firm – And Finds His Dream Career.”
Sometimes it takes heading down the “wrong” path to make you realize that your true passion lies in a completely different direction. Are you happy in your current situation or would a new direction take you to a more fulfilling career? Meet five people who tuned in to their deeper truth, veered off the charted course, and landed where they were meant to be.
“5 Crazy Career Changes That Will Inspire You Not To Settle.”
Study this list of 7 highly ineffective habits and learn how to productively apply your time in a way that significantly increases your chances of actually landing a job.
At Now What?® we know that background sometimes has very little to do with landing a dream job. Read on to see how a little luck and the guts to go for it lead to an exciting career that has absolutely nothing to do with education, proving once again, “It’s not what you do but who you get to be” that matters most.
“Turning Risks Into Rewards: How Deirdre Bolton Landed Her Dream Job.”
Want a chance at an interview? Check out this list of best and worst resume phrases and see which one will get you noticed, and which ones will get you trashed.
“Hiring Challenged? Sift for These 17 Worst (and 15 Best) Résumé Phrases.”
By Ginny Kravitz, Now What?® Facilitator
But You Don’t Know Anything About It
We were seated next to each other at a dinner party for mutual friends who were about to move cross-country. Val, an executive for a large non-
profit organization, asked me a question I’m often asked: How did you make the change? She was familiar with coaching since she and several of her colleagues had worked with an executive coach over the course of their careers. Val wanted to know more about the kind of coaching I do and how I transitioned to the field from my prior work. She stated that for a while now, she has been entertaining the idea of becoming a coach and then she added what stops her: But I don’t know anything about it.
Val was referring to all the questions that arise with any idea: how do you make the change, what would it really be like, how much money can you make, and the list goes on — appropriately so, because the questions are important to ask.
Research, Risk, & Windows of Opportunity
The point of my sharing Val’s story isn’t to say that you should drop everything and go start your own business or to imply that all mid-career professionals secretly want out. The issue I’m raising is: What do you do with those ideas that pique your interest, the ones that keep coming up for you?
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