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…
Inspiration to Follow Your Blueprint
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…
Invent What You Need
When your job search takes longer than you hoped it would, staying motivated can be challenging to say the least. In this story, we present one man’s formula for success: inventing what you need + helping others at the same time. “Hired! Paying it forward scores Steve Kaye a job.”
The Decision to Give Back
The elements of this story include: a lifelong love of scuba diving, a long-held desire to be an instructor, the pride of witnessing a daughter succeed, an idea that nagged for ten years, and a definitive decision. What a great example of how the unique experiences of each person’s life can come together to create…
Starting Over Again
Entrepreneurship is sometimes a planned change and other times borne of necessity. This article presents five people who find themselves embarking on new endeavors and joining the nation’s fastest group of entrepreneurs: those age 55 and above. “Starting Over at 55.”
Make Room For Change
Here Amy Bloom describes the natural ambivalence that is common when it comes to change and how we can “make room at the table” for it. “What If You’re Scared of Change?” by: Amy Bloom