By Jill Berquist, Now What? A-Team To figure out WHO you are, examine what you are living for. Thomas Merton said: “If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for,…
Career Change
“HOW” Is The Enemy of Progress
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang In working with a recent client, I was once again reminded of how easily we can get stopped by the ‘how’ of making our deepest desires a reality. It makes sense. How can we proceed if we don’t know how to do so? However, over the years,…
Compelled to Help Their Community
In 2005, two Louisiana friends put their heads together to brainstorm possible business ventures that would help their community regain its spirit. Their level of success took them by surprise. Here are some things they’ve learned and why they believe that you can start a business later in life. “Art Class Grows Up.”
A Soul-Saving Move
Karina Gentinetta says her career reinvention was a soul-saving move. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed her home in 2005, she continued to work as an attorney and began restoring antiques as a therapeutic hobby. Four years later in 2009, Karina gave up her law-firm partnership and turned that hobby into a business. Having lost everything in…
Job Hunting for Career Changers
Not sure we’d call these job search “rules” but there are some good points to consider. We still believe in the value of a well-crafted resume, however agree that networking to create opportunities is an essential strategy. Creative approaches such as putting together a job proposal could be the differentiator, though you’ll probably still need…
Midlife Career Change: from CEO to Police Officer
by Kirsten Meneghello, Now What® Facilitator One of the bravest things a person can do is make a dramatic career change while seemingly in the prime of their life. Although the person might be outwardly successful in what he or she is doing, earning good money and enjoying the respect of colleagues, they know deep…