We save the “best for last.” We “treat” ourselves with the satisfying pleasure of tantalizing sweets at the end of the meal. That finishing touch. How does our propensity for dessert relate to knowing what’s right for our lives or career? Dessert just feels so good as a taste sensation. Career and life satisfaction feels…
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The Stages of Grief When Changing Careers (By choice or by force)
Losing a job or choosing to change gears because you’re miserable in your current role, can bring on grief and mourning like the loss of a loved one. That’s probably not surprising if you’ve been suddenly let go, but it may be news to you if you are choosing to move on. I’m currently working…
INTEGRITY – Does Your Work Have It?
Let me catch you before you head in the wrong direction. This is not a post lecturing you on honesty and character in the workplace. No. Not at all. The direction I want to point you in is understanding integrity in the context of wholeness. If a structure had no foundational integrity, it would fail.…
The Helplessness of Career Transition
Day in and day out I talk to people who are on a quest to make a change in their work and, therefore, their lives. With that daily privilege comes a front row seat to all the ways that people get in their own way. I’m a witness to helplessness in career transition and as…
You’re Being Let Go! Don’t Panic. Do This Instead.
You’ve been called in to someone’s office and told that you’re being relieved of your post. You are not being walked out the door within the hour, but rather, you have been advised that you are part of upcoming cuts and that you have a couple of weeks before your last day. It stings. It…
Strip Away Your Past – Reinvent Your Future
Pun intended! Here’s how one woman changed everything to follow a new career path that better suited her. How to Reinvent Yourself at Any Age