I promised you the third installment and here it is: Video THREE is about the third block to clarity: BELIEFS “But I can’t make a change right now.” We’ve heard it all. You can’t make a change because of the money, the mortgage, the college, the debt, the _______________. We don’t doubt there’s truth to…
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Seven-Year Itch
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang On the seventh month of the year, I am reminded about the ‘Seven-Year-Itch.’ If you’re not familiar with that term, it’s usually used in the context of romantic relationships or marriage where the newness is gone and there could be a growing restlessness to explore new horizons.…
Use Your Passion to Fill a Need
Here’s a great example of turning a lifelong passion into a successful business. Notice how the founder, Rita Goldberg, not only identified a need (kids learning to swim) but also enhanced the way in which the need is filled by adding to the skills delivered (learning to swim + safety skills). It’s a creative approach…
Perspective from Successful Women
Today we bring you ten women from different professions who reflect on what they’ve learned about being successful. Commenting on work-life balance, overcoming hurdles, and the importance of mentors, each has a unique perspective. If youwere being interviewed for this article, what would you say is the most important thing you’ve learned from your own career…
Intimidating or Freeing?
Job hunting can feel intimidating at any age, even to an experienced career professional. Yet once you get beyond those initial feelings of having to put yourself out there again, it can actually be freeing to realize that because your criteria is different at this stage of your life, that in turn frees up the…
THE ANSWER MAY BE ON THE PRAIRIE
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Speaking at a session of “Lives in Transition” a networking and support group north of New York City, I was inspired by the resourcefulness of the participants. Many had started businesses or were charging for services to make money knowing that waiting for their respective industries to…