by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Here’s a far out idea. If your job search or dream goal is not coming along as you had hoped, write a story about how it could and watch your circumstances change. “Really? Can that work?”, you might ask. Yes, it can and let me tell you…
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Now What? Q &A: Transition, how long?
Today’s question is one we’re often asked and is answered by: Ginny Kravitz, Deputy Editor. Question: How long does it usually take for someone to transition to a new career? Answer: Once you have identified the new direction in which you’d like to take your career, the transition may take anywhere from six months to…
Now What? Q &A: From research mode to decision made
Today we’re introducing a new category to the blog: Now What? Q &A, where we’ll answer questions we are often asked by our clients and readers. We’d love to hear from you so please do send us your questions. Chances are if you have the question, then so do a whole lot of other people. …
A LITMUS TEST FOR DECISIONS (HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS IT?!)
by Laura Berman Fortgang One of the ironies of our experience with the Now What?® program is that when people get the answer to what is next for them, they freak out and can’t believe they found it so easily and quickly. From the pain of ‘not knowing’ to the freedom of clarity, but people…
Career Transition: A Chance to Evolve Your Life Story
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…
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…