It’s time to take out the trash, folks, even if the trash is YOU. I know that sounds rude, but it’s a new year and I’m turning 51 this week and as my patience for nonsense wanes at an astounding daily rate, I am passing my sass on to you. This is not a…
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Spin A Different Yarn
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Stories make up a big part of who we are. It’s how we relate to our past, it’s how we create our future, it’s how we entertain ourselves and sometimes, how we escape. In coaching, especially career change coaching, stories believed too stubbornly can be exactly what is…
WHAT YOU NEED MOST COULD BE THE CULPRIT BEHIND YOUR CAREER CONFUSION
Career Confusion? Yes, that back drop of unhappiness with no clear path to a better future. That nagging feeling that if you only liked your job better everything would be OK or even worse, the Herculean panic of being paralyzed in the gap between unemployment and a paying position that will crush your soul! Career…
WHY CAN’T I GET OFF THE COUCH?
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang There is a fascinating phenomenon going on that I have observed through conversations with clients, would-be clients and being engaged on the internet. Well-educated, usually highly motivated people are paralyzed by the thought of sending out resumes and finding another job, even if they need to…
What’s Energy Got To Do With It?
by Now What?® Coaching Founder, Laura Berman Fortgang Feeling stuck stinks. Nothing’s working. Everything weighs heavily on you and clarity just doesn’t want to come. As the anxiety grows and you try harder to make decisions or force answers, the worse things seem to get. So what do you do? Here’s what I’d ask you…
Recovering From Sudden Unemployment
Are you unemployed? Do you know someone who is? Practical steps and helpful resources for you to consider—post a comment if you have anything to add that can help someone else going through the same challenge. “Bouncing Back from Unemployment.”