EVENTUALLY, YOU HAVE TO DO THE THING
“I have that planned for six months out.” “I’ll get started in about six months.” “I’ll be ready in six months.” Six months from now seems to be a magical time. It doesn’t matter if it’s actually January or July or October or March. Six months from now is always better. I am not sure […]
FIND YOUR WEIRDOS
Driver: You girls watch out for those weirdos. Nancy: We are the weirdos, mister. -The Craft
HOW TO START CULTIVATING SELF-BELIEF AKA YOU ARE THE BOSS OF YOUR BRAIN
You have the power to change your life. Yes, you. Even if you don’t think so. Just because you walked through a door, that doesn’t mean that you can’t just walk right out again and find a better one. You have more than one chance. The trick is that you need to believe that you […]
ACE THE FIRST IMPRESSION: Get Their Attention With Your Resume
Before I dive into my words of info-spiration, I have to put this warning: resumes are subjective. You can get 10 career specialists, HR people, and recruiters together and you can get 10 different opinions on one resume. People get hired with hard to read, clunkily written, and obtuse resumes all the time. Maybe they had […]
WILL YOU DO WHAT IT TAKES?
As a career advisor, I get asked many questions from current and prospective clients: “Do others really find jobs in this field?” “How easy is it to find X job?” “Can you guarantee results?” These all boil down to the very simple question- “Can I do it?” Yes and no. If my clients implement all […]
QUITTING THE DOUBLE LIFE: NAMING AND CLAIMING WHO YOU ARE
For the last year, I have been living a double life. No, I am not robbing banks across Texas or singing cabaret in a Berlin nightclub. My double life is that I am a mild-mannered career coach by day and a writer at night. By the light of the moon, I pull out my laptop […]
SELF SABOTAGE: HOW YOU UNDERCUT YOUR OWN DREAMS
Closing out the first session of my Career Brand Accelerator with a new client, I asked them how they felt and what came up. I wasn’t surprised at their response- “there were parts that felt like therapy and it made me realize what areas that I have been holding myself back in.” I focus the […]
NETWORKING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE AWKWARD, STRESSFUL, OR MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A USED CAR SALESMAN
Networking is a concept that so many people struggle with when they are job hunting. For me, it brings to mind standing awkwardly at a conference with a lanyard around your neck staring at clumps of people waiting for the next workshop to begin. I used to think that I was bad at networking because […]
SWIPING RIGHT ON YOUR CAREER PASSION
SWIPING RIGHT ON YOUR CAREER PASSION Passion and purpose are terms constantly thrown around in the personal development and career coaching field. What is your passion? What is your purpose? What is your passion’s purpose? It’s enough to give anyone a complex. I was talking with a web developer about the subject of career passion […]
Focus on the Dream to Make it a Reality
Sitting in a cafe, looking over a charming square in Lisbon, Portugal with the ruins of a cathedral in the distance, I am on the cusp of my birthday month. In classic Leo fashion, I celebrate all July long. Why have one day when you can have a month? This morning I treated myself to […]