Top 10 Reasons to Make a Job or Career Change: How do you know when it’s time to go? When the StarTribune interviewed me for the article below, the first question was: how do people decide when it’s time to make a switch? I answered: reasons vary, but many of my clients share one thing in [...]
Thought you might be interested in this Fast Company article that quoted me. The article was about how to plan for getting a promotion. Here’s a link to the article: Fast Company: Your five-month guide to getting a promotion And here’s a pdf in case the article link is no longer live: PDF of [...]
Passion is a loaded word when it comes to career. There’s a myth that if we just harness our passions, our careers will take off. I don’t buy it! Passions don’t automatically turn into careers, and Passion is just too slippery. What if we don’t know what our passion is? The truth is: [...]
It’s back-to-school time. If you think this is going to be a blog about the joys and wonders of starting a new school year, think again! I never liked school, and even though I’m now a full–fledged adult, and I’ve raised a child who is now an adult, I still find myself experiencing minor [...]
Stephen Colbert’s Results Are In: The MBTI Gets a Thumbs-up for Understanding Yourself and Your Career. Watch Stephen Colbert take the MBTI on air (YouTube video follows) — complete with his irreverent humor, a professional MBTI interpretation, and a striking imitation of a tyrannosaurus [...]
The recent Target cuts have called attention to how challenging layoffs can be. Whether laid off from Target or another job, anyone who has experienced this knows the unique type of loss and upheaval it creates. First of all, I want to express my concern to people who have been laid off – and to [...]
When you see something so inspirational, as in the story about Barbara Beskind who landed her dream job in Silicon Valley at age 89, it can set off lots of little sparklers for you. After watching and reading her story, here are three of mine: 1. Decade birthdays often spur activity. Many clients [...]
Earlier this month, I was interviewed on KLBB Radio by the founders of “Aging, but Dangerous” – a local organization recently featured in Time Magazine. Jean Ketcham and Suzanne Bates’ organization “inspires, empowers and challenges women over 50 to self-fulfill, self-actualize and live [...]
January 18–21, 2015 (NEW) & March 16–19, 2015 If you long for “B,” and also wish to invest in your career with a group of other savvy women, I invite you to attend the second annual Sanibel Career Retreat on spectacular Sanibel Island, Florida. Begin Again Coaching is pleased to [...]
Join me for a free lunchtime career workshop that will help you clarify the next steps to take so your professional life is going in the direction you want it to go. Write the Next Chapter in your Professional Autobiography Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 12–1pm This entertaining session will: [...]