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23 options (for optional thoughts) with happy career implications
Thoughts are options. And all thoughts are optional. However, options are what seem to be missing from a dissatisfying career. And an unfulfilling, dissatisfying, exhausting career is the result of rigid thoughts. And let me tell you (because I’ve been there x 100) – nothing, absolutely nothing hurts more than a rigid thought trying to […]
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a happy birthday to me! + it’s pay what you can day 4 u!
I would love for you to celebrate with me. And to celebrate you. *** THE SALE IS NOW CLOSED FOR 2014. THANK YOU!*** And to celebrate together, it’s the second: “Bliss Kit Pay What You Can Day.” For the next 24 hours I’m offering the Bliss Kit for whatever you can pay. For yourself? Lovely. […]
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the most disliked career question that ever existed (+ a worksheet for your answer because it doesn’t have to be this way)
Most people (and clients) I know hate being asked: “So, what do you do?” The conversation is going great. You’re connecting and laughing and then suddenly the other person slips in the dreaded question. You tell them your job title: “Oh me .. um … I’m a Career Counselor.” And you hope the question is […]
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your most meaningful career plan ever (as a poem)
Your career isn’t a job title – in fact, a job title is just packaging to say how you spend your day. A focus on the packaging keeps you away from meaningful career planning. So, let’s quickly plan your career. And I do mean quickly. Get ready to write it down and keep it in […]
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whatever your work, let it be how you care (for you + others)
“Not ALL people can or will follow their passion even if they could find it … Someone’s still gotta take orders at McDonald’s, haul the garbage, answer the phones, install the cable. If all of us were destined for ‘living the life we were meant to live,’ nobody would do those jobs!” If you think […]
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the circuitous and curious fabled yet truthful path to career bliss
As a wee one you got asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” … a lot. And really, how annoying was that?! A mermaid. A car designer. A firefighter. A dancer. A hockey player. An umpire. A unicorn. Duh. Your family smirked. Thought you were cute. They took your dreams literally […]
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career + life wisdom from a 5 year old (that you can actually use now)
You don’t have to wait until you’re old to get it. You can have it right now. It’s something that will make all the difference in the world. It’s your own wisdom. And it comes from seeing yourself as you are from an accepting place. Not as you would like to be, not as you […]
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how to ask for someone’s time … in an interesting way
It takes courage to ask someone for their time. Setting up that phone call, lunch or coffee date with someone that you may or may not know, to talk about something important to you in a productive and focused way, is no small thing. (Especially when it comes to your dream job.) And in case […]
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when to quit and when to persist
“I don’t want to work,” John* said. “Good. I don’t want you to work either.” I said. He looked surprised. Like I was a weirdo or something. “Aren’t you a Career Counselor? Aren’t you supposed to help people find work?” “Yes, I am a Career Counselor, but if I thought my job was what you […]
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credentials for career bliss come from real life (an untold story)
It feels like a lifetime ago now, but once upon a time I was once in a relationship with someone that I was terrified of. Career bliss was a dream, a fantasy, a fairy tale. An unrealistic concept. This is because I had accepted ‘stupid’, ‘loser’, and ‘slut’ as alternatives to my name and the […]