Hey! I’m Chris, a career clarity coach for driven millennials, supporting them in building a career they LOVE!
If you feel like you’re going through a quarter life crisis in your career right now (1) you’re not alone, I went through this too and it was rough to say the least! And (2) you’re in the right place!
Read MoreI’m what I call a “planner”. Back when I didn’t know what I wanted in my career, I wanted a plan more than anything! I felt confused, so I secretly hoped that a fairy godmother would appear and say “You’re going to do X for 3 years, then Y, then Z. Then you’ll live happily ever after!” 🤩
The truth that I now know (and that I share with my clients) is that true career clarity seldom looks that way.
Read MoreSome real talk coming at you this afternoon. Ready?
Books like “What Color is Your Parachute?” are kind of silly, IMO. For some people, they work wonders. Great! For a vast majority, though, books about self-direction don’t really help. They give you a short term boost of adrenaline but leave you stuck, not actually implementing the new stuff you learned.
Read MoreRecently, I filmed a Training Tuesday about the idea of purpose. In the Training Tuesday video I addressed the #1 misconception I typically hear from folks about purpose and their career, and it was so powerful that I realized I ought to share the lesson here as well…
Ready?
If I can remind you of one thing about purpose and how it relates to your career, let it be this: PURPOSE IS NOT AN ANSWER.
Read MoreWorking as a career coach and running my business Empowered Achievers, I’ve helped countless millennial women build more fulfilling careers.
Whether that be helping them to start their own side-hustle or helping them to grow their existing roles, there is one universal thing I’ve found to be important... The key to finding the right career for you begins with self-understanding.
Read MoreIn our career series we’ve been focusing on work-life balance. We’ve discussed how the concept behind work-life balance is a myth, and gone into the tactical steps to improve how you’re spending your time. This week, we’re talking about how to make the most of the time you do spend in the office.
Now that you’ve decided you want to create a little more “me time”, what can you do to stay productive while you’re at work so you don’t feel guilty at the end of the day?
Read MoreRecently, I talked about the myth of work-life balance and how the term can throw us for a loop. Now that we’ve considered that there may be a third option where your work and life can co-exist, it’s time to do some digging.
How do you create the life balance you’re looking for, then?
Read MoreWhat do you do when you start to feel stressed about how stressed you are?
Work-life balance is a funny term. It’s a bit of a myth, and sometimes that extreme calm attributed to balance seems like something reserved for those who work far fewer hours than you. So where did the idea of work-life balance come from, and why are so many people getting it wrong?
Read MoreYou land your first job post-grad and you can’t wait to prove yourself. You volunteer for every special project you can, join the social committee, and slowly become “the dependable one”. Your manager comes to you for every project she needs an extra hand on, and why wouldn’t she? You always deliver.
The scenario above sounds great, but it’s a slippery slope...and one all too common to those starting out in their careers. While it’s great to prove your value to the team, there’s a fine line between being a high-performer and being a martyr.
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