The 2 Factors Most People Miss When Trying to Make a Change

If you’re trying to figure out what would make you happier at work and it just isn’t happening, you’re likely missing one of two things:

  1. Process

  2. Accountability

This is actually true for all types of changes, for the most part! Whether you’re struggling with career fulfillment, you keep talking about starting a business and it’s going nowhere, or you’re trying to break things off with your ex.

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Career coach, life coach, career counselor, recruiter… what’s the difference?

Last month, I shared an article about what a career fulfillment coach is, and how they can help you find clarity. This month, I wanted to dig a little deeper on this topic, as there are so many people in the career coaching adjacent space, and sometimes it can get a little confusing! If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between a career coach, a life coach, a career counselor, a recruiter, and a career clarity coach or career fulfillment coach (as I refer to myself), read on!

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The 3 Steps to Identifying Your True Career Desires

If you’re feeling disengaged and unfulfilled in your career, chances are you’re pretty frustrated. There’s nothing quite like it! Especially when you’re in the kind of career that you should love, the kind that’s perfect on paper and checks all of your boxes.

While you may be thinking to yourself, “What is wrong with me?! Why can’t I just feel happier at this job?”, give yourself a break. In my experience, this feeling is way more normal than we realize. I’ve built my business the last 5 years on it, and have dealt with countless clients who feel exactly like you do.

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How Perfectionism Shows Up in Career Decisions

You need to stop being a perfectionist in your career decisions, because I’m willing to bet that it’s having a negative impact.

I work with a lot of self-identified “high achievers”, which means that I also tend to work with a lot of perfectionists. I’ve struggled with perfectionism before too. I know the type, and I know just how damaging this behavior can be. So, if you’re thinking, “what’s the big deal, how does this impact me anyways?”. Read on.

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5 Things that are NOT a Requirement for Career Fulfillment, and One that Is

As someone who helps professionals find more fulfilling careers, I occasionally get asked about the keys behind fulfillment. While having these conversations, I often hear a litany of ideas of “fulfillment factors” from folks, and none of them are correct.

Here are some of the top culprits that I hear from people when they are guessing what leads to career fulfillment…

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What a Career Fulfillment Coach Does to Help You Find Clarity

Career coach, career clarity coach, career fulfillment coach, career pivot coach…these are all things I’ve been called before.

While the terms above can be used pretty interchangeably (at least regarding myself), it can be confusing! But don’t worry, if you’ve ever thought to yourself, “What does a career clarity coach even do anyways?”, keep reading…

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How Long Coaching Takes To See Results

“How long is this all going to take?”

^ I hear this question a LOT on my exploratory calls with potential clients.

Typically when I start working with people, they wonder what they should expect and how long it’s going to take for them to see results in their work. Whether their goal is leaving their current role, landing a new job, or figuring out what it is that they really want to do, they’re eager for change and ready to talk about timelines. It’s natural! They’re about to embark on uncharted territory, and it’s normal to have questions.

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