Fall is here, and while your social media feeds are filled with pictures of kids in backpacks returning to school, the energy is permeating everything.
As a coach, fall is always a busy time in my business. I’m convinced it has something to do with the starting of the school year. Even if you don’t have kids going back, fall seems to bring out the “clean slate” mentality in folks, and it’s almost like a mini January reset…
Read MoreI’ve spoken with a lot of folks these last 5.5 years who are hoping for a happier and more fulfilling career. They’re desperate for the kind of role that fits them like a glove, seamlessly suiting their lives. They want their work to feel like it’s a perfect match for them, versus shape-shifting themselves in order to fit the job required.
So, what’s stopping them?!
There are likely several factors, but today I want to share with you the top 3 fears I hear that are hindering people from attaining this goal…
Read MoreWhen I was in my mid-20s, I went through my “quarter-life crisis”.
It started gradually enough, but over time it became all encompassing. I’ll save the nitty gritty details for another post, but here’s the gist of what happened…
Read MoreStarting a new job is hard! It’s such a steep learning curve, and in my experience, while this curve can be tough for everyone, it’s particularly challenging for high achievers.
There’s a unique experience that many high achievers face: wanting to learn more and take on a new role so that they can uplevel, while simultaneously being unwilling to do so. As a result, once they’ve outgrown a role, they agonize, trapped in between their desire for a new opportunity and their fear of “starting over”…
Read MoreIt’s a pretty rough realization to have: that job, the one you were so certain was your “dream job”...you’ve finally landed it, and it doesn’t exactly feel like a dream.
Ouch.Once you finally coax yourself out of the fetal position, you might be ready to figure out what’s going on. How did you get things so wrong?
There’s typically a few reasons why this happens, so let’s break them down.
Read MoreTell me if this sounds familiar:
You’re sitting in a meeting at work, discussing a new project, when your manager asks who wants to take the lead. “I definitely don’t have bandwidth right now!”, you think to yourself, mentally rattling off your current to-do list. You have way too much on your plate, as usual. But 10 seconds pass, and no one else has raised their hand yet. Your palms begin to sweat, and you know what’s about to happen….As if it’s no longer attached to your body, you see your hand start to go up in the air. “No, wait!”, you mentally say to yourself in a panic. But it’s too late. You’ve taken one for the team, and you’re leading yet another project.
If this sounds familiar, you’re in good company. And you might be suffering from the (non-official, as far as I know) ailment: you might be a work martyr.
Have you ever tried to convince yourself that “everything’s fine” with your career, even though secretly you’re worried it’s not? If so, you’re in good company.
In my last 5.5 years in business as a career fulfillment & mindset coach, I’ve seen this challenge more times than I can count! By the time people get on an exploratory call with me, they often say something along the lines of, “I’ve been debating this for 2 years now… Can you help?”
This cycle breaks my heart, and it’s such an emotional rollercoaster. Here’s how it typically looks…
Read MoreAs a coach who works with high achievers, there are certain challenges I see time and time again. The pressure to perform, the people pleasing, the external career focus… Overall, though, there are 2 main problems I see high achievers face…
Read MoreIt’s been a heavy few weeks here in the US. Just over a week ago today, Roe vs. Wade was overturned. And while you might be wondering “what on earth does abortion access have to do with career coaching?!”, as a coach who works with a majority of clients who have uteruses, this does indeed feel relevant for me. Because not only have I been feeling the sadness and weight of the last few weeks, but I’ve been hearing the same sentiment from my community as well. This Supreme Court ruling is weighing heavy on their hearts.
As a result, I figured now was as good of a time as any to remind you that there will be ebbs and flows in your capacity for work.
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