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When You Know What to Do and it Still Doesn’t Get Done

Posted on April 21, 2010 By: Laura

You are smart, motivated, and can see what you want so clearly, but somehow you feel motionless, feet planted firmly on the ground.

There are a myriad of reason that you may feel stuck in the middle. Here are some examples from clients I have worked with:

Trying Too Hard: Even with the best of intentions you can over do things. I have worked with people that put so much detail and time into every task before them that they actually deplete their best energy levels, not to mention their bodies. Sometimes, overdoing something in an effort to force good results yields [...]

What to do When You Feel Overqualified and Under Stimulated

Posted on April 14, 2010 By: Laura

I worked with a client recently who is in a situation that is familiar in this economy. After being unemployed for 5 months, she took a job that is far from where she would like to be at this point in her career. Though the job is in her career field, she is overqualified. She’s got the drive, motivation, and powerless, a little bit of anger starts to brew.

For the first part of the session she stewed about all the things that were wrong with this job. As the list continued I could sense her resistance to her situation getting [...]

Getting Clear on Your Career Purpose

Posted on April 7, 2010 By: Laura

You can change your life fairly quickly by using a new approaches and life. They become so desperate for change that they give up in frustration when it doesn’t happen right away.

I realized recently that change doesn’t happen until you are ready for it. How do you become ready for change? You align yourself in mind, body, and be creative. I purchased it, looked at it a few times but never read it. I mean who really has the time, right?

It finally jumped from my shelf into my hand who I am in the world.

For those of you who are [...]

How to Shift Bleak Career Opportunities

Posted on March 23, 2010 By: Laura

When you feel stuck in your career it seems like there are no opportunities and people have been losing their jobs for months. It sounds bad all around. So even though you want to change jobs, you tell yourself to hold tight because this is all there is or the best you can do, etc. So you have resigned yourself to the idea that this is just the way it is. Or even worse maybe you are angry about feeling stuck. When you live in resignation or anger, it becomes impossible to grow, change or shift things in your life.

Benjamin [...]

Staying Fit to Stay Sharp in Your Career

Posted on March 16, 2010 By: Laura

Why do workplaces like yahoo have volleyball and that if you give people time to stay fit, they will produce better results for the company.

For those of you who do not work in a place that offers fitness activities, it still is very important to incorporate exercise into your workday. Though it may feel like one more thing to do, there are actually great benefits, besides just burning calories.

Here are some ways that exercise can improve your mind, not just your waist line:

Increased energy level: It is easy to feel lethargic after sitting at a desk for 8 hours straight. [...]

Eliminating Frustration by Focusing on Strengths

Posted on March 9, 2010 By: Laura

Have you been working towards the same accomplishment for years? Do you think that pure will and stop reading this article, let me share with you what will shift you from trying to force things to happen to actually making them happen.

I came across a quote in a book called “Strengths 2.0” by Tom Rath that states it quite simply: “You cannot be anything you want to be-but you can be more of who you are.” We grow up believing we can do anything. We are often told that anything is possible if we try hard enough. The problem lies [...]

Is Perfectionism Gnawing Away at Your Success?

Posted on March 2, 2010 By: Laura

Is your perfectionism stand full of great ideas, but they falter when making steps towards turning their ideas into actions or even sharing their ideas at the workplace. Their biggest fears lie in making mistakes that they believe will lead to criticism. A mistake, whether big or small, equals failure in their mind. Their perfectionism is literally holding them back.

Is holding a high standard for achievement,” he notes. “Maladaptive perfectionism is an external concern – wondering what other people are going to think. It’s kind of a thinking habit: ‘I made a mistake there.’ ‘Someone will notice I didn’t do [...]

How You Can Change Your Life in 1 Week

Posted on February 23, 2010 By: Laura

I’ve probably mentioned that change takes time and how you should feel about it.

Not long ago I found myself in a spot I was uncomfortable with. I wanted to create a network within my community to share and think differently about the subject.

I then went out into the world with a new approach. My new approach included being open to the fact that there are many people who could benefit from my services. With this new approach, I now viewed my world differently and had detached from the outcome. Too many of us attach our self worth to the approval [...]

Choosing to Better Your Career

Posted on February 16, 2010 By: Laura

It is not news to anyone that the climate of the workplace has shifted dramatically over the last year or so. My clients often tell me that they fear losing their jobs and empower yourself with the choices you do have.

I often use a tool called better, barter, or bag it with my clients. The concept is that in any situation you have a choice. For people who are working in companies where the downsizing has left few staff members and the same workload there is probably not a lot of bartering of responsibilities that can happen. Many employees feel [...]

Approaching Interviews with Confidence

Posted on February 9, 2010 By: Laura

Being confident and resilient can be learned skills.

In order to possesses confidence and if you want to be successful in any economy or job market, mastering this skill is crucial.

In order to be resilient you need to detach your self from the outcome of the situation you are presented with. This doesn’t mean check out completely. It means remove the self identification from the outcome of the situation. Go to the interview and unsure.

Some strategies for developing resiliency are as follows:

The job interview seemed perfect. They hung on every word and what you may do differently the next time. [...]

Laura's Blog

When You Know What to Do and it Still Doesn’t Get Done

What to do When You Feel Overqualified and Under Stimulated

Getting Clear on Your Career Purpose

How to Shift Bleak Career Opportunities

Staying Fit to Stay Sharp in Your Career

Eliminating Frustration by Focusing on Strengths

Is Perfectionism Gnawing Away at Your Success?

How You Can Change Your Life in 1 Week

Choosing to Better Your Career

Approaching Interviews with Confidence

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