| Your Guide to Navigating the Road of
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| | is not unusual for adults to have
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| WorkDo you feel that your life is an
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| | experienced multiple careers in their
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| express lane and you are driving blindly?
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| | lifetime and many jobs. The days of
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| Ever feel that way about your career? You
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| | staying in one place and receiving an
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| spend most of your waking hours on the
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| | award at the end are long gone. It is
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| thruway of work. Are you one of many
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| | okay change lanes. First decide if you
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| people who are working in a job they are
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| | should improve where you are or if it is
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| not satisfied with? Some wonder how they
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| | time to move on. Look around and observe
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| got where they are in the first place;
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| | your current work. Put on another pair of
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| did they somehow miss a turn along the
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| | sunglasses and see the view with a
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| way? Many have lost their passion for
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| | different lens. Could positive changes be
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| work altogether, they arrive each day on
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| | made where you are? Are your perceptions
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| cruise control and return, gas tank
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| | true or tinted by your self perceptions?
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| emptied at the end of the day.Wish you
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| | Step back to get the bigger picture. If
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| had a AAA road map to guide you through
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| | you find the need for change, communicate
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| your journey? Ever want to make a U-turn
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| | what it is that you need. Want to be
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| or take a more scenic route? Life is full
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| | challenged, to be able to put your own
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| of transition, beginning a job, pursuing
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| | creativity into your projects? See if you
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| a career, making a commitment to a
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| | can find better fulfillment right where
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| relationship, having children, trying to
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| | you are, if not, make a career change to
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| balance work and family life and caring
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| | something that is more supportive of
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| for aging parents. Our work affects our
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| | where you want to be.The key to knowing
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| life and our life affects our work, both
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| | if you should make a change is
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| are intertwined. As a result your career
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| | determining if you are happy where you
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| often has its fast lanes; it's off ramps,
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| | are. Like a sight seeing tour, look
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| mergers and speed bumps along the way.
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| | around, take some notes. What is working
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| Sometimes you might feel out of control,
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| | for you, what is not? What changes do you
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| ready to spin out at any time, other
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| | need to make? Write them down and make a
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| times you are in cruise control. Learning
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| | commitment to make the changes you need
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| how to design your own road map and how
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| | personally and professionally.As a
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| to take control of the wheel can help you
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| | successful sales person in a high tech
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| to navigate your lifetime of career
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| | company others thought I was happy, I was
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| transitions. Learning the keys to a
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| | making a lucrative income, was well
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| successful navigation can help you to
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| | recognized in the company and was on my
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| navigate sharp turns, detour around
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| | way to being offered a headquarters
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| accidents, and to enjoy a smooth, safe
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| | management position. By then the speed
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| ride.Chart your own course. Get to know
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| | bumps had come along. What do we do with
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| yourself very well. The self discovery
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| | speed bumps? We slow down, we use
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| process will prevent you from making
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| | caution, we look to the left and the
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| decisions that do not support your
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| | right, and we re-evaluate our position.
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| values, interests and passions. Without
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| | For me, the speed bumps on my road where
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| self knowledge you might find yourself
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| | my children. On the inside I struggled,
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| "off roading" or worse yet, stuck. Use
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| | I had a 2 year old and 5 year old at home
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| the tips below; they are the keys to a
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| | and I wondered what it would be like to
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| successful ride to help you to identify
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| | give up the mahogany board room meetings
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| your ideal work and to make it yourown.
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| | for a day in the sandbox. One November
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| Being familiar with what you really want
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| | day I was on a ride at Disney and made
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| in your life is like having the best road
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| | the plans for my exit. I gave my notice,
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| map in your glove compartment. I've
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| | leaving in February of the next year. My
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| learned, as a career coach, that many of
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| | change was successful and using the tools
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| my clients simply lack the map:"I've been
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| | in my navigational Guide, I was able to
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| working for years at this job but find I
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| | master staying home and then later return
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| have less and less energy at the end of
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| | to work effortlessly, choosing a
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| the day. I hate it. But what else could I
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| | different career that better supported my
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| possibly do?""I chose this job because it
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| | new work/life balance needs.4. Create
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| was a good fit for me at the time. I
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| | your own roadmap: design your ideal job
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| wonder if it is possible to make a
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| | or career: If you've decided to make
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| change. I'd like to work in the community
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| | some changes you will need your own
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| or for a non profit group but don't have
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| | roadmap to guide you. What do you really
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| any experience in this area, can you
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| | want out of your life and what role does
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| help? Can I make a change or is it too
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| | your work play in that goal? Most of our
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| late?""I've been at home raising my
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| | waking hours are spent working, why not
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| family and now I've like to return to the
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| | do what you enjoy? Visualize your ideal
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| workforce, I am not sure what to say
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| | day, what are you doing? Where are you?
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| about my absence? What transferable
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| | Who is around you? What talents are you
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| skills do I have?"I feel like I've missed
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| | using? Are you in a corporation, a desk
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| my calling. I want to work at a job I
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| | at home or at a small non profit group?
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| feel passionate about.""How can I make
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| | You have a meeting at 10:00, who is there
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| sure I get the next promotion?"You have
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| | and what are they discussing? You get a
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| choices about your career destination;
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| | phone call, what is it about? It is
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| you get to pick your journey. You deserve
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| | lunchtime, what are you doing? Now, 3:00
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| to have work that is fulfilling, has
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| | and a call comes in, who is it and what
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| meaning and uses your gifts. You also
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| | do they want from you? How do you feel
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| deserve to have a life outside of work.
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| | when you leave at 5:00? What do you plan
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| Since 9/11 many professionals have made
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| | to do with your evening? Get a sense of
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| career changes to reflect their interests
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| | the road that is the best ride for you.
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| and to increase their work/life balance.
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| | What types of jobs offer these
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| We realized that our lives are too
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| | attractions? Identify the work
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| precious to spend it doing something we
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| | possibilities that you might want to
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| don't enjoy. My current clients include
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| | explore. Make a list of your job
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| men who are turning from software
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| | targets.A software engineer reported he
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| engineering and project management to
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| | was bored after doing the same type of
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| science, teaching, consulting and small
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| | job for many years. He wanted to start a
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| business ownership. Many women are making
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| | part time business, one that he could
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| decisions to leave the corporate world to
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| | take into his retirement. We discovered
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| raise their families or to start their
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| | he enjoyed cooking. His ideal job would
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| own businesses or to find something in
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| | be to bring healthy cooking and a fun
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| between that allow them to balance a life
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| | entertaining experience to others. Within
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| of childcare and elder care at the same
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| | six weeks he established a business
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| time, all while finding some time for
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| | identity as a professional chef and is
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| themselves. A 2004 study conducted by
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| | contracted to cook at a corporate
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| the Center for Work-Life Policy indicated
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| | gathering in one month. He looks forward
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| that 37% of highly qualified women leave
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| | to enjoying his new career.5. Your
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| their careers for a period of time, 58%
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| | Journey: Charting your course For
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| resort to flexible or part time hours. To
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| | Success: Without goals you are like a
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| summarize, what are you doing to meet
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| | traveler without a destination, you don't
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| your career needs? What decisions are you
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| | know what direction to go in and will not
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| putting off? What improvements can you
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| | know when you have arrived. Like any
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| make in your own career?Your Guide:
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| | journey there is a time of departure, a
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| Before I hand over the keys to career
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| | period of time spent in "transit" which
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| navigation, let me explain why I feel I
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| | can be disorientating and a point of
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| am qualified to serve as your guide. In
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| | arrival. Having a clear sense of your
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| addition to having extensive training in
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| | journey will remind you of why you are
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| Coaching with specialty training in
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| | traveling and will get you through the
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| Career and Business Coaching, I too have
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| | uncomfortable time of passage. Spend the
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| navigated several career changes. It is
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| | time to research your options in the same
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| this personal experience that has helped
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| | way you would visit a travel guide. Read
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| me to help others to take control of the
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| | the book "Working Identity" and realize
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| drive and to have a clear vision of the
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| | that there may be many different types of
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| road. I have over 25 years of working
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| | careers for you, like unvisited cities,
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| experience, having worked a number of
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| | you don't know if you'd like it there
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| years in Corporate America in sales,
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| | unless you learned more about it. Take
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| marketing and management consulting in
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| | some professional career assessments to
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| the information technology industry. I
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| | help guide your options. Need to have
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| also took time to raise a family and
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| | additional education or certification for
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| became a community volunteer. I pursued
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| | the work you want to do? Take a detour,
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| a second master's degree at age 40,
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| | figure out how to take the coursework you
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| worked as a psychotherapist and small
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| | need. Ask for directions, network with
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| business owner and then became CEO of my
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| | others who have the job you might be
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| own coaching company and a partner Career
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| | interested in. Ask to stop in for a
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| Coach and Vice President of Marketing for
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| | visit, take a look around. Try on the
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| a global coaching firm. What I learned
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| | idea of a new job like a new spring coat.
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| most from my own experiences and
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| | Get a sense of how it fits. Keep in the
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| professional career coaching training is
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| | lane, write down your goals and take
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| that you do have choices. You get to
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| | single daily actions towards making them
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| chart your course and most importantly,
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| | happen. Achievable goals are specific and
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| you have to keep moving forward to take
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| | measurable and include what you will do
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| action on your personal and professional
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| | and when you will do it. Journal your
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| goals. So gas up your tank and get ready
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| | goals and your progress.She was unhappy
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| to go.The Keys to a Successful Ride:1.
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| | in her work at the television station.
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| Give your Map a Name: Write your Mission
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| | Everyone was so busy and focused she
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| Statement: Who are you really? What are
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| | lacked the human connection she needed in
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| your passions? What are your values, what
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| | her work. She also wanted to feel that
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| motivates you and what gifts do you have
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| | her work meant something that it helped
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| that you want to share with others? What
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| | others in some way. She read Working
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| is your personal brand, those unique
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| | Identity and decided to try out other
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| qualities that make up who you really
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| | types of work. Her assessments confirmed
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| are? What do you want out of your life?
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| | that she was a helper and an educator,
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| What do you dream of? Write your own
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| | creative and caring about others. She
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| mission statement for your life and work
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| | "tried on" the job of a early childhood
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| by knowing yourself well. If you feel
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| | educator by taking a course. She tried
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| stuck, try to think of what you enjoyed
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| | out the career of a speech therapist by
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| doing as a child, what did you want to be
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| | talking to one, she tried out working
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| when you grew up? Ask your friends what
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| | with special needs children through a
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| they enjoy about you the most. Find your
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| | part time job, she researched, talked to
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| life purpose. When you do, write your
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| | people, observed and then decided what
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| mission statement for your work and your
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| | she wanted to do. She will be soon
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| life. You will find that knowing your
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| | enrolling in a Masters program for
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| life purpose will help you to make the
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| | Occupational Therapy.6. Arriving at your
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| career decision that reflects your values
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| | destination: So, you've chosen your
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| and uses your talents.At age 62 she took
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| | destination, you have a map and are ready
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| the time to evaluate her life and to
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| | to begin your journey. Before you put
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| reflect on what she really wanted. She
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| | your foot to the pedal you will need a
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| remembered that she really loved her
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| | full tank of gas, some beverages and
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| bohemian style life when she was younger
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| | tasteful snacks to keep you energized on
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| and carefree. She compared that to her
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| | your journey. Know that there will be
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| task oriented life and her long list of
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| | bumps in the road and you might feel lost
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| accomplishments. Upon making this
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| | at times. Trust that your instincts will
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| discovery she limited her proficient "to
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| | set you back on course. Keep on the road
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| do" list to only 8 items and replaced
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| | and the mile markers will quickly fly by.
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| that time by doing the things she loved,
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| | Arm yourself with a solid compass, the
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| she started yoga, walking daily and
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| | resume that provides a glowing review of
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| singing in her choir. Ironically once she
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| | your unique qualities and contributions.
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| did this she was also to get the job that
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| | Set your goal to simply enjoy the
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| she was seeking, switching from high tech
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| | scenery, know you might have a number of
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| to healthcare.2. Label your Main
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| | interviewing visits before narrowing your
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| Attractions: A successful ad campaign for
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| | choices. Communicate your "blue crystals"
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| Tide revealed its special "blue
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| | and become the ideal job candidate. Visit
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| crystals", its unique selling point. What
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| | many places, meet many people. Become an
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| are you main attractions? What do you
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| | interesting tourist. Let others learn
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| have to offer in talent, skills,
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| | from you. Then they will want you to
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| education, gifts that make you unique?
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| | stay. Choose your destination, seeking
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| What are your successes? Write down your
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| | the best "hotel"; make sure you are
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| CAR stories, tell the story of a
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| | getting the value in return to the value
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| Challenge you experienced, the Action you
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| | that you provide. You deserve only the
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| took to solve the challenge and the
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| | finest of linens. Choose the nameplate
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| Result that you gained. Learn the art of
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| | that fits you best, define your working
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| self promotion. Do it in a way that you
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| | hours to allow flexibility for your many
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| are comfortable with, but do it. Making
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| | journeys and park your car in the work
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| your attraction visible will keep it on
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| | you desire. Congratulations, you have
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| the map; make it a showcase that everyone
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| | arrived. Celebrate yourself!Feel you
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| wants to visit. If you practice this
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| | might need help in figuring out your
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| tool it will be easy for you to use it in
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| | destination or need a passenger to help
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| an interview or to gain the promotion you
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| | guide you on your journey? Need to simply
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| want. Take a moment to write down your
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| | stop for directions? I'd like to learn
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| "blue crystals."I am working with a woman
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| | more about your travel plans. Maybe you
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| in Boston who has a passion for politics
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| | simply need a professional career
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| and environmental issues. While she was
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| | assessment to help you to guide your
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| able to express her environmental
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| | course, or maybe you want a partner to
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| interests in her research at work, we
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| | keep you motivated and on the road. Let's
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| both sensed that her voice needed to be
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| | figure it out. Contact me to talk about
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| heard in a bigger way. Once she was able
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| | where you are at and where you would like
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| to turn down the volume of self doubt and
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| | to be.Don't forget to sign up for the
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| turn up her personal volume she became a
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| | complimentary newsletter which is filled
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| free lance writer and public speaker. She
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| | with tips and snack items to help you on
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| is getting paid for publishing her
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| | your journey, McLaughlin, CEO of Open
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| opinion and expertise and has established
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| | Door Coaching, offers career and business
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| a writing desk in her home, a rest stop
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| | coaching worldwide from her Nashua, NH
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| where she can freely write and let her
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| | office. She is a certified Career Coach
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| voice be heard.3. Take a look around:
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| | and licensed psychotherapist, member of
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| "Should I stay or should I go?" Are you
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| | the International Coach Federation and
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| working at a job where you don't enjoy
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| | President of the local Business and
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| the scenery anymore? Are you feeling like
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| | Professional Women's organization. Her
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| your gifts are not being used and your
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| | signature strengths are leadership, zest,
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| work is not appreciated? Do you have a
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| | loyalty, teambuilding and gratitude. Her
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| tug in the pit of your stomach when you
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| | passion for life and ability to think BIG
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| leave for work in the morning, wishing
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| | for those around her has helped her to
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| you were at home instead? Are you
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| | help her clients get the lives they want
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| concerned that your position may be
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| | by creating the career they desire. Visit
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| eliminated but are not being
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| | for a free newsletter "Its All About the
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| proactive?How do you know when you really
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| | Journey" for more information on how to
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| should be taking a more scenic route? It
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| | navigate The Road of Work.
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