As a career coach, I loved this book. It reinforced the work I do with my clients – helping them create a value – added statement highlighting their skills. The author also does a great job talking about the importance of networking to break into new industries. Networking is important for all career changers but […]
Why I Write: And Why You Might Want To
Recently, I went on another tech-free retreat for the day which I try to do monthly. It is a time to think, read, plan, do walking meditation, and to write. I mind-mapped out five new blogs (one of them is this one). Last week I was working with a student in my Facilitating Career Development […]
“Must Have” Technology Tools for 2021
Welcome to another Peak-Careers Interview. My guests today are Melissa Venable is a writer and education advisor at Red Ventures and Debra Osborn, Professor and Co-Director of Combined Counseling & School Psychology doctoral program at Florida State University, also known as the Technology Twins. We explore which technology tools career practitioners might want to explore […]
Teaching Online is Here to Stay
Covid-19 forced us to move online for our workshops, classes, networking, trainings, and more. I don’t see this move going away. I have been teaching online since 2003, mostly as a hybrid, but also with my asynchronous 5-week seminars since 2010. My career coaching has been 95% through Zoom for at least five years now. […]
American Character
A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good. By Colin Woodard Wow, forget the state lines and borders to understand the differences in our country. Colin shows us how our country is actually divided into eleven distinct regions with underlying differences in each how people perceive the importance of individual […]
Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work
By Burnett, B., & Evans,D. (2020) I found this book to align well with my own career coaching philosophy of creating a value-added statement, (the 5 or 6 essential things you want everyone to know about you), being curious and reaching out to your network to create opportunities. This is the first book our career […]