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5 Steps to Take When You're Unhappy With Your Job career advice career satisfaction ideal job job dissatisfaction job satisfaction Jun 22, 2023

If you're currently unhappy in your job, don't worry. There's a five-step process that can help you get to where you truly want to be.

 

1) Acknowledge what you’re feeling

That may sound silly but it’s vital. So often we resist, avoid, or react to our emotions, but none of these...

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Nobody Cares How Hard You Work career advice career coaching career satisfaction careers job design overwork workaholics working too hard May 01, 2023

OK, folks. Time for some tough truths.

 

Nobody cares how hard you work.

 

I’m saying this because people often tell me they are frustrated. They work very hard, going above and beyond and putting in extra hours, but then no one notices or seems to appreciate them for it.

 

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4 Reasons I Drunk the Kool-Aid on Goal Setting career advice career management goal setting goals planning smart goals Jan 16, 2023

I recently discovered this old, unpublished article that I wrote back in 2016. It seemed fitting for a January post so I dusted it off. I hope you enjoy…

 

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM

I know you’ve heard the popular wisdom: if you want to be successful you have to write your goals down....

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Tapping Into Your Work Passion or Keep On Truckin' career advice career satisfaction find your purpose joy at work passion at work Sep 09, 2022

I should have been a truck driver.

 

This bizarre thought occurs to me occasionally. (Usually when I’m on a road trip).

 

It stems from possessing (or perhaps being possessed by) the Seeker archetype. There is something fundamentally nomadic about me. I mean, I’ve lived in...

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Reflections from a Corporate Mystic career advice career coaching career satisfaction consciousnesss corporate mystic find your purpose job dissatisfaction meaningful work reframing Aug 21, 2022

When you don’t feel like an excellent fit with your work, the work day can seem like a drag. In today’s blog, I want to suggest a helpful reframe that might make your experience much more tolerable. Dare I suggest, fun, even?

 

When I worked in a corporate environment, I...

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Amp Up Your LinkedIn Game with 6 Tips career advice career coaching entrepreneur linkedin networking social media solopreneur soulpreneur Aug 12, 2022

Online networking is a critical part of the strategy for entrepreneurs and job seekers alike. There’s no better tool for it than LinkedIn. In today’s blog, I’m going to share some tips for how you can up your LinkedIn game to create a presence that will attract customers and...

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18 Practical Tips for the Day of the Interview. Lots of People Try to Skip #18 career advice career coaching career management interview interviewing job job seekers Jul 20, 2022

18 Practical Tips for the Day of Interview

 

 

All your hard work has paid off and it’s the day of the interview. Maybe you haven’t had one of these in a long time. Maybe the last time you did this was prior to the smartphone.

 

No worries! I’ve got your back....

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The Specialization Myth: The Rise of the Generalists career advice career coaching career management generalists job search specialized Jun 30, 2022

These days, specialization is all the rage, driven in part by the 10,000 hours myth and education’s push for STEM subjects. This has pushed ‘softer’ subjects to the wayside. Topics like language, leadership, and arts are de-emphasized because it is so hard to measure...

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What the Chicken and the Egg Teaches Us About the Job Search career advice career coaching getting unstuck job search paradox Jun 16, 2022

Let’s say you want to leave your job, but you can’t because you’re so busy working.

 

This, my friends, is the classic chicken and the egg problem.

 

The Chicken and the Egg

You know the deal. Which came first the chicken or the egg? We know that chickens make eggs and...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Thinking about Leaving Your Job career advice career coaching career management i hate my job leaving your job livelihood quit your job worklife May 09, 2022

Today, with all the world’s upheaval, many people are asking themselves: should I stay or should I go? An overwhelming number are answering yes, creating a movement so large they have blessed it with a name: The Great Resignation.

It’s a compelling question, but...

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Want to Quit Your Job? Do These 6 Things First career advice career coaching how to leave your job quit your job quitting Mar 01, 2022

If you’re thinking about leaving your job, you should know that there is a wrong way, and a right way to do it.

I’m going to review what I believe is the right way. We will explore not burning bridges and some other advice you’ve probably heard before. But I have a bit of a...

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Engagement is an Inside Job burnout career advice career coaching career satisfaction stress management Jan 25, 2022

Only 34% of employees are engaged in their work according to a 2021 Gallup poll.

Engagement is a measure of employees’ involvement and enthusiasm in their work and workplace. You can imagine that for employers, it’s an alarming statistic. Gallup ties engagement to many...

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