The career journey of one of my favorite people, my inspiring friend Fran Mardjetko, helps challenge limiting beliefs that immobilize potential career changers. “𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚/𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧, 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.” Fran went from being a highly successful film producer in charge of what at [...]
Job searches can be a real grind, which...if you're here...does not come as news. As someone who has been involved in the resilience field for years... both professionally and personally... I know how important it is to have tools in our toolbox for shifting our mood and emotional state when we've [...]
If you’re finding it hard to summon the energy to do the needed next steps in your job search, here’s something that can help… Let’s say you are currently employed and your job leaves you drained at the end of the day. How do you make progress when you feel like [...]
Confidence and belief in yourself is SO important in a job search. It can be hard, though, especially if they have taken a hit due to being laid off or fired. It doesn't just feel bad though. It impacts your ability to get your next job. First, they profoundly affect your [...]
“Don’t just list your tasks and responsibilities in your resume, communicate the results you’ve delivered.” This advice is one of the most important things you’ll hear from job coaches because so many people’s DIY resumes don’t do that. Instead they list their responsibilities for each position they’ve held. As many a [...]
"The antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest…the antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness. You're so exhausted because you can't be wholehearted at what you're doing.” This was the surprising message the poet David Whyte received from his friend and mentor Brother David Stendel-Rast years ago, in response to David’s confession about [...]
"Why would a potential employer want to choose me over all the other job applicants?" "What do I have to offer that makes me unique?" Answering these question is one of the most common challenges I see in clients starting a job search, as well as those who have been slogging [...]
Identifying what brings you alive, what energizes you, is one of the most useful tools in your career exploration tool kit. Doing so helps you recognize what you find motivating--what Dark Horse author Todd Rose calls your "micro-motives". Each person has their own unique combination of micro-motives and it's that unique [...]
Mackenzie O'Connor is a multi-talented individual. She co-founded a performance troupe, does improv, and has organized multiple entertainment events over the years. Yet, she found herself in her mid-twenties stuck in low level jobs that used a small fraction of her wide array of skills and left her feeling drained. By [...]
In a recent interview, Matthew McConaughey shared a powerful lesson that anyone involved in a job search can benefit from. He shared how after his first movie role (in Dazed and Confused), he could get auditions but no roles. At this point, he had less than a thousand dollars in his [...]
