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January 13, 2022

Attaining the Abundance Mindset in Career Coaching

“The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.” -Marianne Williamson. Conditioning your mind from scarcity thinking to an abundance mentality is a key […]

September 28, 2017

Transitioning into International Development Careers

Let me start out with my bias. I don’t help my clients “get a job, any job.” I help them figure out how they can best […]

September 21, 2017

MOOC Review: What to Do If You Need to Learn New Skills for a Career Change?

Recently, the New York Times described one of the most popular MOOCs (massive open online courses) ever, Learning How to Learn with Barbara Oakley and Terrence […]

July 24, 2017

Top Ten Mistakes in Changing Careers

I work with people changing careers all the time. Most of them (including myself when I was searching for jobs!) made some combination of mistakes that […]

July 10, 2017

The World Needs More Implementers and Managers

There are many ways to make the world a better place. We all have our own combination of strengths, instincts, and talents that has a place […]

June 19, 2017

The Mind-Blowing Science of Transformation

One of my favorite podcasts, RadioLab, explored what happens in the black box of radical transformation, from a caterpillar to a butterfly. In my mind, I […]

June 5, 2017

NYTimes Article on Making Good Hires Shows Why Career Design is Crucial

Experienced managers know that traditional ways of hiring employees is no guarantee of workplace success. Resumes, interviews, LinkedIn profiles… these can all be practiced and re-worked […]

May 22, 2017

How Self-Compassion Can Make You More Motivated

Have you been told that you’re too hard on yourself? Do you believe that if you accepted your less-than-desirable traits, then you’d never change? Well, scientific […]

May 8, 2017

Eight Unconventional Steps to Landing an Interview

What is the number one way to land an interview? Have someone who works for the organization put in a good word for you. This can […]