Dear Brave Soul, You are courageous. Yes, you are. You have done things you never did before. You have done things you never thought you could do. Scary, life threatening […]

When an interviewer says “tell me about you”, it’s the one time in an interview when you have control. Not only do you get to choose what you say, you get […]

I want to tell you why I became a career coach.  In one of the periods when I was looking for work, I decided that I wasn’t going to keep waiting […]

When there is something hard that needs doing, it feels like we need to summon up discipline. Because nearly everything we do requires a concerted effort, not a one off. […]

If you have someone’s attention, then you have a chance to make a great impression. Be sure you can communicate two things: what you want to do for work (and […]

I am saddened by our common tendency to be hard and harsh with ourselves. I wish that we could find more grace and acceptance and  gather the strength to approach […]

When I was in coach’s training, we learned that a key aspect of coach’s job is to create a SAFE, COURAGEOUS space for her clients. I’ve thought many times of the brilliance (and […]

Be Specific If you are looking for a job, you have to be prepared to tell an interview story every time you talk to someone. It could be when you’re networking, it […]