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Golden Handcuffs

June 30, 2017 By Laura Paradise

You hate your job. You’re afraid to leave. You say it’s the money, you know it’s the security. The familiar unsatisfying, sometimes toxic environment. Not your life purpose. Soul-less and […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Self-esteem Tagged With: confidence, purpose, understanding

All eyes are on YOU!

June 28, 2017 By Laura Paradise

Getting visible. Up close and personal. That’s the best way to get hired. Networking. Events. Informational interviews. Coffee dates. It feels like all eyes are on you. Which is why […]

Filed Under: Self-esteem Tagged With: body, communication, confidence, connection

Your summer job search

June 22, 2017 By Laura Paradise

For many of us summer means time off, and rightly so. There are wise ways to enjoy summer and stay on top of your job search. Here are suggestions to […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: advice, balance, body, checklist, connection, search strategies

Mind your P’s, Easy on your Q’s

May 31, 2017 By Laura Paradise

Heed this advice if you’re about to interview, network, try to make an impression on your boss or talk to a prospective client.  P – Prepare There is a lot behind […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: body, communication, enthusiasm

Make a date with hard work, and procrastination

May 23, 2017 By Laura Paradise

When it comes to your schedule, do you make time for hard work? Do you schedule time for procrastion, or recess, or play? Chances are you have hard work on your to-do […]

Filed Under: Apply Smart Tagged With: balance, body, exercise, search strategies

The three best ways to brag in an interview

May 16, 2017 By Laura Paradise

When you’re interviewing, YOU have to be visible. It’s up to you to speak on your own behalf, to take credit for your skills and talents and accomplishments. As they say, […]

Filed Under: Interviewing Tagged With: advice, communication, confidence, self-promotion

Be the hero of your interview story

May 5, 2017 By Laura Paradise

You did it. You are responsible. You saved the day. Stop telling boring, factual, lifeless interview stories. Tell stories that have conflict and struggle, stories where you are the hero that […]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Self-esteem Tagged With: communication, hard skills, soft skills, storytelling

The road to freedom: how to quit your job skillfully

April 18, 2017 By Laura Paradise

When done well, quitting a job is a smart step in your career development process.  There is no shame in quitting a job. Not if you do it well. Many smart […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: coaching, confidence, quitting

Career Exorcism – Clean house!

March 28, 2017 By Laura Paradise

It’s springtime. Time to clean house and let go of old ghosts. Ghosts that darken your spirits and cast gloom and doom over your sense of self-worth and your career […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: confidence, meditation, practice

My Commitment to You

March 22, 2017 By Laura Paradise

I want you to succeed. Yes, I am a career coach and I want you to do your good work in the world. I want you to be excited by […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: body, coaching, communication, confidence, self-promotion, success

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