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Your Job Satisfaction Criteria

August 3, 2017 By Laura Paradise

Deciding what you do professionally means getting clear about what gives you FULFILLMENT AND SATISFACTION, in the short-term and in the long-run. You want to be able to answer these […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: career change, clarity, exercise

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

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 transitions that work

September 21, 2016 By Laura Paradise

  How did three 50+ year old women make successful career transitions to jobs THEY LOVE? Courage, conviction and creativity … paying attention to their values and organizations that align […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Self-esteem Tagged With: coaching, confidence, culture, fear, success, values

Is work the problem?

February 22, 2016 By Laura Paradise

When you’re not happy in your job, it’s almost never the work itself. It’s the people and the quality of life! And then it’s what you want to get out […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: advice, fit, personality, research, understanding, values

Are your wings clipped? Fly free!

February 18, 2016 By Laura Paradise

Being in the wrong job is like having your wings clipped. You can flap all your want but you won’t get any closer to your vision. You might even feel grounded. The caged […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: meditation, perspective, understanding

Getting the work you love: a reality check

November 17, 2015 By Laura Paradise

What’s between you and doing work you love? For many of us, fear is blocking the path. The only wrong decision you can make is to listen to fear. Rather, get clear […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Other Tagged With: are you ready, communication, fear, fit, practice, self-promotion, talking about yourself, values

Are you back-tracking?

October 29, 2015 By Laura Paradise

Some naturalists consider wild animal tracks to be a doorway into the spirit. Let’s open that doorway and take a look. And let’s look specifically at how you move toward […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Other Tagged With: body, clarity, exercise, getting clear, nature

You’ve been fired!

October 19, 2015 By Laura Paradise

So have I. And it turns out that you’ve got company. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014 an average of 55,939 people were laid off or fired EACH […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions Tagged With: advice, balance, career change, clarity, fit, perspective, values

Your brain locks onto what you lock onto! What is your self talk?

October 15, 2015 By Laura Paradise

Overheard at yesterday’s CONNECT-WORK-THRIVE “Return to Work” conference http://connectworkthrive.com/targeted primarily to moms and dads returning to work: I don’t know what to focus on I spent all those years getting my […]

Filed Under: Career Transitions, Other Tagged With: are you ready, confidence, fear, resource, self-promotion

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