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Three Essentials for your Job Search

March 4, 2025 By Laura Paradise

There are three qualities that every job search needs to be successful: What you Believe. What you’re Committed to. Knowing how to Connect. No amount of rehearsing and memorizing your […]

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Dear Brave Soul

February 11, 2025 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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How to Talk about Yourself

February 7, 2025 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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Channeling Grace Jones

January 16, 2025 By Laura Paradise

Imagine that you’re Grace Jones. Spiked hair. Black leather. Pistol toting. Arched eyebrows. Everything about you is angled, sharp, edgy. You’re tall, you’re strong, you’re gorgeous. You’re an Amazon. You […]

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Taking back your power in a Job Search

August 29, 2024 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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Discipline builds inner strength

August 13, 2024 By Laura Paradise

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. […]

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Specifics Leave a Good Impression

July 25, 2024 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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Shift Perspective

July 25, 2024 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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Be Courageous

May 8, 2024 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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Best Interview Advice: Be Specific

April 30, 2024 By Laura Paradise

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 […]

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Upcoming Events!

 

April 4, 3:30-5 pm, In Person. Writing from the Heart: Find your Inner Wisdom.

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Six week Online Job Search Group, Monday March 10 – April 14, 5:30-7 pm, $25/session. 

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