Dealing with a negative work environment can be draining if not debilitating. Working for a toxic boss, being surrounded by negative coworkers, expected to do more than humanly possible day in and day out, or just feeling like you don't belong at your workplace is enough to make anyone sick. The National Institute for Occupational Safety reports that job stressors cause more health problems than any other stressor.You're tr...

Have you ever watched a marathon and thought, "How do these people do it?" To anyone who has never run before, it seems impossible if not crazy. But each year, more and more people are taking up the challenge and running the 26.2 mile race. In fact, according to the USA Track & Field Organization (USATF) in 2004, 400,000 people ran and completed a marathon. Well just in the same way, have you ever met someone who has le...

I've been asked numerous times how I got into coaching. Prospective career changers often ask me what I was doing before this and how I discovered what I wanted to be doing. Well, I thought it might be interesting if I shared my story so you could see how I got here... in case you were wondering! It was May 2001, and I had a defining moment. You see, up until that point, I had gone from job to job looking for a...

Have you thought you would be someplace else by now other than in your current job?You're not alone. I've worked with plenty of clients who felt the same way. I can even relate personally to you. I've been there.Every single time I've encountered someone not doing what they wanted to be doing after constant trying--whether it is job related or not--it's because they haven't made the decision to do it.Are you doing more hopi...

When you’re stuck in a job you’re not happy with, it’s only natural to complain to the people you’re closest to. Believe me. I did it. A LOT! I would constantly threaten to quit my job, complain about how miserable I was, and lament over how awful things were and what few options I had. Now I realize it wasn’t really that bad but at the time it felt pretty awful. I was lost. Eventually, I figured out that there...

I’ve heard it all…“I should have figured this out by now!”“Now is not really a good time for me to change careers. I should have done it before I bought the house/had kids/took this job/turned 40/etc.”“Why didn’t I change careers years ago when I didn’t have so many responsibilities?”“I’ll have to start from the bottom after I’ve invested so much time and effort in my current work. Is it really worth it?”I could go on, but...

Career changes–or really any big change for that matter–involve a measure of fear and doubt. This is normal. What is also normal is for a career change to attract critics to us like a magnet. UGH! It’s frustrating to have to deal with people questioning your decisions and actions when you yourself are trying to manage your own concerns. I’ve had clients say to me, “Like I really need someone else to ask me if I’m really sur...

About 8 years ago I went to see a career counselor desperate for some help. I was hoping he could offer some insight and help me change careers. Wait. I need to be honest. I was really hoping he was psychic or had some magical power. You see, I really hoped he could just look at me, hear my story, and then tell me with 100% certainty what job I was supposed to have. And oh, he would of course tell me that this job wou...

It’s happened to me. I set the most sincere intention to accomplish a project–update my website, develop a new seminar, or work on my new career change product (actually coming soon!)–and life gets in the way. I catch a cold or my daughter does. My computer crashes–horribly. Or I seem to get a burst of inspiration and motivation for these new efforts at the exact same time that friends are coming in for an extended visit, w...

What’s your purpose? I bet some of you are plagued by this question. When you’ve decided it’s time to stop settling at your job and start doing work you love, you can’t help but ask yourself, “What am I supposed to be doing?” But for different reasons, many of you can not come up with the answer to save your life and you’re going crazy! Well, stop it!Stop trying to find your purpose by looking for it.Stop trying to figure o...