“This job seemed like the ‘right fit’ when I started. Years later, it feels like the opposite. What changed?”
Answering Your Questions – Part 5 I hear this shift often from clients at different stages of their careers. Let me start with a few general comments. Our experiences of, our relationship with, and the meaning work and career hold for us are constantly evolving over the course of our working lives. Our skills, capacities, […]
Career Maintenance: Practicing 10 Habits to Keep Your Career Life Sustainable
Career maintenance is the proactive practice of consistently monitoring, reflecting on, and adjusting your career life so you and your career stay versatile and adaptable in an ever-changing job market. Our career lives require regular maintenance, just like other areas of our lives, including our physical, psychological, and relational health and well-being. Here are ten […]
“I feel really stuck. I want to make some career changes, but I’m also afraid of making any changes. How do I get unstuck?”
Answering your questions – Part 4 Let me address that “stuck” feeling first. Feeling “stuck” at different junctures of our working lives is quite common. The reasons behind that “stuck” feeling vary greatly from one individual to another, but they are often tied to our experiences with and relationship to work and career: something has […]
Am I too old for a new career?
“I am over 60, am I too old for a new career?” We are living in an era of ageing populations worldwide. As a result, many people are working well beyond age 60 or 65. The reasons for this vary: for some, financial considerations may make traditional retirement prohibitive; others feel freer and more creative […]
Why pay for Career Counselling?
Career counsellors bring diverse experience and expertise to their work. Choosing one to work with is a personal decision and finding the right fit matters. Look for someone whose approach aligns with what you are currently experiencing. Consider the questions you want to explore, your current life and career stage, and the specific areas of […]
Question of the Day
How do we create, navigate, and sustain our career lives amid constant change and increasing uncertainty? This question is a growing concern and has become the basis for a broader reflective conversation I increasingly have with my clients. Is there a single future-proof strategy that will circumvent the changes and uncertainty we face? The answer […]
How can I stay motivated in my career life?
I am frequently asked, “How can I stay motivated through different career stages”? While we may desire a formula for maintaining a consistent level of motivation for our work and career lives, we are human, and motivation fluctuates naturally. I would therefore reframe that question with three others, “How can I become more aware of […]
Creating A Role – A Career Reflection Exercise
Career development is a continuous process throughout our working lives. This process benefits from regular reflective practice to stay aware of how we experience work, our growth, how different work experiences shape our developing skills and overall value, our changing interests, shifts within professions, changes in the job market, and the influence that broader community […]
The benefits of reflective practice on our career lives
Reflective practice is neither counterproductive nor counter to productivity Regular reflective practice keeps us more attuned to our lives, experiences, thoughts, and emotions. Reflective practice (and it does require practice!) is key to deepening our awareness, gaining perspective, exercising our flexibility, being open to possibilities, and building our resilience. Reflective practice helps us balance the […]
Identifying the value of your evolving skills
What comprises a skill set? We often associate our skill set with the functional skills or expertise required for a specific job, role, or profession. However, this lens is too narrow; it does not capture the full scope of our experiences and relationship with work and career. Our skills, knowledge, expertise, and perspectives continue to […]