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Should You Stay or Should You Go?

June 27, 2019 By Rob

A fork in the road

Are you wondering if you should stay in your job? Do you dream of something else? Everyone has a personal timeframe that governs how long they are comfortable staying in a role and an inner clock that desires change. I call this the “stay~go loop”. I have met people who like stability and will stay […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Motivation Tagged With: career change, Job Search

What’s Your Career Identity?

June 14, 2019 By Rob

Who are you? Are you your job title? Do you define yourself by the hats you wear? What happens when you loose a role or make a role change? If you loose your job or your business, who are you? One of the recurrent issues that comes up in my work is the lack of career […]

Filed Under: Career Development Tagged With: career change, identity

Investing In Your Career Change

May 13, 2019 By Rob

Image of man holding golden egg laid by the magic goose

Like many adults, you may have heard: “You can do this by yourself.” “Don’t pay anyone to help you.” “Companies should pay fees to find you.” “You don’t need any help.” Our society expects you to know how to get good jobs on your own, but nobody ever shows you how! The usual procedure in […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Job Search Tagged With: career change, Job Search

8 Special Gifts You Can Give

December 21, 2018 By Rob

A Gift Under the Tree

The holiday season is a time of celebration and giving. It reinforces the importance of sharing with others. This includes buying a gift for a loved one or contributing time and money to the less fortunate in our community. Along with these gifts, there is also an exceptional level of giving that isn’t influenced by […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Natural Gifts Tagged With: Values

What’s with all the pressure to decide???

November 29, 2018 By Rob

Teenage Confusion

This is the challenge. You are at a social event with your kids. People are milling around chatting. Nothing serious, it’s a light-hearted community event. Your teenager is standing beside you, and someone you don’t know well comes up, and you introduce them. My daughter is 17. For some reason, the adults around us feel […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Parenting & Careers Tagged With: Career exploration

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