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Careers

Happy (Mid) New Year July 1, 2010

by Joni on July 1, 2010

Welcome to the second half of 2010. How are you doing with those changes you wanted to make in 2010? Are you on track? Or have you forgotten some of those dreams? Or decided it was all just too hard to figure out? Or is there a small voice in your head telling you it’s [...]

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Career Counseling vs. Career Coaching

by Joni on June 16, 2010

Are you looking for a career coach or need a career counselor?   While there are overlaps between career coaching and career counseling, I want to mention that there are definite differences.      A career counselor is someone who usually is licensed and has a Masters Degree in counseling or psychology.   Counselors are often [...]

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Model of Meaningful Careers

by Joni on May 17, 2010

I recently had the pleasure of attending two teleclasses with Mark Guterman and Dan King from MeaningfulCareers.com. They describe themselves as “two guys with a shared commitment to the power of meaningful work.”.  They “believe that every person can have a meaningful career, guided by his or her own alignment of purpose, commitments and competence. [...]

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We ask children what they want to be when they grow up. High school seniors asked to narrow their career choices as they transition into college. Well meaning adults ask college freshmen “What are you going to major in?” Silently many college students ponder the same question again and again over the next few years. [...]

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I have been spending time trying to perfect my “message” and small business “brand” about meaningful careers, work-life balance and the mind-body connection. Quotes floated through my brain such as Dr. Wayne Dyer’s “Don’t die with your music still inside you. Listen to your intuitive inner voice and find what passion stirs your soul.” But [...]

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Let me begin with the end, and share my higher learning first: I don’t need (or want to THINK I need) any more “stuff” to enhance my life. Focusing on fluctuating household income distracts me from listening to my intuition and doing authentic and inspired work. I care less about new technology and more about [...]

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Today, Mr. Wendell Fant, Deputy District Director, for United States Congressman Larry Kissell (8th District, North Carolina) visited our group to share information about doing business with the government, and the overall US employment picture. While some people are returning to work and consumer spending is up .50% straight for the last four months, it [...]

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Are you still searching for a job, even though you have followed all of the “expert’s” advice? Have you been going to networking events and still not connecting with the “right” people? As a career coach and the developer and facilitator of a local job seekers/ networking group I’ve learned so much the past year. [...]

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As someone who has had a lifelong interest in careers and personality profiling, I was thrilled to see these two topics combined in The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality, by Elizabeth Wagele and Ingrid Stabb. The description states: Find the Perfect Career Just for You! The Career Within [...]

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A long and winding career adventure

by Joni on February 5, 2010

Taking time on this rainy afternoon to reflect on my own career journey, decisions I made or didn’t make, lessons learned, and some of my reasons for wanting to reach our to others as they maneuver the journey. Interesting how some of the detours (potholes? washed out roads?) helped direct me to a more interesting [...]

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