Should I Stay or Should I Go? 7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding Whether or Not to Quit Your Job

“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” is not just a song by the English punk band The Clash. It’s also a question many people ask themselves when it comes to demanding or unhappy work situations.

Recently, I received the following question from a LYJ (Love Your Job) Search alumna: “I’m contemplating quitting without having

By |October 15th, 2013|Enhancing career skills, Goals, Job search, Money, Tools / Exercises, Workplace|Comments Off on Should I Stay or Should I Go? 7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding Whether or Not to Quit Your Job

Making Peace With the Present

Fill in the blank for this statement: “When XYZ happens, then I will be happy.” When I lose 10 pounds, am in a relationship, or have a certain (usually indeterminable) amount of money all fit the bill. Often it’s when I find a more satisfying or higher-paying job, or for many right now, any job

By |May 1st, 2012|Discovering Passions and Interests, Goals, Job search, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being, Success, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Making Peace With the Present

Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: The Practice of Letting Go

In yoga class, my teacher often leads us through the practice of letting go – controlling our breath, softening places in the body where we hold stress, and building awareness of tension in the body and how to release it. The cumulative effect is designed to feel more spacious, relaxed, and lighter by the time

By |March 6th, 2012|Enhancing career skills, Goals, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being|Comments Off on Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: The Practice of Letting Go

Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: Flowing Through Transitions

As we approach a pivotal time of year of transitions with the holidays, Winter Solstice, and the New Year around the corner, it’s an important time to check in and center ourselves amidst a lot of activity. As a yoga teacher recently reminded me in class: flowing through transitions between poses is just as important

By |December 21st, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Goals, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being|Comments Off on Career Lessons Learned in Yoga Class: Flowing Through Transitions

What’s Your Career Fear?

Do you know what thoughts and beliefs are unconsciously sabotaging your career dreams? Discover your career fear, the biggest free-floating anxiety churning through your mind. The scenario you want to avoid. Flip the fear around and create a powerful statement that affirms its opposite.

I recently asked LYJ client Marina to look five years into the

By |June 14th, 2011|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Goals, Success, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on What’s Your Career Fear?

Setting Priorities and Boundaries for a Work-Life Balance

I recently spoke at two different workshops dedicated to the perennial question of work-life balance. How do you achieve it? Is it really possible?

A few themes that came up in both conversations revolved around feelings of guilt for leaving work at a reasonable hour or putting one’s needs first, setting boundaries around use of e-mail/technology

Setting Intentions During Seasonal Transitions

Last weekend, I attended a special yoga workshop focused on the seasonal transition between winter and spring.  We reflected on the past couple of months while simultaneously preparing for spring. Interestingly enough, the special focus was on cleansing and activating kidney energy, the body part associated with winter. We set intentions for what we hope

By |February 17th, 2011|Enhancing career skills, Goals, Purpose, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Setting Intentions During Seasonal Transitions

Treasuring the Future Now

Along the lines of my last post, I’m in the middle of a 30-day challenge of “Treasuring the Future Now”, an exercise proposed by Martha Beck in her book Steering by Starlight. I’m finding it to be quite relaxing and peaceful to sit in a space of meditative visualization. She talks about getting in touch

By |March 9th, 2010|Goals, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Treasuring the Future Now

Beginning of the Month Tip

Since it is March 1, I like to begin by writing a vision for the month. To do this, look at your goals or resolutions for the year. Then visualize the end of the month arriving and write down the joyful things you’d like to see take place as well as movement forward on your

By |March 1st, 2010|Events, Goals, Tools / Exercises|1 Comment

A Simple Tool to Get Organized for 2010

I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed managing my to-do lists for a variety of projects and responsibilities. When talking about it with my career coach, she suggested that I select my top five priorities, buy a journal or notebook, and divide it into five tabs. For each tab (e.g. business, house, personal, etc.), I’m creating a

By |February 12th, 2010|Goals|1 Comment