“Post Grad” Offers Good Advice to Job Seekers

Over the weekend, I saw the new movie featuring Alexis Bledel, Post Grad, which chronicles a recent college graduate’s attempts to find a meaningful job after falling short of her lifelong dream of working at a publishing house. It’s sort of like watching what would happen to Rory Gilmore if she decided to pursue publishing

By |August 24th, 2009|Enhancing career skills, Job search, Purpose, Success|1 Comment

Lists of 100

One of my favorite new tools is making Lists of 100. I first wrote one while working with a personal coach who could tell I had lost my way a bit and needed a boost in confidence. She had me make a list of Suzanne’s 100 Gifts. The only rule, she said, was that if

Cycles of Change – Part I

I’ve been reading about different models of change and wanted to share the first of two posts on this topic, especially with so many people in transition. I believe knowing where you are situated in a change cycle can bring comfort and allow you to fully embrace each chapter, both the positive and more challenging

By |July 1st, 2009|Discovering Passions and Interests, Purpose|Comments Off on Cycles of Change – Part I

What Is My Job on the Planet with a Capital J?

This is the title of a chapter in Jon Kabot-Zinn’s book Wherever You Go There You Are. In it, he tells the story of Buckminster Fuller who was going to take his life but instead decided to live as if he had taken his life, thereby freeing himself from worrying about how things worked out