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When you see or hear the letters, ABC, what comes into your mind?    Ok, I’m betting that while you didn’t guess #5, you figured out pretty quick that this blog wasn’t going to be about the other 4 choices! Let’s dive right in with some brief definitions:  Now let’s apply it to your job search with 3 scenarios:  Activating …

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you KNOW you should do something…but you just don’t feel like it!?! And maybe you’ve even done the task before…you KNOW you CAN do it…but you just don’t feel like it!?! Or perhaps earlier in the day you may have felt like doing the task…but now you just don’t feel like …

How many of you can relate to this type of conversation you may have had with yourself?    What do I want to do?  Well, that’s an interesting question!  There are so many things that I could do and enjoy doing!   I could work in supply chain, but being more client facing really gave my career a lift. I love being …

It’s been a tough day for Jerry! To start the day, he received a rejection phone call on what was his #1 prospect. In fact, he had felt SO sure about everything about it – – the role, the team, the company, the culture, the location…it was all such a great fit for him! Oh yeah, and being told he came …

Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight;  I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight                             (Unknown) This nursery rhyme, made popular with the 1940 Disney film “Pinocchio,” has been around for a long time. As a child, I remember sitting outside at night looking into the Kansas night for shooting stars, stumbling …

When you hear or see the word ‘sabotage’, what springs into your mind? For me, I immediately find myself in France during WW2 with the French Resistance, figuring out ways to sabotage anything I could to thwart the German army!    Or, if I allow myself a little more time to think about it, I find myself wandering into past …

If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard for years about the importance of body language. My experience has been that the statement is made, and then one example is given, like “make good eye contact,” and then the speaker goes on with another point.  Ok, first of all, what exactly does “body language” mean? And what does “make good eye contact” …

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a rut and just couldn’t get out of it? And no matter what you tried, you just couldn’t seem to move on!? You believe you’re applying yourself to pursue your life purpose and have followed many people’s advice on how to find the job of your dreams, but it just seems …

Have you ever felt absolutely certain about something, only to realize later that the opposite was actually true? I’ve encountered that situation all too many times in my life. For example, my brain tells me something is going to hurt, but it actually doesn’t. Or my brain tells me something should be difficult, but it turns out to be easy.   These …

Last week we delved into the emotions around a job transition, and we touched on how a job change falls within the top five life event stressors we might find ourselves facing. This week I’d like to go deeper into the “WHY” behind the myriad of emotions we experience when we find ourselves in job transition. And not only when you …