Yup. That’s why you hired me to be your coach, right? Uh, spoiler alert… I don’t have all the answers. While much of our work together is a combination of coaching and career expertise consulting, I wish I could say I have all the answers. I don’t. But together, we do! One (and let it […]
Archive | August, 2017
Facing Too Many Rejections?
Rejection is part of life’s funny game. Whether you’re pursuing your dream career, asking for a high level promotion or heck, even asking someone out on a date—you’re going to face rejection. You’ll even find that social media provides a daily helping of rejection when people don’t respond to your post, your Instagram picture receives […]
Mentoring For Career Advancement
By kim on August 25, 2017 in Blog, Employee Engagement, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
A mentoring relationship is imperative for successful career development. It is the foundation for professional insight, opens doors for novice professionals and creates unique and mutually beneficial collaborative opportunities. It’s also a personal relationship built on trust. There’s a lot of power within this relationship and that’s what makes it so important. When the mentoring relationship works, the […]
Goal Crushing Productivity!
By kim on August 24, 2017 in Blog, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
This is the same name as a training program that I delivered quite a bit last year. It’s also a key element of a coaching service that I offer to my clients who have big dreams, but find themselves getting stalled, derailed and basically losing their momentum. Here’s why I love this coaching process: You […]
Should You Accept a Job You Don’t Want?
By kim on August 24, 2017 in Blog, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
Sometimes a new position—any new position—offers you a route to freedom. Perhaps you’re between jobs or looking for a way out of an oppressing atmosphere and a job offer comes your way. Should you take it? That depends on so many factors. I believe firmly that you should never run from a job, but rather […]
Do You Have a Promotion Proposal Ready To Roll?
By kim on August 22, 2017 in Blog, Employee Engagement, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
So your boss called you into her office for your annual review. You talked a little about performance improvement, poked around your strengths a bit and got the well-deserved accolades that you needed to get you back on to doing what you do best. What just happened? You forgot to discuss your promotion proposal and […]
Start Earning More Now
By kim on August 18, 2017 in Blog, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
Okay, you thought about hiring a career coach last year but time, or the idea of investing in yourself, got in the way. Let’s say that day was back in October. If it was, then you’ve already left months of income on the table. Every day that you don’t make that change to start earning […]
Why Chicago is Great For Career Perspective
I loved living in Chicago. It’s a great city. I have many clients in Chicago and they would agree that while there’s always something to do and something new, it’s also a great city for career perspective. You don’t need to live there to take advantage of all that it can afford your career. We […]
Are You Attracting Career Opportunities?
By kim on August 8, 2017 in Blog, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
I want to be clear in how I use the phrase opportunity attraction. I’m not encouraging (or setting you up for) being over worked and underpaid. Often when people feel they are taking on more opportunities it can translate to demands on their time. Rather, my hope is that people will seek you out for […]
Are You A “High-Potential?”
By kim on August 8, 2017 in Employee Engagement, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career, Resume, CV & Salary
Future leaders of America, I’m talking to you! This is your chance to step up and be seen and yes, be tagged as a “high-potential.” This status doesn’t evolve by chance, but rather by your efforts, successes, reputation and value. The Corporate Leadership Council found that 75% of companies in the U.S. see “the development […]