Imagine 123 - Career Coaching, Life Coaching

There has been a lot going on in the economy this year. Many people have lost jobs while others hang on to theirs carefully. Others have not been affected.

For those people who have lost their job, my career advice is not to put on rosy colored glasses. In my opinion, being realistic is important in the job search. If someone has been applying for jobs for weeks or months with no results, these days it often means there are just too many applicants. There are many people who could have easily gotten numerous job offers a year or two ago, … Continue Reading

How do you get started on your new career path? In doing career and life coaching with many people over time, I have found that it is important to have the right outlook from the start. If you don’t have the right outlook, that can be helped in career coaching. Here are steps I would recommend starting with:

1. Realize that whatever your situation, your mindset may be shifted from recent events. This may have made you endure an unhappy job too long, and just not go for what you really want. It will be important to get support from someone you … Continue Reading
   

I have done career and life coaching in the San Francisco Bay area. In addition, I have done public speaking, interviews, and other special engagements.

After graduating from college on the east coast, I began entry level work at a company. Throughout the last 15 years since graduating from college, I have worked at a number of terrific companies. I am grateful that I have had so many opportunities to learn, get trained, travel, practice, and grow my career. I have:

• Managed teams with 2 to more than 50 team members.
• Steered direction in consulting for many companies.
• Worked directly as the right hand … Continue Reading