Aug 17, 2023 | Career change, Courage, Design Your Life, Intention, What's Next
What’s next? When you don’t know what is next, it is easy to come up with reasons to not make a change. One of the common excuses I hear is that your skills won’t transfer to another career. You think you will have to go back to school for a new degree and...
Aug 10, 2023 | Belief, Career change, Design Your Life, What's Next
Feeling stuck is not fun. Especially when we stay there longer then necessary. I remember when I was ready to change my career. “I don’t know what to do next” was my main thought. My mind was stuck in the loop and couldn’t come up with anything. We create...
Aug 3, 2023 | Career change, Choice, Courage, Design Your Life, Intention, Success
One of the main thoughts I hear from people is about Job Security. They don’t want to leave a job they don’t like anymore because they feel secure in their job and they don’t know if they will feel secure without it. My father went to school for petroleum engineering....
Jul 20, 2023 | Evaluation
I can’t believe we are half way through the year. Let’s see how things are going. Awareness is always important in every aspect of our lives. Knowing where you are and how things are going is key to being aware of your life. Most of us just keep moving and...
Jul 13, 2023 | Career change, Your Journey
You have started on your path of discovery. You are getting excited about the possibilities you never thought about before. There is some great stuff going on and you are enjoying yourself. Then thoughts start to arise that aren’t so positive. The doubt comes in. The...
Jul 6, 2023 | Career change, Keep Moving, Uncategorized
The first step to a new career is to get started. After that, the important thing is to keep moving. Keep the forward momentum going. Do all you can to keep moving so you do not have to start again. Starting is difficult. Doing one thing a week can get you there. It...
Jun 29, 2023 | Design Your Life, Your Journey
Life is a journey. Everyone’s journey is different. It is only when we compare our journey to others that we create despair within ourselves. Last night I went to a showing of a documentary by a local filmmaker, Paul Bonesteel, called “Shadow of a Wheel.” It...
Jun 22, 2023 | Curiosity, Intention, Stories, Success
The words we use are important. They set the energy for a sentence. There are words that shut down your mind. And words that open you up to possibilities. It is important to be aware of how words are affecting us. “I have to do this” brings up a different feeling...
Jun 15, 2023 | Attitude, Curiosity, mindfulness
Having an open curious mindset is an important start to finding a new career. When you come at ideas with curiosity you will ask different questions than if you don’t. Think about a new situation. If you come to learn, you look at the situation with an open mind you...
Jun 8, 2023 | Belief, Design Your Life, Habits, reinvention, Uncategorized, Vision
I was driving to Ottawa on my first housesit. I hadn’t even quit my job or started my coaching business. I had house sitting in my vision statement. Immediately after I finished my vision statement, I went on-line to sign up with a housesitting service. I was heading...