Career Conversions Blog

What’s Blocking You From Getting Promoted? So, you want to get promoted and you believe you should be the one.  What would that promotion bring you?  How would your life change?  Why would having that promotion be rewarding? You know where you are.  You know where you WANT... Read More

A friend of mine sent this heartwarming story to me.  I thought I would share it with all of you.  If you think about it – time is all we have.  How do you choose to spend it?  Do more of what makes you happy! A young man learns what’s most important in life from the... Read More

Is there really a ‘2-hour job search’? Have you spent hours, days, weeks or months, sending out resumes without a bite?  Not one reply? Let’s look at how you are approaching your job search.  I have a few questions for you. Do you have a job search strategy?  By that, I mean a... Read More

Whether you’re working for a company or you’re self-employed, have you asked yourself lately ‘Why do I do what I do?’ If it is your purpose, your life’s work, I am so happy to hear it. You are one of the lucky few. A friend, a doctor who sees many patients throughout her day,... Read More

“Mom will cry.”  Just one of many reasons holding people back from a career change. I’ve met many professionals who entered into a career to make mom and dad proud. ‘My son, the lawyer’ was a dream for Michael’s mom.  After a few years practicing law, Michael hated... Read More

I created a very successful Explore, Hunt, and Conquer Your Career one on one coaching program for individuals who wanted to be very intentional about their goals – and their results – for their job search. I am now offering the same program as a tele-group coaching... Read More

 “There is truth in the expression that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. And the passion that drives hard work comes from doing something you really love”. That is a statement by Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin, Chairman, President and CEO in a recent... Read More

So you wonder what employers want to know when they ask behavioral interview questions. Let me introduce you to a great article in the Wall Street Journal today entitled, “Bosses Seek Critical Thinking, but What Is It?”, by Melissa Korn. There is much controversy about the... Read More

Are you engaged in or contemplating a career change? Maybe you are thinking about a new job, a promotion, or a whole new career? If you are, I encourage you to explore who YOU are first.  Have you ever heard of “Career Reconnaissance”? The word “reconnaissance” comes... Read More

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson In his book, THE SLIGHT EDGE, Turning Simple Disciplines INTO Massive Success & Happiness, Jeff Olson writes about how doing small simple daily disciplines everyday will... Read More