Posted on July 20th, 2011 by coachjen
Please read this blog post by Matt Cheuvront the next time you say something along the lines of,
“Yeah, but, you have to be realistic!”
Dare to be Bold
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Posted on January 17th, 2011 by coachjen
Have you written down what you want to experience and/or achieve with the time you have left?
I met with a 16-year-old last week who mentioned that she has a bucket list! At 16 !!!
Some people might feel a bucket list is a bit pessimistic (since it’s acknowledging your eventual death) but I think just the [...]
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Posted on January 13th, 2011 by coachjen
Here we go with the 4th installment of Jeff’s Wisdom:
Do you dislike your career or do you dislike the place you’re doing it at? For me, it was only the latter. And maybe that’s true for others. Sometimes its hard to separate the two. Even if I someday get tired of my position, I know [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by coachjen
I hear an awful lot of people talk about how they would be more successful if they didn’t procrastinate.
That’s undoubtedly true.
I often get asked how to overcome procrastination. Pretty tricky, actually.
But I think I’ve finally come up with the perfect antidote to procrastination: apathy.
Let’s face it – if you don’t care enough to have a [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2010 by coachjen
Yes, it’s true. I consider myself to be some who was able to “escape professional misery!” I had professional jobs that paid really well, but I wasn’t happy. Before I was able to make the leap to work I love, there were a few things I had to figure out. And so will you…
1) [...]
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Posted on July 8th, 2010 by coachjen
Have you ever stopped to think about just how many of your decisions are based on financial considerations?
Here’s a quick experiment: spend one day noticing how often you make a choice after considering how much it would cost, save or make you…
Why does this matter?
Well, I’ll go out on a limb and say that I [...]
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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by coachjen
It’s a beautiful, warm, and sunny pre-spring day in Portland, OR
I fling open my doors and windows to encourage the cleansing breeze.
Like a really bad horror movie, I turn in slow motion, just-in-time to see…
The world’s largest tumbleweed of a dust bunny come rolling out from underneath my beautifully handcarved Hope Chest.
The symbolism cannot be ignored!
Bear in [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2010 by coachjen
Have you seen the movie “Up in the Air” with George Clooney? It touched me on a very deep level since it’s all about a man who fires people for a living.
Listen here for a quick two minute story – inspired by a scene in the movie – about earning respect through the work [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by coachjen
Ever stop yourself from considering a career change because you’ve thought, “They’d never hire someone like me!”
Well, here’s your inspiration:
I’m career coaching a 52-year-old woman who wants to teach ballet and gymnastics. She figured she was too old, too out of shape, too…whatever. But guess what? She got hired!
Now we’re taking a [...]
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