Today’s New York TImes raises a good question: Should your life coach have a life? Read the full article here. At first I thought they meant, “Should the life coach have fun, family, etc.?” but they were referring to the increasing number of 20-something coaches. One 27-year-old coach works with several clients in their fifties. […]
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Penelope Trunk As Career Counselor: Surviving A Bad Economy and Why She Doesn’t Like Tim Ferriss
OK, Penelope Trunk thrives on being outrageous. She’s shared a hefty dose of information about her own life (did you know her original name was Adrienne?). She’s written about her own relationship issues, therapy and mental health issues. But mostly she’s been an advocate of an outrageous approach to what used to be called career […]
3 Tips For Choosing A Career Coach
Are you thinking of getting help with your career change or job search? Here are 3 tips based on mistakes I’ve made or watched others make, both as a career coach/consultant and as a client of career coaches. Tip #1: Get clear on what you need and what you can expect. Job search takes time […]
Career Advice vs Career Information
Remember the first Career Change book: What color is your parachute? Th ey advised everyone to call around and set up “interviews for information.” The idea was, “People don’t feel threatened. You’re not putting them on the spot. They want to talk to you.” Alas, today’s executives are too busy. But if you’re going to […]
Columnist criticizes job seekers (and gets jabbed back)
An examiner.com columnist wrote an in-your-face column about job-seekers who won’t take action. In this case, he encouraged them to make calls to coaches to get “free” advice. He couldn’t understand why coaches weren’t being inundated with free calls. Wow…did he get an earful! Most of the comments were scathing. Read the article and comments […]
Hiring a coach takes the cake…
As the year winds down, many of us feel like we ought to be doing something— and we wonder if we can hire someone to speed the path to success. What’s the likelihood that an investment will pay off? Well, before you cut off a slice of cake…er, coaching, read on. 1. Past Experience . […]