career coaching
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 118 articles
Life Coach Career Mentor
Asked by B.P. from Chicago
on January 27, 2010
-
I would like to make a career change into life coaching. I am looking for a mentor to assist me. Is there anyone able to help me? I have experience in personal coachin...
Answers
- I would love to introduce you to Marla Tabaka, Life Map Coaching. She actually coaches people to be coaches. She is a columnist in INC. she is on a radio show and s...
- I know of 3 other people who are life coaches who I might be able to hook you up with. Please feel free to e-mail me and I can figure out which one might be the best ...
- I would suggest calling Karen of My Coach Karen, ###-###-####.
New Career at 43?
Asked by J.F. from Colorado Springs
on February 12, 2010
-
Hi Mamas, you are always so helpful, I thought I'd put this out there, because I'm having a hard time with this, and it's scaring me a bit. I find myself, at 43, with ...
Answers
- I would definitely consider doing some freelance writing or editing as that is something you can do while your daughter is in school or at night while she sleeps. Tut...
- What about working for yourself? I've been running a home-based business for the past 4 years and it has been everything I could have wanted. I've been able to be ho...
- If you don't have to work full time, then consider working when your daughter is in school. If you like education and want to be in a school, you might want to consid...
Seeking Answers to Career Boredom
Asked by G.S. from Dallas
on June 19, 2008
-
My job is mind numbing. I do the same things day after day. What I really want to do is be an event planner at a hotel or other type of event location. I do a lot o...
Answers
- Hi G.! Have you ever thought of working at HOME?? I'm a wife and mommy (3 littles ages 4 and under) and I LOVE being at home with my children AND working for an ...
- Hello G., I say definitely start researching this field. Life is short and it would be so great for you to do what you LOVE. It's all a "risk," though, isn't ...
- If you have a passion for something go for it. Research until you can't anymore.Anytime you start something new it is scary.With my second child I stayed home. That la...
Where Do I Start?
Asked by V.C. from Colorado Springs
on April 7, 2009
-
I am very interested in a career in counseling and wanted to know what schooling I would need to accomplish this.
Thanks!! :)
Answers
- You would need to become a LPC (licensed counselor) or licensed social worker. SW's can really only do counseling at a Master's degree level (MSW).....not really sure ...
- Hi V., Counseling is a wonderful and rewarding career, but does require lots of education. With a bachelor's degree, you would most likely be looking at jobs li...
- There are many different types of "counseling" and it will be important to do enough research to find what is a good fit for you. In Psychology, you can do some couns...
Help with College Major for My Son
Asked by J.C. from Rockford
on August 17, 2011
-
My son is a senior this year and has narrowed down his interests for college study and has visited some schools. I'm looking for some ideas from others too. I love t...
Answers
- You have some excellent suggestions already, but I wouldn't be too concerned about his major right now. From what I understand, less than 15% of college students grad...
- With the way things are going now and his interest in other things, I wouldn't go with a teaching degree. They laid off some 500 teachers in our school district last ...
- Aim high. Pre Med. The world can't have too many quality orthopaedic surgeons! (I should mention my daughter who is a retired gymnast, only a freshman in HS, but ha...
Should I Look for a Psychologist or Therapist?
Asked by K.R. from San Diego
on November 15, 2010
-
Motherhood brings on HUGE life changes--hormonal imbalances, career changes, and responsibility for totally dependent little people.
I'm struggling to deal... I...
Answers
- Hi K.! Also, don't rule out good nutrition and proper rest. - eating more dark leafy greens and other things your specific body/blood type needs. (Consult a good n...
- In my experience, psychologists are far better qualified than therapists. I would see if their morals jive with yours. Neither therapists nor psychologists can presc...
- I went through this. Do you know anyone that has seen someone? The best thing to look for is someone that you click with. Themselves as people, and also their metho...
Cousin Who Thinks I've Wasted My Life
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on May 22, 2008
-
I have a cousin who's 21, just graduated from college and recently married. She works as an "entertainment consultant" and as a "life coach". She thinks that I've wast...
Answers
- Hi MP, It sounds like to me that your cousin has had an fairly easy run in life thus far, and out of this she has built up a form of pride about herself. I believ...
- Your cousin is wrong. One of the most important (if not the most important) jobs/careers in the world is motherhood. God designed it that way. He didn't tell us to go ...
- One of these days, your cousin will understand that you are more blessed than most to be that stay at home mother to your babies. YOU have the hardest and most importa...
Stay at Home or Continue Work?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on September 28, 2010
-
I will be home with my son(5 month old) for one more month!. I will be going pack to work part time(for a while) and then back to full time.
I have an option to leave...
Answers
- As a hiring manager, I can tell you that it is very difficult for someone out of the workforce for several years (10+) to find a job just picking up where they left of...
- really your the only person that can decide whats best for you an your family-im sure you could use the extra cash-why your friends are so important in this im not rea...
- I enjoyed working part time after my daughter was born only to have other adult interactions and feel productive out of the house. When I got pregnant again I looked ...
Where to Job Search
Asked by S.Z. from Dallas
on February 19, 2011
-
I currently have a good job, but I'd like to find something closer to home (I drive an hour each way right now.) I've been lucky so far as I never really had do a lot ...
Need a Change of Path and Advice
Asked by S.E. from Philadelphia
on May 9, 2012
-
Hey everyone (almost said ladies, but we have dads here too!)
I quit my job 12 years ago to stay home with the kids. We have a special needs child (who'll be 12 s...
Answers
- Whenever I'm really not sure which path to take, I stay where I am and usually something comes along to point me in the right direction. Some times we just have to ge...
- I would look at your life and think, "Will *I* regret not going for the PhD in 5 years?" They may be reluctant to support you only because they don't know what it ...
- Maybe try being away from the family a few times a week to see what you think and how they feel, and how YOU feel.Volunteer, or even just go to the library or the mall...
