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Breaking Out of Your Career Comfort Zone: Why Staying Safe Is the Riskiest Move You Can Make

Breaking Out of Your Career Comfort Zone: Why Staying Safe Is the Riskiest Move You Can Make

Are you bored at work? Has it been a long time since you’ve actually been challenged on the job? There’s a reason. Sometimes you can be too comfy.

I'm not actually talking snuggies, yoga pants and comfy sox. Those things are awesome. I'm talking about feeling totally, yes too, comfortable in your career.

The 'devil you know' comfort is born out of fear. You stay where you are, doing what you're doing, because of fear of the unknown. Where you are might be crappy - but at least you know what kind of crap to expect... right?

Unless there's something on your horizon that gives your stomach the jitters and freaks you out just a bit... something that pushes you out of your comfort zone... you will always be *exactly* right where you are. That's fine... right?

There is a time and space that you get to where you know it’s time to leave your job but you also know that it's a safe place and the devil you know is better than whatever freaky, hypothetical, scaries are out there in the world.

What To Do After Losing Your Job

What To Do After Losing Your Job

If you are one of the many who have lost their job and are feeling lost, I am sorry. If you’re taking this time to explore your options and possibly make a career change because of losing your job, your next immediate steps should be to get you back on track and set you up for success. Losing your job can be devastating but know that there still lots of opportunities out there for you after losing your job.

Your Year to Get A Promotion

Your Year to Get A Promotion

What do you need to do to get a promotion this year? Whether you’re aiming for an elevated position at a new job or want to move up in your current company, in order to do this thing right, you’ve got to think strategically. As I like to say ‘You gotta do the work to do the work.” (Even if you’re not jockeying for a promotion - these actions will help you be a better employee, leader and coworker.)

The Ultimate Career Design Blueprint: Taking Control of Your Professional Journey

The Ultimate Career Design Blueprint: Taking Control of Your Professional Journey

Transform your career with the six pillars of Career Design. Explore your passion, make committed decisions, and set strategic milestones to achieve your professional goals. Let's break the cycle of complacency and create a fulfilling, intentional career journey.

How to Set 2025 Career Goals in 5 Steps

How to Set 2025 Career Goals in 5 Steps

It's officially almost 2025, the start of a new year! How do you make this your year of success? it all starts with creating effective career goals. It starts with these 5 goal setting steps.

New Year, New Work?

New Year, New Work?

So, you want to find new work in the new year? There are a few questions you should ask yourself before you do. For true career happiness, knowing what particular ship you want to be on the crew of is key!

10 Ways To Not Hate Your Job (All The Time)

10 Ways To Not Hate Your Job (All The Time)

Does your job make you feel that if Karen in accounting so much as looks at you in the breakroom you’re gonna put a fork in the microwave on ‘high’ for 2 minutes? Here are 10 Ways to Not Hate Your Job (All The Time).

When Your Dream Job Sucks: It's Not You

When Your Dream Job Sucks: It's Not You

Sometimes jobs just suck. Even dream ones. Here are my 3 reasons why when your dream job sucks it's not you AND what to do about it.

Job Skills: Don't Do What You CAN Do, Do What You WANT To Do

Job Skills: Don't Do What You CAN Do, Do What You WANT To Do

Many people who are trying to figure out what they want to do with their careers - want to DO IT NOW! They want to skip really important steps because they want to just figure it out right now. However they have some steps that they need to follow. I believe it every single person should start with some of the BIG “life questions” like “Why do I work?”, “What is Meaningful to me?” you know, “How do I want to be in the world?” You should start here, but there a lot of people that are just not even wanting to do those questions - they want to skip ahead. So, the next thing that they get to is “Okay, I'm going to write out a list of all of the things that I can do.” Then they write out a list of skills that they can do and they start looking at jobs that line up with the skill sets they have. That's actually the wrong way to go about it…

3 WAYS TO GET MOTIVATED AND GET YOUR CAREER IN GEAR

3 WAYS TO GET MOTIVATED AND GET YOUR CAREER IN GEAR

How to get motivated to create the career of your dreams, even now.

You may also be going through some serious career struggles and need some well-earned career growth. But here’s the rub, even now, nobody is going to hand it to you. Nope.

You absolutely have to be your own best advocate.

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