Archive for Hallie Crawford
Win our Video Program for FREE!
Posted by: | Comments
What: This is your chance to win our 5 Essential First Steps to Identifying Your Dream Job video program.
Where: Right here on our Career Blog
When: Through the month of February
How: Here’s the deal! We all have had good and bad experiences while in career transition – especially with job interviews. What we want is to know your WORST interview experience! All you have to do is share your experience with us below. At the end of February our team will pick two stories and those two people will WIN the 5 Essential First Steps to Identifying Your Dream Job video program.
Please share your story in the comment box below – Good luck!
Keep your eye on the ball in your career
Posted by: | CommentsWatch my latest video as I expand on the advice from an article I liked on Forbes.com. In this video I discuss how your career path may not look quite like how you expected it to. People typically have pre-conceived notions about how they want things to play out or unfold. Including how they want their career to progress. Sometimes things don’t happen the way you expect them to, so you need to learn to be flexible.
Read the article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswomanfiles/2012/01/03/finding-your-dream-job-from-the-bathroom-floor/
Hallie Crawford
Certified Career Coach
Can you find your dream job on your own?
Posted by: | Comments
A lot of potential career coaching clients will ask me, “Why do I need a career coach, can’t I figure this out on my own?” The truth is, usually they haven’t figured it out on their own, which is why they’re talking to me. What I tell them is this, “Yes many people can, and have figured out their career direction without the help of a career coach, which is great!” I’ll admit that I’m a little jealous of those people, because I wasn’t one of them.
Many people have trouble finding their dream job for various reasons. They’re confused with so many career ideas in their head. They have too many people giving them advice, and it’s steered them off track. Maybe they don’t know themselves well (that was me!) or maybe they’re simply too busy to really take the time to figure it out in the right way. Whatever the reason is, I tell my career coaching clients, “Yes you may be able to figure it out over time, and perhaps by a process of elimination. But eliminating ideas over time can take a while.”
When I was stuck I felt like it would take me 10 years to figure out my dream job through process of elimination – trying different jobs over time. I really didn’t want to wait that long though. It would’ve been too painful. If you’re having trouble with it, it’s more effective and efficient to get right to the heart of it, and figure it out as quickly as you can. Life’s too short. If you can figure it out on your own, that’s great! But don’t settle or waste time in a job you don’t enjoy.
If you are interested in learning more about our services and how a career coach can help you, please contact us today for a complimentary consultation.
Hallie Crawford
Ideal Career Coach
P.S.
Check out Ted Talks to help you in the work place
Posted by: | CommentsI highly recommend Ted Talks if you have never seen it before. I loved this video in particular, and wanted to share it with you. It’s about why we have too few women leaders, but it definitely applies to men as well. “Sit at the table” is my favorite piece of advice. You have to step up, speak up and engage in the conversation at work – stay involved. This is definitely worth watching, and I hope you enjoy:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders.html
Please share your input with us in the comment box below.
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Career Coach
P.S. Be sure to check out our Free Report: 4 Keys to Career Fulfillment and Effectiveness to learn the 4 critical keys to career fulfillment and effective work performance.
Balance the practical with the passion
Posted by: | CommentsWatch this YouTube video as I expand on the advice from an article on Forbes.com. Sometimes your dream job can seem understandably unattainable, but if you define what you’re passionate about first, you will be more motivated to continue in your job search even through tough times. Passion will pick you up off the bathroom floor so you have to tap into it. Learn to balance the passion and the practical. Always focus on both, but don’t let one override the other.
Read the article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswomanfiles/2012/01/03/finding-your-dream-job-from-the-bathroom-floor/
Hallie Crawford
Certified Career Coach
Know your career purpose and get to the heart of fulfillment!
Posted by: | Comments
I was working with my career coaching client, Sara, last week and we were talking about developing her career purpose and mission statement. Have you written one yet? If not, you need to! Doing this exercise will get you straight to the heart of what would be most fulfilling to you in a career.
In our career workbook we have several exercises to help you get to this, and it takes some time and thought for our clients to figure it out. One way you can get started on it however, is to ask yourself, “What you want your career to be about, long term?” At the end of your life what would you want to be able to say about your career? That you helped people in some way, had a certain impact on the economy, or maybe something else? Just imagine you’re writing your biography.
Looking back, what would be most meaningful to you? Just brainstorm, write down whatever comes to mind first, and see what pops up.
Hallie Crawford
Ideal Career Coach
Don’t listen to your friends…even though they mean well!
Posted by: | CommentsIn this video I expand on advice from an article about finding your dream job from Forbes.com. In order to find your dream job you have to know what you want first. Then listen to your friend’s advice and take what works for you, leave what doesn’t. You have to filter anyone’s advice by what works for you at all times so that you don’t get off track, and take a job just because someone else suggested you’d be good at it. Listen to yourself first, at the end of the day you know what’s best for you.
Read the article from Forbes.com here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswomanfiles/2012/01/03/finding-your-dream-job-from-the-bathroom-floor/
How do you know if it’s you or the job?
Posted by: | Comments
I was talking to my career coaching client, Damon, this week and he asked a great question. I hear this often, so I wanted to share it with you. How do you know if your job is not a good fit for you, versus you just need to improve yourself and work on your skills? There’s no one size fits all answer. Although, it would it be very nice if there was! Here’s how you can start to understand the difference:
-
Remember that there are some things we can learn and some things that we can’t. Some things are also a lot harder for us to learn than others. It’s the distinction between talents and skills. Talents are inherent while skills can be learned. When you are thinking, “I should be better at this,” are you considering something that you can actually learn and develop? Or is it a natural talent that just is not there.
-
You need to understand the difference between something you can work on and improve versus something that is part of your personality type. Some thing’s you can’t necessarily change, and you wouldn’t necessarily want to. You are who you are. So in some cases we need to accept that, move on, and realize there’s a better job fit for us out there.
I hope this is helpful to you to get you started on thinking about talents versus skills and understanding and your personality type.
Hallie Crawford
Career Transition Coach
P.S. Find out if for sure if you’re in the right career with our free Ideal Career Quiz.
