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Embrace Metaphor in the Career Coaching Conversation

International Coach Academy

Amundson stated in his book ‘Metaphor Making: Your Career, Your Life, Your Way’ that when facing new challenges, people tend to refer to parallel examples and apply those experiences to the current problem(2009). Amundson (2009) shared a few practical methods to leverage client-initiated metaphors in the career counseling process.

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What To Do When Work Isn’t Working: Career Transitions & Finding Support

International Coach Academy

In fact, according to Harvard Business Review’s analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it was right on trend with a growing share of the nation’s workers quitting each year since at least 2009 (the anomaly of the 2020 pandemic year aside). Instead, they were making substantial career changes.

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Does Education Still Matter? Yes and No

Eat Your Career

The New York Times reported that the average college debt at graduation was $24,000 in 2009. Experience is often more valuable in learning the nitty-gritty, practical, everyday operations of your chosen career path. Fair enough. But let’s not forget that college costs money. So keep a realistic perspective about it.

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Personal Updates, Reflections and Looking To The Future

Eat Your Career

I took my own advice and evaluated my career path…and decided it was time for a change. I started this business in 2009 and truly loved every minute of it for the first two years. I released a handful of people and habits that no longer served me. I started a full time engagement as a corporate trainer. First, let’s talk work.

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Personal Updates, Reflections and Looking To The Future

Eat Your Career

I took my own advice and evaluated my career path…and decided it was time for a change. I started this business in 2009 and truly loved every minute of it for the first two years. I released a handful of people and habits that no longer served me. I started a full time engagement as a corporate trainer. First, let’s talk work.

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We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog We overestimate the gap between nonprofit and for-profit jobs Posted to: Finding a career | Fulfillment October 30th, 2009 Del.icio.us Thanks, Lance Posted by Lance Haun on October 30, 2009 at 1:52 am | permalink | Reply Two great truths here. "You

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Don't be a snob about career advice | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Don't be a snob about career advice Posted to: Learn to take advice November 16th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by JR on November 16, 2009 at 10:44 am | permalink | Reply Hi Penelope, Solid advice. " Maybe he's mellowed a bit.

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