Career Happiness Map Blog
If You WANT Something in Your Career, Shout it Out!
I earned my master’s degree in Career Development in 2010. At the time I was a single mother of a teenager with debt, an expensive house, a car payment, and a lot of fear and doubt. I saw no path in the near future that would lead me to the exciting world of career...
No, Actually You CAN!
We called my grandfather Poppy. I don’t know why my family went with that moniker, but I called him by that name until his death, six weeks before my first wedding in 1992. He was not an educated man - I think he only went to school until he was ten years old. One of...
Super Career Woman
When you think about what you want to do with your career, sometimes it's hard to think about what you actually WANT to do. Or LIKE to do. Or dare I say - LOVE to do! As we age, we tend to lose touch with what excites us in favor of what pays the bills, takes care of...
Are You That One Job Hating Friend?
We all have that one friend. She hates her job and every time you see her she tells you all about her terrible boss and the toxic work culture. She feels trapped by her salary and financial obligations. Maybe she's just incredibly bored or underappreciated. Whatever...
Slap a Bandaid on It: 3 Things to Stop Doing at Work while Job Searching
You've made your decision - you're getting out. Maybe you've polished up your resume, taken a class on interviewing, or engaged a career coach. Hopefully, you are working on contacting your network and expanding it as well. But job searching takes a bit of time,...
The Unlimited Woman
The Unlimited Woman... Doesn’t she sound like a superheroine? To become her, you need to ditch your limiting beliefs, and doesn't that sound daunting and exciting at the same time? Believe me, I get it and I see you. I have been carrying around a truckload of limiting...
What is YOUR Career “Buzzy Bee”?
What are you afraid of when it comes to a career change? To illustrate the power of fear, and how it is often related to the unknown more than anything grounded in reality, I am going to share a story. When I was a little girl - probably about 3 (although I think I...
Time for a Career Change: Leverage the New Workplace Revolution
Career change. I don’t know about you, but for many years I thought that was an elusive or unattainable goal. It really felt like this is the path - you go to school, pick a career, and then that’s it. That’s the box you’re in and only the incredibly lucky,...
Don’t Give Up Before You Start!
Every day I talk to people who say things like: 😱 There are no jobs. 😱 I'm lucky to have this job I hate. 😱 I can't change jobs now - it's too scary. 😱 No one is hiring in a pandemic. 😱 I give up on my career. DON'T GIVE UP!! And no, that is not some rah rah, positive...
Time to Go, Ladies? But Where?
I was sitting in the daily recruiters meeting with our manager. I was working at a staffing firm placing IT professionals with local companies. I dreaded this meeting every day. It was a bit like Groundhog Day.One guy rolled his eyes every day and almost got into a...
Emerging Stronger in Our Careers…and Lives
Hey, everybody out there in social distancing land! Do you ever wonder who invents these terms? I have been silent for awhile now - and for anyone who knows me well, that's pretty amazing. I've been struggling with how I want to approach life and business in the new...
A Saturday Just For YOU!
Wouldn't it feel amazing to spend a whole Saturday focusing only on your own wants, needs, and hopes for your life? How many of those Saturdays are left in 2019? If you are like me, or any other woman trying to do and have it all, probably not many. Maybe even zero as...
