by carolmscott | Apr 4, 2022 | Career Happiness
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...
by carolmscott | Mar 29, 2022 | Career Happiness
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,...
by carolmscott | Sep 8, 2020 | Career Happiness
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...
by carolmscott | Mar 22, 2020 | Career Happiness
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...
by carolmscott | Mar 17, 2020 | Career Happiness
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...
by carolmscott | Nov 23, 2019 | Career Happiness
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...