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Stuck in a Career Rut

1/18/2021

How are you enjoying the work you do in the world? Is it fulfilling? Rewarding? Lucrative? Engaging? Life Enhancing?

One of the aspects I love about being a professional coach is that my job gets to be all of those things. I have come to believe that people feel unfulfilled when a direction is calling them and they ignore the calling.

We may be "good" at what we do, but are we fulfilled? This is the focus of today.
What is calling to you this year? Why wait? If it is coaching, let us know. We are here helping professionals fulfill their calling and lead with meaning, enhance their natural gifts and get paid helping empower others.

I invite you to align with your purpose in 2021!

Coaching Resource of the Week:
10 Signs That You Are
In A Career Rut
by Caroline Castrillon
Forbes Career Contributor

"It happens to all of us. Your job feels like a scene out of the movie, Groundhog Day, where you relive the same mind-numbing events over and over. While every career has peaks and valleys, being stuck in a career rut is different. Check out these warning signs so that you can recognize the red flags and end the grind once and for all."

Read Article Here

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5 Signs You May Be Overdue for a Coaching Tune-up

12/7/2020

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The approaching year is an EXCELLENT time for a coaching tune up! Have you reached out to your coach lately?

I offer a full and half-day tune up for existing clients. Your coach may offer something similar. Longer year end sessions allow you to review:

What have I learned this year?
What can I celebrate?
What learning can I take with me into the next year?
What are my three focal points for next year?
What goals support those focal points?
What parts of me need to be engaged to support my success?

Coaching Resource of the Week:
5 Signs You May Be Overdue
for a Coaching Tune-up

by Cheryl Proctor-Rogers, PCC

Those of us who are vehicle owners want to make sure our cars will get us through the winter or dog days of summer. Unfortunately, the average person rarely schedules the inspection or gets the tune-up. Service is called when the unthinkable happens: a total breakdown!

(Read the full article HERE)

Or copy and paste this link into your browser:
https://experiencecoaching.com/coaching-tune-up/?inf_contact_key=176a3e7db4082bc42dfef27f25643e107e470d92b8b75168d98a0b8cac0e9c09

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Is Overnight Success Real?

11/2/2020

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Do you have a big business goal you wish to accomplish in life? Do you feel like you are not accomplishing it fast enough? Is overnight business success actually real?

I get it. It took me years to learn the success principles, face my fears and understand marketing so that I could have a cozy coaching practice to finally lean into full time. I realize that I definitely could have accomplished this in a much shorter time frame.

With all of the media making it look like people are overnight successes and so many people marketing “get rich quick formulas”, it makes sense we beat ourselves up for not being a success in 3 months.

On a small business association pamphlet I read that the average successful business takes 3-5 years to get fully launched. I also listened to a highly successful entrepreneur share that in his experience every overnight success he met was already 10 years in the making.

While this news might feel disheartening, it doesn’t have to. Think of it this way. If you take 3 years to build a successful business and it supports you for 10, 20 or 30 years it would have been absolutely hands down worth it. Also, the years of hard earned wisdom and experience you have already accumulated counts towards your success.

Also, with a streamlined marketing plan people can grow a coaching clientele much faster than the 3-5 year brick and mortar store.

Well, I am here now, very deeply grateful I never gave up my vision for success.

Here are 5 steps to amplify your business success:

1) Don’t give up your day job. I know this piece of advice is typically disappointing to hear. After all, you are excited about your vision and want to be living it already! I completely get that. However, if you are stressed over finances this can steeply impact the quality of work you produce. Even working part-time can give you consistent buoyancy so you can focus.

2) Give yourself a bigger window to see from. You don’t get a degree overnight. It takes 2-4 years. This is just like business success. It takes time, so give yourself time. Take the pressure off. For example: When we tell ourselves that we only have 3 months to have a full client load, we might freak out. When we tell ourselves that we have a full year to get the ball rolling, we can feel the spaciousness in that. This ease allows us to deliver quality work.

3) Be strategic and streamlined. Focus on accomplishing one goal at a time. Many new business owners fail because they take on too many goals at once, spread themselves too thin and flop. Switch your mindset from quantity to delivering quality. Quality and focused work will get you success much faster.

4) Don’t go it alone. There are people who have learned the hard way, learned the short-cuts and are greatly successful. Learn from them. Reinventing the wheel will take ten times longer. Tip: Stick with a coach/consultant when it comes to business success. The consulting will show you what to do and what to avoid. Then they will coach you on crafting your success formula. Other people’s success formulas work for them and their success doesn’t mean it will work for you. Avoid signing up for formulaic programs that look exciting but…. you are following someone else’s success formula! Those (typically overpriced) programs have a high failure rate.

5) Nourish your vision. Literally spend time thinking about what you LOVE LOVE LOVE about your vision. Envision you are already living it. Spending time in the positive energy of your vision and connecting with why you are embarking on this path will help you attract success. If people ask you about your services and you are self-conscious or divided between excitement and overwhelm, this comes across. If people ask about your services and you beam with love, it is noticeable and contagious! Many successful people spend anywhere from 5-30 minutes each morning before they start their day, focusing on their goals and nourishing them.

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Coaching Resource of the Week: ICF AZ - Featured Coach

10/5/2020

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Everyone's journey with coaching is unique. I have found that people are called to coaching when something inside of them is ready to awaken. This is different for everyone.

While each coach has their own unique path and relationship to coaching, it can be helpful to connect with other coaches and learn more about their journey.

In the upcoming months we will be sharing more interviews. Today, we are sharing and interview I was honored to be asked to do with the International Coach Federation Arizona Chapter.

I hope my journey and path with coaching inspires you in some way on yours. You will also notice links at the bottom to other featured coaches as well!

Laurel Elders, PCC, CEC
Read interview here:
https://icfarizona.org/featured-coach

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Do You Need A Coach Right Now?

6/15/2020

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Today's video comes to us from Dr. Kristen Truman-Allen. She explores why you need a coach right now.

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Coaching Resource of the Week:Innovations in Leadership Coaching

6/8/2020

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Coaching Resource of the Week:

Innovations in Leadership Coaching: Research and Practice
https://www.amazon.com/Innovations-Leadership-Coaching-Research-Monograph/dp/0986393002

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Coaching Resource of the Week:
10 Signs That You Are
In A Career Rut
by Caroline Castrillon
Forbes Career Contributor

5 Signs You May Be Overdue for a Coaching Tune-up

Coaching Resource of the Week:
5 Signs You May Be Overdue
for a Coaching Tune-up

Is Overnight Success Real?

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Do You Need A Coach Right Now?

Coaching Resource of the Week:Innovations in Leadership Coaching

By Laurel Elders, PCC

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Coaching Resource of the Week:10 Signs That You AreIn A Career Rutby Caroline CastrillonForbes Career Contributor

5 Signs You May Be Overdue for a Coaching Tune-up

Coaching Resource of the Week:5 Signs You May Be Overduefor a Coaching Tune-up

Is Overnight Success Real?

Coaching Resource of the Week: ICF AZ - Featured Coach

Do You Need A Coach Right Now?

Coaching Resource of the Week:Innovations in Leadership Coaching

By Laurel Elders, PCC

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Coaching Resource of the Week:
10 Signs That You Are
In A Career Rut
by Caroline Castrillon
Forbes Career Contributor

Coaching Resource of the Week:
5 Signs You May Be Overdue
for a Coaching Tune-up