Listening to a panel discussion on career advice, I asked the speaker, “So, how did you find your job?” Boom came the answer, “Networking! That’s the way to go.” I have heard this same advice from mentors and friends ever since then. As a computer science major, to me “network” means the linkage...
Career Development
Bored At Work? Stay Inspired And Learn New Things At Work
The world is changing by the minute. It’s exciting to see the constant changes with mobile, the Internet of Things, Agile, Lean, social media, bots, video. We are rethinking our world - how we live in it, how we play in it, and how we work in it. And then there is the work environment we have to...
Why Hire a Life Coach?
May is National Mental Health Awareness month! Here at InPower Coaching, we view “health” very holistically, to include your sense of well-being. People often ask the difference between therapy and coaching. There’s a big difference! In fact they often work well side-by-side. Therapy takes you...
INSIGHT: Should I quit my job?
Jobs aren't what they used to be. They used to be the thing you did every day for most of your life, and once you were in one you were likely to stay in that functional area, and in that company. Back then you had to keep a job for 5-10 years to be taken seriously if you wanted to move. So once...
Job Satisfaction Secret
What if I told you there was a secret to job satisfaction and if you only knew the secret, you’d achieve all the success you could imagine? Of course it’s not that easy…. Or is it? Choose to let go of the story you tell yourself that makes you feel unsatisfied. April Fools! There IS a secret! The...
3 Tips To Help Women Network Effectively For Career Development
There is simply no career development strategy--whether you work for someone else or for yourself-that rivals an expanded personal network. This means you need to learn how to build your network in order to find the kind of career satisfaction you want today--and into the future. But that doesn't...
Ready to Jump The Toxic Ship? 3 Tips An Aspiring Entrepreneur Needs to Know
Sometimes as hard as we try to make it work inside the organization we work for, the environment no longer serves us well. And, we are no longer able to serve it well. Despite our best efforts to adapt to and even change the culture and environment, we keep getting the nudge to leave, to start...
How to Achieve Your Goals
Hey it's not the "new year" anymore, how are those resolutions coming? Yeah... us too. Enjoy Mary's more pragmatic take on what brings real change to your life. - InPower Editors Tired of the whole “new year, new you” resolution practice? Most times, it doesn’t happen. On average it takes you 66...
Resolutions Faltering Already? Four Footholds For Sustaining Practice
If your New Years resolutions are already in danger, enjoy some tips from Leslie on how to make them real. - InPower Editors My work as a coach is to help people increase their capacity in an area that really matters to them. For some, it’s the capacity to connect more fully with others. Or...
Are You Fully Charged? 5 Ways to Energize Your Work & Life
I recently had the pleasure of hearing best selling author and Gallup researcher, Tom Rath, speak at a conference. While researching his latest book, he asked 10,000 people a simple question: Did you have a great deal of energy yesterday? If I asked you that question, how would you respond? ...