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Top 7 Reasons Your Career Has Dried Up & 7 Solutions

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Is your career all dried up? Do you feel as if you are wandering in a professional desert? If this describes you and your career, then this article was written for you. You are a desert traveler. There are seven reasons your career has dried up, and there are seven solutions. Reason #1, there is one specific area, which stands out more than others, in which you have allowed your career to get off track. You must identify this area where your career is all dried up. I know, for some of you, it feels as if your entire career is going nowhere, but there is a root cause. Try to take a 10,000-foot overview of your career and find the one area that is in the most need of repair and start there. If you are having trouble identifying this area ask others whom you know and trust. Believe me, they have noticed that you are wandering in a desert and they will have opinions as to why. Reason #2, in addition to the specific area that has you feeling dried up; there is a specific difficulty. You need to identify and resolve your specific difficulty. **End Summary** Topics: Career coaching]]> executive coaching]]> burn out]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Suzanne Freiberg, with 20 years of executive experience, founded SmartWork Career Coaching to empower women to become break through leaders. She has received extensive training in emotional intelligence; leadership development; & managing stress for executives. http://www.smartworkcareercoaching.com

So, You Want To Start Your Own Business? My Congratulations And Deepest Sympathy.

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

So, you have just come up with the best one-of-a kind idea since sliced bread and want to launch your own business. Congratulations, you are on the road to the American dream of becoming an entrepreneur! Now let me extend my deepest sympathies for the pain you will experience as you try to get your business started. Hey, don't stone the messenger; I'm not the only Negative Nelly on this topic! The facts are, as stated by the Small Business Administration, 80% of small business start ups close within the first five years. But, maybe you and your idea are different and you are prepared to beat the odds. If you still want to give it that ol' college try read on. (My apologies to those of you whom I have completely devastated. However, keep in mind that if you are still reading and I haven't scared you off yet¦you could have what it takes to start your own business.) Have you ever wondered why we are in awe of the Bill Gates and Martha Stewart's of the world? Have you ever wondered why they are one-of-a-kind kinda' guys/gals and are so well known? **End Summary** Topics: small business]]> management]]> leadership]]> women]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Suzanne Freiberg, with 20 years of executive experience, founded SmartWork Career Coaching to empower women in management and leadership to make the changes necessary to become break through leaders. She has received extensive training in emotional intelligence; leadership development; and managing stress for executives. She is a Certified Career Coach and a Certified Executive Coach, as well as a member of the International Coach Federation. http://www.smartworkcareercoaching.com

If I Knew Being Brave Was So Scary I Never Would Have Tried It

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

I'm feeling really scared right now, not because I'm in a scary situation, but because I was brave and it was scary. In reality it was a little incident that brought me to this scary place; I had to assert my rights in a business dispute and request that someone else fulfill their obligations. Sounds reasonable enough. Even sounds like a daily occurrence for some business people. Hmmm¦then why is it that facing a reasonable, somewhat daily occurrence makes me so very scared? I'm guessing that it has nothing to do with this specific incident, and everything to do with my amygdala. Yes, I said amygdala, not armadillo!! However, if I had an armadillo it would scare me too! The amygdala is the part of our brain that holds emotional memories; those two words emotional memories are the key. Whenever we are faced with a stressful event or crisis, which awakens our emotional memories, our amygdala hijacks our working memory. We then experience the classic fight or flight reaction, along with a flood of adrenalin and cortisol. When cortisol levels are high, we make more mistakes, are more distracted, and can't remember as well; **End Summary** Topics: management]]> leadership]]> fear]]> women]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Suzanne Freiberg, with 20 years of executive experience, founded SmartWork Career Coaching to empower women in management and leadership to make the changes necessary to become break through leaders. She has received extensive training in emotional intelligence; leadership development; and managing stress for executives. She is a Certified Career Coach and a Certified Executive Coach, as well as a member of the International Coach Federation. http://www.smartworkcareercoaching.com

Chocolate Chip Cookies & What They Are Telling Us

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Ok, so admittedly, I am sitting here taking a little breather and eating my 4th, or is it 10th (?) chocolate chip cookie of the day. It's not quite as enjoyable as the first, but I know I will eat it anyway. Oh, you ask, Why is it not as good as the first? Well, it is because this one can't be rationalized away this one is just plain over-the-top, filled with guilt, packed with pain and too much of a good thing. Well, now that we are all clear on my addiction of choice. Let's look at what the cookies are dying for me to know, and what your indulgences want you to know as well. We all have our little indulgences in the work place, which take us away from our work for a moment and allow us to mentally take a break. Whether it is the extra 10 minutes we spend chatting with a co-worker about her love life, the couple of extra personal calls we make each day, the extra Â½ hour we take for lunch, or maybe it's just gossiping about how Mary is taking an extra Â½ hour for her lunch. **End Summary** Topics: management]]> leadership]]> motivation]]> women]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Suzanne Freiberg, with 20 years of executive experience, founded SmartWork Career Coaching to empower women in management and leadership to make the changes necessary to become break through leaders. She has received extensive training in emotional intelligence; leadership development; and managing stress for executives. She is a Certified Career Coach and a Certified Executive Coach, as well as a member of the International Coach Federation. http://www.smartworkcareercoaching.com