by Laurie Swanson | Nov 4, 2024 | Career Blog
Imagine that you and I are working together in a coaching relationship. One of the things I like to think about is the idea that we are standing at the bottom of a set of stairs that represent where you are today in your career – at the bottom of the stairs and...
by Laurie Swanson | Oct 28, 2024 | Career Blog
In the category of TMI I am going to fess up to something that started out as being a bit embarrassing but eventually became one of my better life lessons. I recently traveled to Toronto to take part in a workshop led by two people I highly admire, Martha Beck and...
by Laurie Swanson | Oct 21, 2024 | Career Blog
Pop quiz: What do these five words have in common? Vaccine They Integrity Gaslighting Authenticity Answer: These are all previously named as a Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster. Authenticity, defined as “not false or imitation” and “true to...
by Laurie Swanson | Oct 14, 2024 | Career Blog
Last week we talked about the difference between playing a Finite Game when it comes to your career, and an Infinite One. READ IT HERE This week we break it down even further and consider the 5 key aspects of having an Infinite Career. A Finite Career Game is all...
by Laurie Swanson | Oct 7, 2024 | Career Blog
I am reading both Simon Sinek’s The Infinite Game and Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James P. Carse at the same time. Why you ask? Because the whole point of the Career Alchemy Academy (JOIN HERE!) is that we approach our...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 30, 2024 | Career Blog
Isn’t work fun? I write a bit tongue-in-cheek ???? . Don’t you just love working with different types of people who often remind us of our siblings, best friends, kids, parents, or former bosses … and not in a good way? Our relationships at work offer friendship,...