by Laurie Swanson | Dec 26, 2022 | Career Blog
It is Sunday morning. You had a productive week at work, you got a lot done over the weekend and now you have a few moments to yourself. You might be lying in bed, taking shower, in your favorite chair sipping coffee, at the health club or on a long walk. It is in...
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 20, 2022 | Career Blog
I was talking over dinner with a dear friend. I asked her about her work. She had changed jobs several months ago and I think both of us were hoping this new job was going to be less exhausting than her old one. As she talked, I knew the honeymoon period was over....
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 12, 2022 | Career Blog
This past weekend I was restocking the bathrooms with toilet paper. When I got to the “kids” bathroom I realized that this was going to be the last time I would be putting toilet paper in their bathroom on a regular basis. My daughter moved out in September and my son...
by Laurie Swanson | Dec 3, 2022 | Career Blog
Dear Diary, I am very grateful for my job. I appreciate my paycheck. Most days I like the people I work with, and the work is fine. So why do I feel so uninspired? Lately, it’s becoming harder and harder to get excited about work. I am feeling more burnt out. I...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 28, 2022 | Career Blog
I have a coaching client who has taken what some might say is a non-conforming path in her career. Almost the first thing she said when we talked was that she never chased money in her career. She intentionally went after roles that she felt made her a more...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 21, 2022 | Career Blog
My coaching client, Jill (name changed to protect her time-traveling identity), came to our session feeling scared and worried. She also had our old friend self-doubt playing in her head. She had been working on a new feature for one of her company’s flagship software...