by Laurie Swanson | Mar 7, 2022 | Career Blog
I call myself a True Nature Career Coach. But the term “True Nature” can be unclear. If I said Negotiation Coach or Leadership Coach or Interview Coach you would get it. And I coach on all of those things but what I really am is a coach who works with women who are...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 28, 2022 | Career Blog
I was on a call with a candidate that I was talking to about a possible job opportunity. My first question always is “Tell me about yourself. How did you get started in your career?” His reply was not atypical. He was pursuing a degree in aviation, and, in his last...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 21, 2022 | Career Blog
I’m in a quandary. I have a simple yet difficult question I’ve been asking myself. Do I recruit AND coach OR do I let go of recruiting and just coach? Recruiting has been a part of who I am, my identity, for a long time. And I don’t hate it. In fact, there...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 14, 2022 | Career Blog
I was reading a book by a woman who has dedicated her life and career to helping people eat better, lose weight and improve their overall health. She valued living a healthy lifestyle. The basis of her program was that eliminating processed foods, including flour and...
by Laurie Swanson | Feb 7, 2022 | Career Blog
Listen up! Time for a ???? mic drop moment. While shoveling for the second time today I had a clearly Inspired thought. You know how that happens. Every day, actually in every moment, we have an opportunity to be either a burden or a gift. Ask yourself, at each pause...
by Laurie Swanson | Jan 31, 2022 | Career Blog
I have gone down a rabbit hole. I admit it. I have become obsessed with figuring out how to uncover limiting thoughts that get in the way of living a life and having a career that is in complete alignment with our True Nature-that which we are uniquely qualified for...