by Laurie Swanson | Nov 23, 2020 | Career Blog
I am working on with a coaching client at the beginning of her career. She is struggling with creating a career strategy plan. She is unsure what she wants to do next. She knows she has options, but this does not make her feel better. In fact, she is feeling confused...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 16, 2020 | Career Blog
Last night I woke up at 3:30 am. That happens. Sometimes I go right back to sleep. Sometimes I go to the bathroom and then go right back to sleep. Sometimes I read for 20 minutes then fall back to sleep. And sometimes, this time, my mind is racing. Sleep is not in...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 9, 2020 | Career Blog
I am not even finished with the book Burnout: The Secret of Solving the Stress Cycle and I’m already planning it as a topic in the Unstoppable Series for the “IT” Community (What? You haven’t joined yet? Sign up now. It’s free ya’ll). The book’s subtitle: The Secret...
by Laurie Swanson | Nov 2, 2020 | Career Blog
Every year for over 20 years a small group of friends and I have been getting together around the Christmas Holiday. I started the tradition after the birth of my first child. I wanted to make sure that, even though the cadence of our lives was changing, we would...
by Laurie Swanson | Oct 26, 2020 | Career Blog
I have 3 vision boards. I write my career goals every January and post them on my bulletin board at work. I am a Passion Test Facilitator who works with people on aligning their passions with the work they are meant to do in the world. And I give myself the Passion...
by Laurie Swanson | Oct 20, 2020 | Career Blog
I am currently working with a high-level software engineer in Silicon Valley who has had enough! She has been with her current employer for 3 years and consulted with them for almost 2 years before that. She thrives when solving the hard technical problems. She is...