by Laurie Swanson | Jul 14, 2025 | Career Blog
There’s a strange kind of limbo that exists between knowing you want more in your career and actually moving toward it in your career. It’s easy to think you’re just waiting to decide. But Rush, one my favorite bands, puts it best: “If you choose not to decide, you...
by Laurie Swanson | Jul 7, 2025 | Career Blog
It is that time again. The time of year when my clients come to me for help with their performance reviews. No matter if they are done once a year or if your company has them quarterly, performance reviews are a lot. It’s not just the time. It’s not just digging...
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 30, 2025 | Career Blog
I was recently having a heated conversation. With myself! This probably won’t surprise you, but I’m a fan of coaching. I have had coaches since I started my own business back in the mid-90s. Business coaches Personal growth coaches. Coaching coaches....
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 23, 2025 | Career Blog
One of the things that slowed down the growth of my Career Wayfinder Coaching business was the belief that it would be smooth and fairly easy. This wasn’t my first rodeo. It was my third business, for goodness’ sake. I knew how to build something successful—I had the...
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 16, 2025 | Career Blog
“I feel so guilty,” my client said. She’d spent almost no time on her job search. Why? Because she was managing two condo units —one nearby, the other across the country — prepping both for rental. That meant days of decisions, logistics, conversations … and SURPRISE,...
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 9, 2025 | Career Blog
Building a business takes time, requires lots of different skills, has ups and downs, and challenges my belief in me, my abilities and my business on the regular. It often feels like the things I am doing are not working. I wonder if there is anybody out there that...