If you want more options, more choices or even a completely different career, there is one surefire way to get it – become your own rainmaker. Earlier in my career, I was laid off three times in twelve months (I refer to it as the “3-bang...
Are you thinking, “I need a new job!” Are you thinking it every day? If you spend your days fantasizing about getting into a new career that fills you with more meaning and purpose, then it’s time to take action. I’ve successfully reinvented my own career four (4) times and I fully believethat life is...
Each year, I create a new mantra for myself. One year it was “think big.” I spent the entire year 10x’ing my ideas, goals and dreams. Another year I claimed “follow the positive energy.” I made it my mission to pursue those...
Nothing is worse than feeling helpless in your career. Helpless. Hopeless. Stuck. The notion that you don’t have any career options is a myth. Every day you are making choices. Every day you make the choice to work for the company where you are. You make the choice to work for the boss you have. You...
Want 3 simple tips to help you make a faster and easier career change? As a leading Career Coach, I’m seeing that many professionals make the mistake of posting their resume on a job board, or handing their resume to a recruiter, and then just sitting back and waiting for the phone to ring. Although...
If you’re out searching for a job, but thinking about stopping your job search during the months of November and December because nobody is hiring – think again. That would be a BIG mistake. Twice in my career, I’ve been hired during the month of December. No, I’m not talking about temporary jobs like stocking...
You are the “story teller” of your own career. Every day, people are creating perceptions and making assumptions about you based on what you’re telling them. If you’re sending the message that you’ve been short-changed, passed over or stepped on in your career, then people will see you as someone who doesn’t have much value in...
One year from now, do you want to be doing the exact same kind of work you’re doing today? If not, then there are a few things you need to START doing, and a few things to STOP doing… Stop going with the flow. Stop working on mundane projects you can do in your sleep. Part...
Career Coach Sherri Thomas tells viewers how to re-brand their career on NBC-TV Phoenix. Sometimes, I get told “no” in my career. But it doesn’t stop me. It brings out the gritty side in me 🙂 A few years ago, I desperately wanted a higher position and a higher paycheck. I was working for...
This Saturday, I’ll be the “guest DJ” on RadioFreePhoenix.com My career has been full of U-turns. Some people have a very straight path in their career, but mine has been a series of ups, downs, U-turns, more ups, more downs and a few hairpin lefts. I certainly don’t...