Lori Bumgarner Béen

Author: Lori Bumgarner Béen

rejection
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Deal With Job Loss and Interview Rejection

Rejection can be difficult, especially career rejection. I applied for A LOT of jobs when I was looking for my first “real job” right out of grad school in the late ’90s. About 75 to be exact. And I got about 70 rejections. Multiple rejections makes it nearly impossible to

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role models
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: The Pluses and Minuses of Role Models

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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wake up
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Create the Life You Want to Wake Up To Every Day

Life would be grand if you didn’t have work getting in the way of it, right? You’d wake up every morning (even Monday mornings) loving life instead of dreading your soul-sucking job. But we all have to work to make a living and to make a contribution to our world.

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civilian
Career Change/Career Transition
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Go From Military Hero to Civilian Employee

When I first started out in career coaching, I worked as the director of a career center at a college located next to the largest military installation in the world. Many of our students were U.S. service men and women earning their degrees on the G.I. Bill and looking to

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take action
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Take Action!

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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smart investments
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Make Smart Investments in Your Life and Career

With the end of another year AND another decade nearing, it’s time to get serious about your life and your career. You don’t have to have a lot of money or even a lot of time to invest in your future. But, you do need to start somewhere. There are

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ghosting
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Did You Get Ghosted After Your Interview? What to Do Now

This is a re-post of a previous blog of mine on the topic of interview ghosting. The post has gone viral on Medium, and I was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about the same topic this past summer. Since tomorrow is Halloween, I thought it would be appropriate to

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balanced goal setting
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: A Balanced Approach to Setting Goals

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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better network
Networking
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Build a Better Network for Your Job Search

Guest post by Michelle Noel. Michelle is a native Nashvillian whose work supports leaders across all industries. She can be reached at michellenoel@outlook.com or at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmichellenoel/ Whether your goal is to grow your business or land a new job, networking is a valuable tool many people neglect. Let’s look at

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burned out
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Go From Burned Out to Fired Up!

I have so many clients who come to me feeling burned out in their current job. For some of them it’s not from working too much. Instead it’s from working outside their gifting. For others, they love their job and company, but their employers treat them as machines instead of

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personal growth
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Personal Growth

Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!

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