Lori Bumgarner Béen

Author: Lori Bumgarner Béen

right attitude
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Having the Right Attitude

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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sucky job
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Make Your Sucky Job More Bearable (Until You Can Leave)

Most of the places I’ve worked at in my career have been wonderful places of employment. However, there was one college I worked for that had low staff morale campus-wide. I provided career services for the students, but oftentimes faculty and staff would come to my office seeking job search

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Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: How to Discover Your Assignment and Purpose

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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self-imposed boundaries
Goal-setting
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Overcome Your Self-Imposed Boundaries

Fall is my favorite time of year to paddle board. Here in Tennessee, both the water and the weather is still warm through September and October, but there’s less humidity. Also the water is calmer and the leaves are prettier. I remember one autumn when paddling with a couple who

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goals
Goal-setting
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Keep Yourself Focused on Your Goals

“Focus precedes success.” Bobb Biehl I recently got the question, “How do you keep yourself focused on your goals?” One of the things I do to stay focused on my own goals is to follow what I teach my clients. I help them not just set goals but achieve them so

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passion
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Don’t Lose Your Passion

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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LinkedIn
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Gain a Little Protection From Ageism (Part 2)

In last week’s Part 1 post, I talked about the unfortunate reality of ageism that still occurs in the hiring process. I also talked about several things you can avoid on your resume to reduce your risk of age discrimination and increase your chances of landing an interview. This week

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ageism
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Gain a Little Protection From Ageism (Part 1)

While ageism is illegal in hiring processes, it unfortunately still happens to those over 40. Also unfortunately, there’s not a lot a job seeker can do to fight it. My clients who’ve previously experienced age discrimination often say, “If I could just get in the door for an interview I

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life's purpose
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: You Must Know Your Life’s Purpose

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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paycheck
Career Change/Career Transition
Lori Bumgarner Béen

You Don’t Have To Be a Slave To a Paycheck

You may remember reading about my client Robert in my post entitled “How to Know If You’re In the Wrong Job“. Robert is the one who has talents and passions in both illustration and foreign languages. But instead he had a job he dreaded going to every day. When you

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good life
Goal-setting
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Have a Good Life: Do These 7 Small Things

What does it take to have a good life? As a career coach to those currently going through career and life transitions, I often have clients coming to me because they’ve realized their jobs are eating away at their personal lives. They feel like they’re life is no longer good

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