Lori Bumgarner Béen

Author: Lori Bumgarner Béen

life transitions
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Handle Life Transitions Gracefully

“If you let it, life will take you on a grand journey beyond anything you could ever plan for. If you are receptive and open, you will be and do things far outside your current view of yourself.” Benjamin Hardy In Benjamin Hardy’s recent article entitled How to Reach the

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test waters
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Test The Waters (Part 2)

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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successful career transition
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Develop a Mindset for a Successful Career Transition

Thank you to Tom Kuegler, Huffington Post writer and editor of The Post-Grad Survival Guide, for recently featuring his interview with me on making a successful career transition, originally published on The Mission 4 Important Thoughts for a Successful Career Transition Career Coach Lori Bumgarner, M.Ed. loves helping people with

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comfort zone
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Be Honest: Is Your Comfort Zone Actually Comfortable?

Is Your Comfort Zone Actually Comfortable? You’re bored with your job, relationships, or life in general. But you’ve been unwilling to make any changes for improvement, big or small. You’re stressed because you’re drowning in debt. But you’ve been unwilling to sell some of your stuff or cut out some

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test the waters
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Test The Waters (Part 1)

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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be my own boss
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

5 Reasons I Sacrifice Security to Be My Own Boss

Last week I wrote about ways to increase your job security. In addition to investing in career coaching, another suggestion I made was to quit your job and start your own thing. But not everyone can do that, at least not right away. And the ones who can usually don’t

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job security
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Want more job security? Do this one simple thing.

Want more job security? Quit your job. Not an option? The next best option is to invest in career insurance. What’s career insurance? I’ll answer that, but first let’s not just gloss over the first option. I’m serious. If you want a guarantee of job security, then quit your job

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humility
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: What Humility Truly Means

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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Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Career Advice No One Will Ever Share With You

As a career coach, I’m always responding to career-related questions. I recently received a question on Quora asking, “What are a few unique pieces of career advice that nobody ever mentions?” This is a good one because there are a lot of possible answers to it, but I chose two

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stop
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Sunday Inspiration: Don’t Let Fear Stop You (Part 2)

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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Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

5 Books That Will Make a Huge Impact on Your Life and Career

I’m an avid reader, but I’m also very selective in the books I recommend to others, especially to my clients. I only recommend books that provide something tangible. Like advice that can yield actual results when appropriately applied. Below I’m sharing with you my list of must-reads I’ve shared with

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