career coaching

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Holiday Job Search
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

4 Reasons a Holiday Job Search is a Good Idea

It’s always a good time to conduct a job search when you need a job. And a holiday job search is no exception. Instead of taking a break from your job search during the holidays, here are four reasons why you should use the holidays to focus on your job

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feeling trapped
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Feeling trapped? 7 Possible Ways to Cope

A few weeks ago I took a mini-vacation down to my favorite area of Florida, Seagrove Beach on beautiful 30A. I was anxious to get my paddle board out on the beautiful emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico. But the beach’s warning flags told me I should re-think my

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job loss
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Job Loss

Job loss can be a very devastating event, not just in a person’s career, but also in one’s life. This is especially true when the person is not mentally prepared for the event. I see this all the time in my work with my clients who are experiencing a layoff.

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Transparency
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What Transparency Looks Like

For you who are familiar with Creative Mornings, this month’s theme is “Transparency.” The word “transparency” brings to my mind synonyms like “clarity,” “vulnerability,” and “authenticity.” These words have really been on my radar the pasts few weeks. Transparency = Vulnerability + Authenticity   Last week, I was giving my

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use LinkedIn
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How To Use LinkedIn

Most people I talk to admit they don’t know how to use LinkedIn to its full potential. I receive comments like, “I have a profile but I’ve done nothing with it.” Or, “I’m on LinkedIn but I don’t really know what to do with it.” Does this sound familiar? Use

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your worth
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Stand Up For Your Worth

What’s your worth? My first year out of grad school, I worked at an institution where my male counterparts got paid A LOT more money for a lot less responsibility than me. I also once worked in an industry where I was often told, “Oh, we can’t pay you for

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build confidence
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Build Confidence and Achieve Goals

One question I ask potential clients in my intake form is, “What do you wish you had more of:  time, money, or confidence?” Most people answer, “Confidence.” Therefore, building confidence is one of the main things I work on with my coaching clients throughout each of our sessions. This common

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starved for purpose
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Starved for Purpose

Starved for Purpose Many clients come to me starved for purpose in their work. They are aching to use the skills with which they’ve been blessed. For this reason, I wanted to share an article I recently saw in the Nashville Business Journal. It is entitled “That Time When My

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Persevering
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

When Persevering Is Your Only Option

One of my biggest passions is stand up paddle boarding (if you didn’t already know that from last week’s blog post). I love it so much, partly because I pick up so many life lessons while out on my board. Life Lessons From The Water This is why I started

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combine your passions
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Combine Your Passions to Create Opportunity

When helping my clients, one thing I like to do is encourage them to brainstorm ways they can combine their passions. An example of this is someone who has a love for sports and for photography parlaying that into a part-time or full-time job as a sports photographer. Or, someone

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icky
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

When Too Good To Be True Feels Icky

Icky Schemes Am I the only one who feels a little (or a lot) “icky” when I see social media posts and ads that say things like, “I went from no business experience to a millionaire in 5 months – here’s how you can too!!!”? Or, “I quit my job

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