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What is career coaching?

There are many interpretations of career coaching circulating the globe. I would like to give you mine.
In career coaching, the goal is to align inspiration and passions to career goals and strategies to bring about extraordinary and, most importantly, sustainable changes.

The idea is to heighten awareness through deepen reflection. This will in turn allow the knowledge that comes from reflection to be used to move towards a positive and possible future. Why we need help:  If we can’t rely on our conscious logic or gut instinct, how do we move forward?

 

GROW Model

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Process

Deepen reflection on current situation

Identify strengths

Release limiting stories

Envision your future career

Design a step-by-step plan

Put your plan into action

Which best describes you?

I’m a professional currently working in a job that doesn’t drive me in any way. I would like to find out what makes my fire burn in a sustainable manner.

I’m an expat and I’ve been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a new beginning and I don’t know what to do with it.

I’ve been out of the workforce or in the same job and / or company for a long time and I’m considering making a change in my career but I’m not sure what the new professional me look like.

I’m a bit worried and am feeling anxious about the future. I am experiencing a lack of confidence in my abilities to find or maintain a fulfilling career.

I’m a professional currently working in a job that doesn’t drive me in any way. I would like to find out what makes my fire burn in a sustainable manner.

 

First of all, I want to tell you that you’re not alone.

You may be thinking that there is something wrong with you, but I assure you, there are millions of people like you who are thinking “there’s got to be more to life than this job.” And rightfully so. Hand in hand, we will then figure out what your next steps will be in order to get there.

One important thing to understand is that you have all the answers in you already. My role is to bring them out of you.

The process is extremely empowering because you will realize that you are your own change agent and you are the key to your success. I simply help move the information in your head to concrete steps of action.

This is the difference between career counseling and career coaching. I offer career coaching because I believe that when you find your own solutions, you become incredibly empowered to make a change in your life and this will benefit you immensely in all future life transitions. It will change your mindset towards what is positive and possible and will be sustained over time because the answers came from your own self.

I’m an expat and I’ve been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a new beginning and I don’t know what to do with it

 

Being an expat looking for a new job has its great deal of excitement but also unexpected challenges.

I’ve faced this myself when I moved from Canada to Germany in 2015. That’s also why I feel comfortable helping this particular group of people. I understand the struggle and the mixed emotions of wanting an adventure while craving this feeling of belonging. Finding a fulfilling career in these circumstances will bring tremendous powerful feelings. Because your career is the only thing that really belongs to you and you only. If you are the come along too partner as I was back in 2015, the financial independence and/or personal pride was a challenge I needed to overcome in order for me to reach a sense of being back to independent self.

Through coaching conversations, we will unveil your new lease of professional life. We will make your skill inventory and we will look at how you can best market yourself in your new environment. I will provide support in your personal branding efforts and will provide insights on how to best utilize the resources you have to promote yourself to potential employers. By the end of the process, you will feel empowered and have all the tools in hand to start your new life.

I’ve been out of the workforce or in the same job and / or company for a long time and I’m considering making a change in my career but I’m not sure what the new professional me look like.

 

You’re ready. You know you are.

And then you come to a stop in your forward movement when you realize how much you have to learn about the new market trends, what’s important to write in your CV nowadays, oh and LinkedIn? What am I supposed to write in my About section?

So many unanswered questions going through your mind and then you just keep working in a job that doesn’t bring any joy and can even drag you down just because you’re unable to find the energy or the starting point to figure out
a plan to get out of your rut.

I’m a bit worried and am feeling anxious about the future. I am experiencing a lack of confidence in my abilities to find or maintain a fulfilling career.

 

It could be an environment issue. It could be the impostor syndrome you’re experiencing.

It could be you’re sitting in the wrong chair. It could be many things. Let’s explore this together.

Through the proper transformative coaching process we will bring you to a place where you will see a positive and most importantly possible future. Together, we will find your own solutions through coaching conversations and I will accompany you through each step of the process. Per the International Coaching Federation official process, my role is to make you accountable for each step you agreed to follow through. Forward movement is therefore a guarantee.


 

Putting your toe in:

Free and non-binding discovery call to start the process and explore our united goal.

Not every career coach has the same definition of career coaching. I would like to invite you to a free and non-binding consultation so I can answer your questions on the process and see if we are a good fit to work together.

You can book a discovery call at a time that is convenient for you by clicking here. You should expect to answer a few questions that will help me prepare for our call.

Based on our conversation, I will provide an approximate number of sessions you should consider so you will have a fair idea of the financial investment this will mean for you.