Free Career Advice
Discover free career advice and strategies from Barb Garrison with Internal Groove.
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Is Your Career In Alignment with Your Soul Desires?
How does it feel when your career is in alignment with your soul desires? It makes you wake up with excitement and anticipation for the day ahead! If you are not feeling this in your job or career, take a listen to this clip to get some ideas about how you can get on the path to a fulfilling career right now.
Make Your Cover Letter Stand Out
Do you think sending a cover letter with your resume is a waste of time? Regardless of what your answer is, you’ll want to listen to this audio clip for some career wise information about how to craft a cover letter that makes you stand out from the crowd.
Are You On Your List of Values?
Having a list of values is essential to living your best life. The question is: are YOU on that list? It is my mission as a life and career coach to help people keep themselves at the top of their list of values. Here are some helpful reminders of why that’s important.
Career Pathways and Personal Growth
All career pathways take detours along the way. How do you handle it when things don’t go as planned in your career? In this clip, I’ll offer an encouraging perspective on how to approach unexpected situations.
How To Avoid Burnout Syndrome
Are you starting to feel an itch in your job or career that’s telling you it’s time to make a change? If so, now is the time to take action, BEFORE you reach full blown career burnout syndrome. Whether you are starting to experience burned out symptoms or not, this audio clip will give you some clarity around how to deal with the urge to move on from your current work situation.
Do You Have An Entrepreneurial Mindset?
Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset? Ideally, you will know the answer to that question, or take steps to figure it out before you set sail on your entrepreneurial journey. This audio clip will help you determine if it makes sense for entrepreneurship to be one of your career goals.
Make a Career Transition Without Neglecting Your Basic Needs
Are you ready for a career transition? If the answer is yes, then a big part of your strategic career planning will have to include how you are going to meet your basic needs through the transition process. I hope you will find the information in this audio clip encouraging and helpful for executing your success plan.
Career Strategy is Always Important
Is there ever a time in your career when career strategy is no longer a concern? In this clip, I’ll explain why career strategy should always be a consideration.
What is the Best Job For Me?
What is the best job for me? It’s a question that brings many clients to me. Could it be that the answer is right under your nose?
An Example of the Non Violent Communication Process
If you’ve never heard of the non violent communication process, coined by psychologist, Marshall Rosenberg, and you’ve experienced communication breakdown (who hasn’t?), you’ll want to listen in on this wise protocol for how to communicate effectively.
Are You A Career Wise Entrepreneur?
Are you a secret entrepreneur? If so, you may not even be admitting it to yourself, but somewhere deep inside you are wondering… This audio clip will help you work through one of the most common questions many aspiring entrepreneurs have, so you can be career wise from the beginning.
Mapping Your Career Trajectory
Best career options, career alignment, career strategy, career trajectory…. Are these topics that occupy a big portion of your thoughts? If so, you’ll love this strategy for getting your career trajectory aligned with your life fulfillment.
Building Your Self Confidence with the Observer Self
Are you interested in building your self confidence? If so, it’s important to have as many tools as possible to facilitate the process. In this video clip, I’ll introduce one of the most versatile and effective tools for self-empowerment.
Prioritizing Your Personal Values
Do you struggle with prioritizing your personal values in the midst of a to-do list that never seems to end? Here, I’ll share a simple methodology for making your personal values an integral part of your routine.
You Can Be True to Yourself and Still Make Money
Do you have a dream job? Are you able to be true to yourself and still bring home a paycheck? If your answer to these questions is no, I would like you to know it is possible to do both.
Questions to Ask Yourself to Start Living In Your Purpose
What’s your life purpose? If you want to start living in your purpose, there are some key questions to ask yourself. In this audio clip, I’ll demystify the process of discovering your life purpose.
Career Pathways and Habitual Patterns
Career pathways are created (to a large degree) through habitual patterns. Learn how I help clients identify and transform habitual patterns they didn’t even know they had in this audio nugget.
Cultivating Balanced Energy for Your Job Search
Losing a job unexpectedly can leave you with a pile of negative emotions. Here, I will share an effective strategy for cultivating balanced energy before starting a new job search. (Of course, it’s a strategy that can be used anytime you’re feeling overwhelmed with negative emotions).