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Career Shifts: Exit Stage Left with a Career Coach

August 6, 2019 by Rosalinde Rosado Leave a Comment

We have been surrounded by change ever since we can remember. Do you remember the first time you set foot in your kindergarten class or the very first day of your first “real” job? Life is ever-evolving with happy moments and not-so-happy moments, yet there are times when we feel like it passes by wishing we could stop only for a second as in the series The Flash.

When it comes to career shifts, life may have just passed you by, and you wonder, “how did I get here” and “I know I need a change, but what next?” Let’s face it. Change isn’t easy. They say change is good. But it’s plain scary when you lack full-time work, lack consistency, experience continuous employment gaps, are unable to juggle two or three jobs, you discover you’re unfulfilled in what you do or forced to make a change because of lay-offs, terminations, and the list continues.  

What does it take to make a change? Commitment, Clarity, Plan, Action, and Confidence. It sounds like a recipe for success, and it should be. However, nothing can happen or begin as a coach says to the boxer being pummeled round after round, “You gotta get your mind right.” – Until you get your mind right. Even in a boxing match, your mindset can play a pivotal role in success or failure. Similar to a career shift, like any other change, begins with the most powerful tool in your possession – your mind. Being open to new possibilities gets you out of your “fixed mindset” (you are who you are) as described by Carol Dweck (link?), and into “growth mindset” (you could be what you want to be). Stretching the brain out of its comfort zone begins the path to openness. If your mind remains closed to learning new possibilities, you will be.

If you have taken the quiz on your readiness for a career change (link to questionnaire), you are ready to continue forward.

Commitment

MIndest, by definition, is the established set of attitudes established by someone. Can we grow if we have a negative mindset?  Personally, it hasn’t worked for me because laziness creeps in resembling the phrase “set it and forget it.”  Being and staying positive takes commitment. Venturing into a career change has its responsibilities. Will you be committed to taking a lower position, if you had to? Will you be committed to living on savings, if you needed to? Will you be committed to spending less time with family and friends in search of your goal? These and other pertinent questions you need to ask yourself with the most important one of all, how far are you willing to go for your career happiness? If you’re eager to face the common obstacles when contemplating a career change, then you are well on your way to experience the second ingredient.

Clarity

The aha moment doesn’t show up overnight. It takes commitment and introspection about your career shift. Conducting a self-assessment, leveraging your strengths, skills, interests, and how they align with your values – things that are important to you. Passion is a word that gets thrown around lately in terms of career changes, but if I had to describe it in simple terms, it’s when you put your hand on your heart when you’re doing something you enjoy or love and smile simultaneously (hopefully earning money). You can recruit a good friend to help you identify all the above, but hiring a career coach can help you change your perspective and focus more on your direction.

Action and Confidence

Once all the research has been done, the dust settles, you’re ready to design your plan and take action with your career coach. How do I get to my goal, and what is my timeline? These plans can take many directions. Do you need to build up specific skills to acquire certifications or go back to school before looking for a new position? Have I looked at the market for job growth? Do I already know people in the field? Have I rebranded yourself and feel like an imposter, fighting my inner critic or faking it till you make it? Well, sometimes the latter helps in a pinch, but the majority of the time, confidence exudes from within; it’s an action created by you and only you. Know your capabilities, worth, and achievements. Be loud and proud of them by saying them aloud, and by rehearsing with your coach. Being comfortable on the inside will show how confident you are on the outside. You may feel like a novice, but your diverse experiences and transferable skills take you one step closer to your sense of purpose.

Your mind has the power to lead you back into a deep, dark place, or it can propel you forward with the force of a tsunami. Mind growth creates resilience and motivation essential in accomplishing your career shift and becomes the starting point to learning new things and possibilities. It may feel uncomfortable at first. Compare it to working out for the first time, but like your body, it can become complacent with the same workout all the time.

It also takes courage to shift career directions, and many become paralyzed. Once you are unwavering in reaching career happiness, a career coach will add to your recipe, and support your every step. Here’s to being open.

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Rosalinde is a fierce and inspiring coach, that I would highly recommend. Her passion for coaching shines through with the energy she brings to each session. Due to her background in acting and pursuing the arts, she brings a uniqueness that is unparalleled. Her encouragement led me to pursue goals and dreams that I otherwise did not think possible, and I am forever grateful for her guidance.

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Highly recommend Ros! She is a very gifted career coach and comes from a powerful background as an actor. This vantage point can help anyone improve in their “performance” in the job search process and business in general. Always engaging with a tremendous heart. Ros is a top-notch professional.

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Rosalinde is a real professional. Her work is outstanding. She was very responsive, detailed and accurate. She always responded to my phone calls, emails and texts immediately. She was very patient throughout the process and a pleasure to work with. My new resume is awesome! I would highly recommend Rosalinde if you need to update your current resume/cover letter or if you need to create a new one. I am very happy with my new resume and you will be too. Rosalinde is the best in the business.

J. Jones
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Rosalinde was one of the most helpful and professional people I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with in finding a job. From day one until the conclusion, she helped me every step of the way with my resume and the whole job acquiring process. First, she built a professional resume from scratch, which would be picked up by the technology systems businesses use in finding job applicants. For each job I applied for, Rosalinde would tweak my résumé and cover letter to market myself to that gi… Read more

John C.
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I reached out to Rosalinde because I needed help transitioning into a new career. I wanted to be an analyst but did not have any prior experience. I knew I needed to speak to someone who is knowledgeable about career changes, and who could also help me create a killer resume. Rosalinde was so kind to respond to my LinkedIn message and arrange a phone consultation. During the one-hour phone conversation, I got to learn about her own career switch experiences and how she had helped others make the… Read more

Rosa T.
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Rosalinde was a personable, committed and knowledgeable career coach. I had the pleasure of working with her to prepare for an interview during a time I was changing careers. We engaged in a mock interview in which she helped me practice my answers, posture and helped me learn how to better express myself. She told me what to expect and built up my confidence significantly. She also helped me with some unique interview questions which amazed my interviewers. I got the job I was interviewing for … Read more

Faith M.
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Rosalinde is a fierce and inspiring coach, that I would highly recommend. Her passion for coaching shines through with the energy she brings to each session. Due to her background in acting and pursuing the arts, she brings a uniqueness that is unparalleled. Her encouragement led me to pursue goals and dreams that I otherwise did not think possible, and I am forever grateful for her guidance.

Emily H.
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Rosalinde was such a great help with my résumé and interview. She went above and beyond in guiding me and showing me what a professional resume needs to look like. Not only did she help me with the resume, but she also helped me when I was looking for positions that would be most beneficial with my background of study. Any time I had a question or needed her help in something, she has always been available and ready to help me out in any way. The resume she created for me is above and beyond, … Read more

Jazmin G.
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Great experience from start to finish. Rosalinde is very knowledgeable and able to consolidate work experiences in a concise and intuitive manner. I felt as though she cared about success in my career, not just pleasing me during our interactions. Highly recommend for anyone looking to revamp their brand on LinkedIn or enhance their resume.

Cliff G.
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Rosalinde was on point in prepping me for my job search and the interview process! I prepared for the questions they asked and knew exactly how to phrase my answers thanks to the time we spent on the phone conducting mini mock interviews. This was another bonus, she had no problem working over the phone with me because my busy schedule did not allow for business hour meetings.Her style made me so much more relaxed and comfortable during the whole experience. I would not have gotten this interv… Read more

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