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Wondering What The Perfect Job Is, But Nothing Seems To Fit?

By Sonia Lakshman

You have plenty of ideas for possible career options. They all seem ok, but which one to pick? In this short article, Sonia Lakshman encourages you to forget perfection, and take small moves doing things you enjoy. More

Moving Forward in Your Career Change by Letting Go

By Sab on 31 January 2011 at 11:16 in Careershifters Blog

If you have been ‘trying’ to change career, or find the ‘right career’ for a while now to no success, it is likely that you need to let go of something. The feeling of being stuck is often a sign that you are holding on to something which is preventing you from moving forward. It takes courage to face the things that make you feel uneasy and stuck, yet this must be done to move through transition openly. 

What do you need to let go of?

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Hitting a Career Crisis When You Used to Love What You Did...

By Sonia Lakshman

What do you do when a career that’s worked for you stops working? Suddenly you find yourself - an expert in your field with many years of experience, serious credibility and a hard earned reputation – and you're miserable. It’s a bit like realizing that the person you have loved and lived with for many years is no longer the person you want to be with. You don’t want it to be that way; you desperately want to get back the early years, when things were great, when you were alive and engaged, hopeful and inspired. But you can’t. It’s over. And you are left, feeling trapped, oarless, hopeless. So what next? Career coach, Sonia Lakshman, offers some excellent guidance... More


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