Let’s continue our conversation about Encore Coaching – or coaching for the second, third or fourth act. It sounds wonderful – planning an exciting new phase in your life with the benefit of experience and wisdom! But faced with the option of finally following your dreams and passions can be completely and utterly overwhelming – even paralyzing! For most of us, we may not have ever allowed ourselves to dream and imagine the life of our dreams fully. Speaking for myself, I

A client recently said to me, “I am not done yet!” This client is beginning to think about and plan for retirement. So, what she meant is, while she is looking forward to retirement, she feels that she still has things to do, she still has much to contribute, but she just could not see how or how to plan for a life that wasn’t dominated by her job. This is not unusual, especially for Baby Boomers. I hear this or something similar from many of my clients. While my clients a

In the last blog post, I explained some of the first steps of career transition coaching. In this post, I am going to take a deeper dive and talk more about the process and why having a coach can be so helpful. My career transition coaching clients come to me for several reasons. While they may be accomplished and in senior positions, as they approach the uncertainty of a career transition, they feel vulnerable and unsure of themselves. They may also be looking to make a ch

In our last blog post we talked about transitions and identified some of the major life transitions. We also discussed that some transitions are outside of our control and some can be orchestrated by us. Today we are sharing some general tips on how to manage life transitions or any major change in life. Some tips to help you cope with life’s transitions: Take a deep breath and pause for a moment. Give yourself time to simply breathe, reflect and think. Process the informat

Have you ever faced a situation where change was inevitable? Perhaps you were annoyed, frustrated, or even scared about how a part of your life was going to change. Perhaps you felt trapped because the change would happen whether you liked it or not. If so, you'll know how stressful and unsettling these types of situations can be. You might have felt out of sorts and stressed for days, weeks, or even months. But what would happen if you shifted your outlook, and viewed change

One thing you can be sure of, is that change is inevitable. Often considered stressful and challenging, change can in fact help you get over hurdles, and move your life forward. How to bring about desired changes to your life? Ensure you have a clear understanding of what it is that you want to change. Is it your job? Initiating or ending a relationship? Moving to a place that better fits you? Know why you want the change. Being certain about your reasons for wanting change w

Resisting change seems to be inherent to our human nature. Most of us can justify the status quo rather than take on change. We don’t always want to go through the discomfort that change can bring. So, we settle for what we have because we choose comfort over the disruption of change. But sometimes we decide to embrace change because we really want our lives to be different and we are willing to take on the discomfort of change. And, sometimes we have to face change wheth