The Career You'll Love

I thought I might continue Sunday’s discussion with one of the core principles of Coaching:  Trust the Client. What the heck does that mean?

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I feel a bit guilty:  I was hoping I could blog my experiences at the training class this week, but just didn’t have the energy.  The week was, in a word, astounding.

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As I talked about last week, job hunting is an emotional rollercoaster.  Well, after a slow start this week, I’ve been steadily building toward a training class in Toronto next week.

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My job search hit a speed bump this week when I was informed that I’m no longer in the running for a job as a leader in a local software company. The logical side of my brain can handle this, of course, because I know that it takes a lot of contacts, applications and interviews in order to land a job.

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I have a theory that I’ve been testing with many people, and I have yet to find one who faults my logic. Here’s how it goes:

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I was in a networking meeting this morning with HR people who are job-hunting, and I had a chance to do an exercise with them that you might find useful.

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I had a very interesting discussion with my son today, and along the twisting path, I made this observation:  People either help others because they expect something back, or … because there’s a larger picture at play.  Let me explain.

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It’s been an exciting week on the job-hunt front.  The best news is that I was able to speak with people at two companies which provide coaching services to corporate clients.  One of them sent me a job application on the spot, which I sent in yesterday.  I was reasonably pleased with how I was able to demonstrate significant coaching and business expertise to bring value to this company and their clients.

There’s a number of things that I’m learning through this:

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My new job is quite challenging.  No, not a REAL new job – don’t get excited – but “your job now is to FIND a job.”  It’s surprising the number of things that I have to figure out all over again.

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Here’s an interesting article on the MSNBC website about how to leave a job gracefully.

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