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If you've recently experienced a job layoff, you're not alone. Facing unexpected unemployment can be daunting and disheartening, but remember, it's just a temporary setback! In this empowering video, we provide valuable insights and practical guidance on what to do after you've been laid off from your job. Join us as we dive into a step-by-step approach to help you regain control of your career and turn this challenging time into an opportunity for personal and professional g

In this video, we dive deep into the importance of discovering your strengths early on and how it can provide valuable direction, saving you from wasting precious time. When you're young, the world is full of endless possibilities. But with so many choices, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about which path to take. That's where knowing your strengths comes in. By identifying what you're naturally good at and passionate about, you gain clarity and focus, paving the

Discover how ChatGPT can supercharge your job search! In this video, we'll show you the dos and don'ts of using ChatGPT effectively. We chat about how ChatGPT can provide valuable insights about industry trends, help refine your resume and cover letter, simulate interview scenarios, and expand your professional network. We'll guide you through best practices while emphasizing the importance of critical thinking, caution, and the need for human intervention when using AI tools

Interviewing can make people nervous. In fact, just the thought of interviewing can send some folks into shear panic. Sometimes those nerves deter us in an interview, but most often it is something you could have prepared for. As career coaches, here at Shinebright Career Coaching we spend a lot of time helping clients push through the fear and nerves, and actually gain self-confidence so that they can rock their interviews. During our 11+ years of coaching, we have built an

Do you find yourself consistently feeling resentful, exhausted, and depleted at work? Are you constantly bringing work home and find yourself working nights and weekends more often than not? Are you coming home in a bad mood and taking out your frustration on your friends & family? These may all be signs that it’s time to set some boundaries at work. Although it may be counterintuitive, setting boundaries at work allows you to be more productive, more energized, more impactfu

Have you been interviewing and finally got the job offer? Congratulations! Before you celebrate, have you reviewed the offer? Is it up to...

Looking for a new job or a better fit career and considering career coaching? Have you ever wondered what group coaching is and if it could be right for you? The Land a Job You Love Group Coaching Program focuses on helping you find a job you love in a shared container with others who are going through the same process. Our proven Shinebright Method gives you space and time to work through the structured material on your own, but we come together weekly in a group coaching ca

Do you have the life you want? The career you dream of? Are you showing up to your fullest potential? If not, you may have some old fears, beliefs about you and what is possible for you, that are acting as blocks to your happiness and success. Your beliefs are thought loops that live in your subconscious, making your decisions and choosing your behaviors. The problem that can arise is when your beliefs are no longer aligned for the vision you have for your life and your caree

Thinking of becoming an entrepreneur? Do you dream of building your own business? Do you feel like you were born to do your own thing and carve out your own path? Or are you scared of taking that leap and wonder if the entrepreneurial path is really for you? We hear all of this from a lot of folks and we also have a ton of clients who become successful entrepreneurs. It is scary to go out on your own, but it is also scary to ignore the calling you have within. Staying i

Ready to make a change? Have you finally decided it is time to start a new career or get a new position at a different company? But,...

How do you know when it’s time to quit? Is it just a moment of frustration, a season of a lot of challenges, or is it time to hit the road and quit your job. In this video I cover: -The 4 signs it’s time to quit -Why those 4 signs are an indicator you should look for a new job -5 surprising situations where you should actually stay in your job, even if you’re feeling like you want to quit

Vision boards as a job search tool? Yes, I know it’s not the traditional piece of advice you might hear. But here’s the deal, we want a new job or a new career because we imagine it will make us feel a certain way, more confident, more capable, more creative. Vision boards are a powerful way of helping you to connect to how you want to feel and the more you practice feeling that way the more you’ll draw to you the experiences that create more of that feeling. Joe Dispenza say

The top career advice is to develop your career is to have a mentor. Why? Because a true mentor can help you carve out a strategy for your career, next promotion and overall professional development. A couple of questions that often pop up in our coaching practice from clients are: what is a mentor and how do you find one?? And how can you not feel pressure while actively looking for a mentor? The real truth is that the benefits of mentors are endless. They can be a wise, tr

“I’m just so overwhelmed!” This is the number one thing I hear as a career coach when first working with my clients. And here’s the thing about overwhelm, it dysregulates our nervous system and literally prevents us from taking action, so it keeps us in a loop of overwhelm, inaction, and feeling stuck. I think there are a lot of reasons why people are so overwhelmed when it comes to building a career they love, but I break down further and also share my top dos and don’ts so

Are you trying to get your foot in the door with your first job or are you switching career paths and you don’t have experience in your new field? This can be daunting, trying to prove yourself and your value with no experience to back it up. But no need to despair, there are plenty of ways to tell the story of who you are and to showcase what you have the potential to contribute. I share some of the same coaching advice I give to my clients that helps them to get noticed, st

Are you ready to rock 2023? Is this the year you will find career success???? Setting goals is a motivating way to build momentum and the beginning of a new year is a powerful time to set intentional goals for YOUR career growth and development. We don't have control over a lot of things in our lives, but we do have control over how we show up. The more consistent we are in planning, setting intentions and showing up to fulfill our natural potential, the more successful w

Are you feeling anxious and overwhelmed at work? Constantly doubting yourself and feeling confused about what is expected from you? You may be experiencing “Quiet Firing.” We all heard about “Quiet Quitting” but quiet firing is a very real thing happening in workplaces and causing a lot of distress for employees. If you think you may be experiencing quiet firing, take a pause before you quit, you have some more options than you may think. In this video I will cover: -What is

We know networking is nerve racking for many people. Even for the most outgoing folks feels extremely stressed at the thought of talking to strangers about their professional life. And for introverts it can be especially intimidating. The good news is that anyone who is willing to stretch themselves mentally, redefine their perspective of what networking is, and make a plan will be successful at networking. The key is to spend intentional time working on your networking and y

We know hearing the words recession can be super scary when you’re trying to find a new job or if you’ve been thinking about making a job switch. We wanted to share our best tips on how you can have a successful job search even when the economy slows down. A recession doesn’t mean there are no job openings, but it can certainly mean there are less openings, so you must work harder to stand out from the sea of other applicants to get noticed when there is more competition. In

Did you recently lose your job and are you feeling incredibly stressed? Are you focusing on the things you feel that you lost? A paycheck, your sense or where you fit in as a professional or feeling like you have a purpose when you get up in the morning? All of those feelings are valid and natural to have after the loss of a job. But layoffs, being let go or fired happen for a ton of reasons and we cannot always understand why in the moment. In fact I am sure it’s not the dep