by Day Merrill | Sep 18, 2023 | Career Exploration, Coaching, Job Search, Strategic Career Management
Only one of these approaches will get you the results you want in your career. Most people know the word “careening,” defined as “bouncing from side to side in an unsteady way.” You may not be as familiar with “careering” which means “to move swiftly in an...
by Day Merrill | Oct 19, 2021 | Career Exploration, Coaching, Individuals, Job Search
This photo depicts the sum total of my vegetable gardening efforts for this year. A solitary tomato (there were a few others, but the squirrels beat me to them) and an unruly bunch of Brillo-tough parsley–that’s it. Sigh. Every spring, I have such grand plans for the...
by Michael Locey | Jun 12, 2020 | Business Challenges, Coaching, Organizations, Small Business Coaching
Like many people, I did not “choose” my career path, so my bio doesn’t help answer the question of why coaching. In fact, a bio doesn’t really answer the question of “why” anyone chooses any profession; it can only show the “how.” The one notable aspect of my career...
by Day Merrill | Aug 15, 2019 | Coaching
When my daughters were old enough to understand what I did for a living, they sat me down one day for a talking to. Indignantly, they noted, “Your job is a racket! You ask people nosy questions and then tell them what they should do. You do that ANYWAY!.” My reply?...
by Day Merrill | Aug 15, 2019 | Career Exploration, Coaching, Individuals, Job Search, Strategic Career Management
Here in Canada, we launch summer with the Victoria Day “24” weekend; in the U.S., it’s Memorial Day. Either way, while it may feel like summer, it’s not official until June 21st so there’s still time for those annual cleaning projects. In addition to whatever else...
