career coaching – Careers for Social Impact

23May 2022 by Erin Ewart No Comments

The Power of Rest

By Erin Ewart As I recently shared, I'll be taking a sabbatical this summer in celebration of our eight year business anniversary. As I prepare to head out on this break, I wanted to share a few thoughts on the power of rest and how we can all tap into it. As we’ve learned these past few years, rest is essential to persist through the challenges life throws at us. Especially for those of us working in social impact, it's important to find a balance between taking action and supporting others and taking care of ourselves. And yet it can feel hard and scary to actually take a break, even when you know deep down it’s what you need. This is one reason coaching is so powerful; I wouldn’t have…

05Jan 2022 by Erin Ewart No Comments

Why I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions (And What I Do Instead)

career coaching, strategy

By Erin Ewart How’s that fresh start going for you? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had lots of ups and downs this first week of the new year: bursts of energy and motivation as well as exhaustion and mental fog. Coming back from time off is always challenging, and I tried to cut myself some slack and go easy on my schedule this week (which I’m immensely grateful for). But one thing I haven’t done this week is set New Year’s resolutions. There are a few reasons why: I haven’t had time: December was busy wrapping up for the year, and my holiday break was very full with two young kids at home full-time. So while I did start to capture a few ideas (more on this below),…

28Sep 2021 by Erin Ewart No Comments

The Power of Reconnecting With What You Love

career coaching

By Erin Ewart This past weekend I ran my first race in over three years. It was something I used to do a few times a year in the time I think of as BC: before Covid and before having my second child. And while my husband jokingly said that for me and most of the other runners it wasn’t really a "race" since we had no chance of winning, I disagree. I certainly wasn’t in it to win it, but I was racing against myself and trying to prove that I could get back out there after several years of de-prioritizing my own health and fitness. It did make me wonder though: why did almost 8,000 people join me on Sunday to get up at the crack of dawn…

28Apr 2021 by Erin Ewart No Comments

Wondering What’s Next In Your Impact Career? Start Here

career coaching, job search, strategy

By Erin Ewart Record levels of turnover are happening this year as the economy recovers and more people feel comfortable leaving their jobs. After a challenging year that has helped all of us get more clarity on what's important, many of these job seekers are looking for work that's more aligned with their values, priorities, and purpose. If finding mission-driven work is your goal, we have a roadmap for you. Our Careers for Social Impact Career Transition Framework breaks down the process of moving toward your next impact career step into three distinct phases: Build Your Foundation, Define Your Direction, and Find Your Fit. To successfully use this process as you search for what's next, you’ll need to focus on three key things: Getting as clear as possible on what’s…

26Jun 2020 by Erin Ewart No Comments

We’re Halfway Through the Year. How’s it Going?

career coaching, strategy

By Erin Ewart All the sudden it's June, and we're almost halfway through the year already. As we continue to navigate a lot of transition, it’s especially important to take a step back at this point in the year and ask ourselves how we're doing and how things are going in our lives and careers. So much has changed and shifted over the past few years. For me, those shifts included moving to a part-time work schedule (and then back to full-time again) while taking care of two small kids, rethinking our business strategy in light of the changing job market and economic climate, and working to build a bigger focus on racial and social justice into my life and work. As we continue to return to "normal" ways of…

25Nov 2019 by Erin Ewart No Comments

How to Job Search During the Holidays

career coaching, job search, networking, strategy

BY ERIN EWART The holiday season is here, and every year around this time we get questions from our clients who are in career transition about what this means for them. One of the biggest questions we get is whether any hiring happens this time of year, and the answer to that is a definite yes! But while hiring happens year round, it does tend to slow down around the holidays, and it can be discouraging to see fewer new jobs being posted and to get so many out of office replies to your networking outreach. But that doesn't mean you should take a time out from your job search during the holidays; that's a mistake that will come back to bite you in January. Instead, think about how you can…

25Sep 2019 by Erin Ewart No Comments

Why Feeling Stuck Sucks – And What To Do About It

career coaching, job search, strategy

BY ERIN EWART Yesterday I got stuck. Not physically stuck, but mentally and emotionally stuck. I felt like I had so many things competing for my attention that I couldn’t decide what to focus on. I am wrestling with a few big decisions right now, and I was feeling completely stressed about what to do next and where I should be spending my time and energy. As I sat at my desk, toggling between my to do list and my email inbox and the many, many open tabs in my browser (yes, I am one of those people), I felt the tightness of panic rise in my chest. I was paralyzed. Overwhelmed. Completely stuck. And I knew I had to do something. So I left. I went for a walk,…

20Dec 2018 by Erin Ewart No Comments

Give Yourself a Holiday Gift: Celebrate Your Accomplishments

career coaching, job search, strategy

BY ERIN EWART Recently we asked our clients to share an accomplishment they were proud of from this year. While people are often initially stumped in reaction to this question, soon the answers started flowing - projects completed, new jobs landed, personal goals achieved (and even an appearance on Jeopardy!). There was so much positive energy as everyone shared the things they were proud of; I wish I could have bottled it up and captured it! It’s sadly rare to have these kinds of conversations, because we are all naturally programmed to focus on what doesn’t go well: what we wish we’d done differently, or how we didn’t get it exactly right or achieve every single thing we set out to do. This “negativity bias” is hardwired in all of…

16Aug 2018 by Erin Ewart No Comments

Still Not Sure What To Be When You Grow Up? Start Here

career coaching, job search

BY ERIN EWART Do you feel like you’ve never quite figured out what you want to be when you grow up? Do you find yourself jealous of those people who seem to have it all figured out and go from one job to the next in a perfectly logical, linear fashion? I’m going to let you in on a little secret: there are fewer of those people than it seems, and many of them are not all that happy with the path they’ve chosen. From the outside, their careers may look perfect, but there are many reasons they may have chosen a direction that doesn’t actually suit their skills and interests: family or societal pressures, financial need, or simply the inability to figure out what they really want to do. According…

20Feb 2018 by Erin Ewart No Comments

When Will It End? What to Do When Your Job Search Takes Longer Than You Thought

career coaching, interviewing, job search

BY ERIN EWART As I write this we’re in the depths of February. Even though I know spring will eventually come, at this point in the year it always seems like winter will never end. It can feel like that when you’re job searching too, especially when the process takes longer than you thought it would. The job search has so many ups and downs, and at times it can feel like it will never end. It will end eventually of course, but as you’re in the midst of the process it can be hard to remember that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. A longer than expected job search can be very challenging, and it’s important to maintain perspective and positive energy throughout the process. We…