The Career Coaching Blog

Here you will find 100+ blog posts on a variety of topics related to the job search process.

September 19, 2017

Retooling Your Skills for a New Career (part 2)

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, career change, skills

In our previous post, we began talking about the fear that so many people deal with when going through a change in their professional life and career. Whether you leave a job by choice or by coercion, the uncertainty is real. However, as we mentioned earlier—you are still the same person, with the same talents […]

September 15, 2017

Retooling Your Skills for a New Career (Part 1)

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, career change, change, skills

Sometimes we choose change; other times, change is thrust upon us. No one understands this truth better than people who have switched careers at some point in their lives. Whether you submit your resignation letter or get handed a pink slip, the idea of staring over in a new career can be just plain scary. […]

August 10, 2017

Becoming Far-Sighted: 5 Ways to Expand Your Horizons

Terrylynn Smith Blog far-sighted, Giraffes Theory

When I tell people the name of my life coaching practice—Giraffes Consulting—quite often the next question is something along the lines of “Why giraffes?” Understandable reaction. There are actually four reasons why I developed the Giraffes Theory as the basis for guiding people through times of change—a full explanation can be found here. But […]

August 9, 2017

Mid-Life Career Changes: Why So Many Are Doing It

Terrylynn Smith Blog career, change, mid-life

Here’s something to think about: How many careers have you had so far during the course of your life? How many do you think you’ll have before you retire? If you answered “one,” surprisingly, you’re in the minority. Hard to believe, right? It’s true. Our version of the American Dream basically suggests that we go […]

August 5, 2017

Why Do We Fear Change?

Terrylynn Smith Blog change, fear of change

If you look around, you can see it in almost all aspects of human existence. We see it in the stock market. In politics. In religion. In almost every corporation and workplace. I’m talking, of course, about the fear of change. People with new ideas bump up against this fear constantly, being perceived and […]