by Meredith Walters | Dec 22, 2015 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges
I realized recently where 99% percent of my stress comes from. Last month we had a mold explosion in our house. It started with a few spots on our window frames and closet shelves, and then suddenly three days later I noticed that it was covering everything—and I mean...
by Meredith Walters | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges
I want to talk about something different today. I want to talk about career change and depression. I’ve struggled with paralyzing low moods since I was a young teenager. Depression, along with debilitating levels of anxiety, was what forced me into therapy in my...
by Meredith Walters | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges, Fear, How to Make Decisions
I’ve always found decisions stressful, probably because I’m usually trying to find the right answer. That’s how I know that having options can feel just as stressful as not having any if none of them feel right. I meet people all the time who are incredibly...
by Meredith Walters | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, Common Challenges
We all do it. We want to make a change. We have the best of intentions. We’re going to clean the house, apply for a job, or start exercising more. We plan, prepare, and get excited. And then, when the time comes, we think: “You know, today isn’t such a good day...
by Meredith Walters | May 13, 2015 | Blog, Common Challenges, Exercises
It goes something like this: You’re unhappy with your work. Then one day, you have an idea for a better job. You get excited about the idea, and you start to explore it. At some point in your exploration you discover potential drawbacks. You feel less excited. ...
by Meredith Walters | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog, Common Challenges, Fear
I was talking to a client recently who had a sense that what she really wanted was simply not possible for her. Either her dream job didn’t exist or she didn’t have the qualifications for it or there was no way it would pay her enough to live on. She could think of a...
