by Meredith Walters | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Career Change, Exercises, Resources
I know I’m always hungry for help, and I was reminded recently that there are a bunch of resources out there that I’ve made or contributed to that might help people, but they aren’t easy to find. So here’s a list of guest blog posts I’ve...
by Meredith Walters | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges, Featured, Resources
A client asked me this question recently, and I’ve heard versions of it before. I understand why. If you’re miserable at work but are surrounded by people who seem to be enjoying and/or excelling at the very same job that makes you want to flee; if you have a...
by Meredith Walters | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Career Change, Resources
Let me start by saying that I don’t love career aptitude tests. By all means, take my opinion with a grain of salt. I’m no expert in career aptitude tests and am not familiar with all the hundreds of different ones out there. Everything I know about job quizzes and...
by Meredith Walters | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Exercises, Purpose, Resources
If you’ve had a hard time figuring out what your purpose in life is, don’t worry. You’re not alone. And what’s more, you don’t really need to figure it out to find what you’re looking for. When we talk about finding our life purpose, we’re usually looking for an...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Career Change, Resources
We’re all unique and infinitely complex. And yet, at the same time, we also share certain patterns of behavior with some of our other unique and infinitely complex fellow human beings. The Enneagram is my favorite tool for understanding these archetypical patterns. ...
by Meredith Walters | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, Exercises, Resources
I used to envy the people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. It didn’t matter if their dream was to be a firefighter, doctor, or garbage collector—it was the certainty I craved, not the career itself. Whenever somebody asked me as a child what...