Bi-weekly career sparks for passionate powerhouses. Inspiring stories, breakthrough questions, and smart strategies to help make work work for you.
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These are real quotes from folks at real career crossroads. They valiantly tried to DIY their way through it—and eventually came to me to design a career they actually love: “My therapist doesn’t even know what a Google Doc is.”
“The stack of self-help books on my nightstand is about to topple over.”
“ChatGPT said I should be an astronaut or a veterinarian. But I’m a Product Manager?!”
If you can land a dream job, start a business, make your work life sustainable, navigate change, or get promoted on your own or with existing resources—amazing! I’m all about keeping your margins as low as possible. But too often, folks use the wrong tools, get discouraged when they don’t work, and wait until things are burning down to get the right kind of support. Here are five common career support tools folks turn to, and why coaching gets you there faster and with more clarity, confidence, and (honestly) fun: 📚 BooksPerks: Cheap! Quick! Like having a thought leader in your home! Pitfall: Deep dive on one thesis, so you end up stitching together several just to get traction. Coaching Wins: An end-to-end process: deep exploration, clarity on direction, job search or business-building strategy, and a plan to actually thrive in your next chapter (not rinse and repeat a few months later). 🎓 Online CoursesPerks: Low cost and self-paced. Pitfall: The completion rate for online courses is shockingly low—only 5-15% finish. Coaching Wins: Accountability. If you say you want it, I’ll be your biggest cheerleader and a steady hand on your back, gently nudging you until you make it happen. 🤖 ChatGPTPerks: Free, fast, 24/7 access to infinite info. Pitfall: It can’t see or feel your tone, sense your energy, or understand your lived context. Coaching Wins: Real-time feedback, intuitive hits, and nuance—plus being a fellow human being who can empathize and validate your experience. 🛋 TherapyPerks: Deep transformation grounded in how your past shapes your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors today. Pitfall: They don't need to be plugged into how AI is impacting your industry, the latest recruitment and job market trends, or the realities of modern work. Coaching Wins: Often called “work or job therapy,” coaching blends internal work and strategy to get you where you want to go. 👩💼 Your ManagerPerks: Built-in support. Hopefully you already have regular 1:1s with this person! Pitfall: They have to balance business goals with your needs—and may not be a neutral sounding board. Coaching Wins: A fully you-centered space to explore whether to stay, go, shift, or grow (without the politics). No shame if work’s heating up (and not in a good way) right now...But let’s swap the spray bottle for real support: Book your free exploration chat 😎 Onward! |
Grace Fabian Career Coaching
Bi-weekly career sparks for passionate powerhouses. Inspiring stories, breakthrough questions, and smart strategies to help make work work for you.
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Are you nodding? Or is your BS-o-Meter blaring? Honestly, I’m somewhere in the middle. Like most oversimplified quotes dubiously attributed to Confucius, the truth is in the nuance. This has been the mission of my coaching practice since the beginning: Design a career you love ✨ And because my worst fear is sounding like a snake oil salesperson, I spend a lot of time unpacking what “love” actually means in the context of work....
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I know you’re not here because you want more emails. You’re here because you’re a passionate powerhouse—a badass who cares deeply, works hard, and wants to live your one precious life intentionally. But something isn’t right in your career. Maybe you’re... Feeling trapped in a role that doesn’t fit Dreaming of something more, but scared to go for it Reeling from a layoff, reorg, or acquisition Treading water or feeling pulled under by work Navigating a life shift that’s changing how you show...