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Everyone deserves a GOOD job and there is a GOOD job out there for everyone!

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  Everyone deserves a GOOD job and there is a GOOD job out there for everyone!                                                                                                     By, Career Coach Kathy Shabotynskyj September 2020. Noteworthy (and blog-worthy) due to two significant events. One major milestone has been on my horizon for 40+ years and the other, about 3 years in the making. These observations reinforce my passion for my Career Coaching practice and my gratitude for those who enhance my life through their hard work.  For a bit more than three years, a new roof has been needed. We patched and patched until my roofer spoke up, “Kathy, you need a new roof.”  I am thr...

Self-awareness for successful self –management

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By,  Kathy Shabotynskyj & Nafije Prishtina What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. Abraham Maslow The greatest benefit to being self aware is helping us stay in control of ourselves, our emotions and thoughts. Just like the moon goes through different phases, we go through different life phases as well.  We experience ups and downs and we must stay self-aware and be responsible for self management of our energy and our actions while keeping ourselves centered. One very important attribute to be aware of is learning to identify personally stressful situations and how to respond to them. Self-monitoring is one strategy for increasing awareness such as keeping daily records of personal stressors (internal and external stressors.) Once a person is aware of stress-producing stimulation and responses, the next step is to learn new coping skills such as; 1. Improving diet and increasing exercise. Exercise training appears to incre...

Coaches Need Coaching Too!

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Career Coach Kathy Shabotynskyj and Life & Business Coach Nafije Prishtina  By chance, a Life Coach from Melbourne was introduced to a Career Coach from Palm City, two east coast  Florida communities separated by 75 miles.  Excitement surrounded our initial face to face meeting with a  serious intention to build a Mastermind Group of like-minded professionals. Female, entrepreneurs who engage in helping people created our common bond. Fast forward to now, two months hence, and the Mastermind Group did not successfully get off the ground.   As the group’s two last standing, we decided to co-coach one another – a mini-mastermind group. It is working out extraordinarily well.  We have a budding friendship and a commitment to help one another. We’re each coaching a coach and being coached by a coach. The one solid objective of our engagement is to help support  the direction and growth of our fellow coach. What did you do to get...