Honing your intuition is one of the most important parts of getting clear on who you are, what you want, and where you’re headed. Without it, you’re like a GPS with bad reception — you’re not going to get very clear guidance, and you may end up driving in circles.

But that takes time and practice, so sometimes it’s nice to piggyback off of another GPS you can trust, even if it’s just long enough to check your directions. 

In that spirit, here’s another Message from the Universe episode for you! Tune in if you need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up. 

Today we pulled a few cards from the classic Rider-Waite tarot deck. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is! 

Check out the cards and written descriptions here. And after you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!

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The Tarot card descriptions from today’s reading were written by the fabulous Madeleine Joan, aka the Village Witch! Madeleine is a Tarot card reader, intuitive, and astrologist with 30 years of experience. We recommend that you:

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One of my favorite quotes from any movie, ever, is from Men in Black—when Tommy Lee Jones is talking to Will Smith about the existence of aliens (I may have written and recorded a whole blog about it years ago):

“Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.”

Humans are pretty good at getting wrapped up in our own experience. We forget that “how it is” is often not how it’s always been, or even how it is now in other places around the world.

One of those things we’re convinced is true now, but hasn’t been true for most of human history? That your life revolves around your career.

So, in this month’s brand-new Side Chat we’re taking you on a journey that might make you squirm, but you most definitely need to hear. We talk about…

• What humans were obsessing over before they started fixating on their career
• The reason we made the shift to obsessing over our careers, and what’s going on under the surface 
• Why making your career the thing your life revolves around never works
• The one quality you need to have if you want to have a life—not just a career—you deeply enjoy

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I know a lot of you are already well aboard the “woo woo” train. You booked yourself a ticket on a day when Mercury wasn’t in retrograde, and you’re chilling in a first-class compartment that you saged before unpacking your crystals.

Some of you probably nervously boarded the train, wanting to believe more in the mysteries of the Universe, but skeptical of where it’s going to take you (or if it’ll take you anywhere).

And a few of you are shouting at me from the platform like, “Shut up and just do what I came here for! Teach me how to get a job I love, thanks!!” (I can totally do that … but I’d rather teach you how to manifest one. All aboard. 😏🚂)

No matter where you are in relation to the train, I promise you’re going to get SO much out of this episode with my former client Chelsea, an Intuitive/Karmic Astrologer and Spiritual Advisor. I brought Chelsea on the podcast to talk about all things manifestation, and boy did we.

Listen in as Chelsea and I got into…

• What manifestation actually is, and why some people have the wrong idea about it
• The ins and outs of how manifesting things in your life works 
• What happens when there’s a clash between what you want, and what you might need, on a deeper level
• Hope for people who’ve been trying to get something for years, and it isn’t working

Leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how Chelsea’s wisdom resonated with you!

MORE ABOUT CHELSEA

Chelsea Jewel is an Intuitive + Karmic Astrologer and a Spiritual Advisor to the visionaries and conscious leaders of the world. She has guided hundreds of people to forge deeper connections with their soul's purpose through her readings, coaching practice, and her Intuitive Astrology course, Discover Your Stars. You can find her on Instagram @chelseajewel33 and online at soulfuljourneycoaching.com

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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.

This month we answered questions from:

• Leslie, who’s interested in an array of potential careers from HR to wedding coordination to photography to therapy! She’d like to follow her curiosity and explore them all, but she doesn’t have infinite time, money and energy. How can she scratch her curiosity itch without making a big commitment to anything?
• Positive Perseverant, who has done all the personal development—coaching, counseling, networking, reading—but found herself at the end of 2021 still single, still in the same job, still waiting on life to change. What else can she do when she’s done all the right things and still isn’t getting results?
• Dreamer, a Canadian who took a high-paying job at a tech company in the U.S. while her green card application is processing. It’s what most people would call a dream job … but she’s burnt out and miserable. Should she quit and go back to Canada, or is it worth it to stick it out?

Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how our advice for these listeners resonated with you!

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Rachel Rants: You can’t make the wrong decision! (January 2020)

Blog: There’s no such thing as a career soulmate (May 2019)

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Raise your hand if, when you think of “job searching,” the list of to-dos that come to mind sound something like: 

Update resumé, write cover letter, apply, wait, repeat.

What if we told you that LITERALLY NONE of those things are how you get a job in 2022?

If you’re skeptical, you won’t be after hearing our interview with Emily Liou, former recruiter, career coach, and total genius when it comes to helping you find (and get!) your dream job.

Listen in as Emily doles out some seriously great advice, like:

• What’s really happening behind the scenes when you apply for a job you found online
• How to completely avoid throwing your application into a black hole, never to be seen again
• How to get people to notice you—and get hired for jobs that previously ignored you, or jobs that don’t even exist
• What to do if you’re worried about gaps on your resumé, changing industries, or being too young/too old for a job
• And how you can find a job with WAY less work than you’re used to with traditional job searching 

Leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how Emily’s wisdom resonated with you!

MORE ABOUT EMILY

Emily Liou is a career happiness coach and job search expert at CultiVitae who helps professionals make wildly successful career transitions—even when they don't have all the skills, experience, education, or go-to network. As a former recruiter and HR professional for Fortune 500 Companies and Silicon Valley startups, she knows exactly what allows professionals to stand out, get visible, and get hired. Emily strongly believes life is too short to not wake up happy on Mondays and has been featured as LinkedIn's Top 10 Voices to follow in Career & Job Searching for 2022. As the creator of her ultimate job search course, Happily Hired Formula, Emily not only provides the strategies to make any career transition possible but also coaches them through building a positive self-image to go after their biggest dreams. 

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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” 

Just quoting some casual Hamlet at you today! But hey, the Bard was right—most of what we perceive as good or bad, right or wrong isn’t set in stone. How we decide to label things matters. 

And maybe it’s not so much our thoughts that are the problem, but our thoughts about our thoughts.

On that philosophical note we’re diving into a brand-new Side Chat. Listen in as we get into…

• A conundrum a client brought up recently—should she heed the impulse to burn everything down and start over, or mistrust that desire?
• Signs your thoughts are untrustworthy and unhealthy
• And what to do if you can’t figure out whether to trust your thoughts or not

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Ever seen The Tower card show up in a tarot reading? In the classic image, lighting strikes the top of a stone structure while two people hurtle through midair, falling toward the rocks below. 

Yeahhh, so, it’s admittedly not anyone’s favorite. It heralds shocking change, chaos, and things crumbling around you. But … sometimes, you’re trapped in the tower. And the only way to liberate you is for it to fall apart.

My former client, Samantha, had a series of “tower moments” a couple years ago that sent her careening onto an entirely new life path. 

Listen in to this month’s brand-new interview with a normal person, as Samantha and I dive into…

• The waves of chaos and grief she struggled through, including natural disasters, the pandemic, the loss of an old friend, and the end of a long-term romantic partnership.
• How experiencing so much turmoil, back to back, affected her outlook on life.
• How, inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s story of coming back to life after heartbreak, she created her own version of the Eat, Pray, Love journey … while stuck in lockdown, unable to travel anywhere.

This one will give you a renewed appreciation for the resilience of the human spirit, and leave you a little more hopeful, especially if you’re going through your own “tower moment” right now.

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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.

This month we answered questions from:

• Holly, whose business partner is her total opposite. She’s upset about something that could negatively impact their business, but he can’t see what the problem is. How can she get him to take her concerns—and her feelings—seriously?
• Stacy, who’s recently been told by a potential romantic partner that they “need time to love themselves” before they can love her. What advice do we have for someone waiting on another person to be ready for a relationship?
• Alex, a parent with a job that leaves plenty of time to spend with their toddler—but that’s the only good thing it. Alex’s partner (and even their therapist!) says not to go looking for another job, because what if the next one isn’t as flexible? Should Alex try to be happy with the job they already have? And if so … how?

Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how our advice for these listeners resonated with you!

LAST DAY FOR 1:1 COACHING! 

Today, Friday, February 4 is the final day of our current 1:1 coaching enrollment window!

• If you’re seriously considering 1:1 coaching, fill out the “sign me up” form on this page and one of us will be in touch to talk about it.
• This is for people interested in getting started ASAP (within the next 4-6 weeks).
• Now is a GREAT time to decide to do coaching because next time around (later in the spring/early summer) our coaching rates are going up significantly!
• You don’t have to be 100% certain that this is right for you — but serious enough to want to discuss it.
• If you’re seeing this after February 4, you can add your name to the wait list and we’ll contact you if and when we have an availability.

And if you want to hear more about how coaching with us works, check out our episode from October 2020: Why career coaching has (almost) nothing to do with your career.

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Honing your intuition is one of the most important parts of getting clear on who you are, what you want, and where you’re headed. Without it, you’re like a GPS with bad reception — you’re not going to get very clear guidance, and you may end up driving in circles.

But honing your intuition can take time and practice, so sometimes it’s nice to piggyback off of another GPS you can trust, even if it’s just long enough to check your directions. 

So, in that spirit, here’s another Message from the Universe episode for you! Tune in if you need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up. 

Today we pulled a few cards from the classic Rider-Waite tarot deck. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is! 

As usual, the messages were BANG ON. You’re going to want to hear this one. 😉

Click here to see the cards, as well as read the description of each! And after you listen, come leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you.

1:1 COACHING IS BACK!

If you need more guidance than one half-hour message from the universe episode can give you, then you’re in luck because… 

One-on-one coaching is open for enrollment NOW through Friday, February 4! A few pointers to keep in mind:

• We’re only taking on about 10-15 people, max, this time! If you’re seriously considering 1:1 coaching, fill out the “sign me up” form on this page and one of us will be in touch to talk about it.
• This is for people interested in getting started ASAP (within the next 4-6 weeks).
• Now is a GREAT time to decide to do coaching because next time around (later in the spring/early summer) our coaching rates are going up significantly!
• You don’t have to be 100% certain that this is right for you — but serious enough to want to discuss it.

And if you want to hear more about how coaching with us works, check out our episode from October 2020: Why career coaching has (almost) nothing to do with your career.

If you’re seriously considering coaching, check out this page for all the details so you know what to expect!

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Last month during the side chat where we processed 2021, I shared that one of the big lessons I got hit with (and am very much still trying to learn) was about pain. Namely, that just because you’re in pain doesn’t mean that something is going wrong. 

The more Kristen and I mulled that one over, the more obvious it became that we needed to have a whole separate conversation about it to do the thing justice! 

So, in this month’s side chat we’re getting into …

• When is pain necessary vs. unnecessary?
• Where’s the line between pain, suffering, and plain old torture? And how do we end up torturing ourselves without meaning to?
• How to use pain and turmoil as a catalyst for growth, rather than end up stagnating in it.

Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how this one resonated with you!

1:1 COACHING IS BACK!

If some of the pain you’ve found yourself in lately is of the “confused, overwhelmed, lost, no idea what to do with myself” variety, then you’re in luck, because … 

One-on-one coaching is open for enrollment NOW through Friday, February 4! A few pointers to keep in mind:

• We’ll be taking on a small number of clients this time — around 10-15, max!
• This is for people interested in getting started in January or February.
• You don’t have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.
• If you’re not ready now, or you’ve found us in-between “official” enrollment periods, then you can add your name to the wait list and we’ll contact you if and when we have an availability.

And if you want to hear more about how coaching with us works, check out our episode from October, 2020: Why career coaching has (almost) nothing to do with your career.

If you’re seriously considering coaching, check out this page for all the details so you know what to expect!

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