In the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life, few of us pause to focus on our career development. Eventually, we get to a point where what we’re doing doesn’t work for us anymore. 

And while know exactly what we don’t want, we struggle to see a clear path forward.

So, how do we get unstuck and decide what’s next?

Dr. Norma Reyes is the creator of Manifest Your Career, a coaching practice designed to help Latina women gain clarity so they can plan the next move in their career growth. Norma is also trained as a licensed therapist, and her 9-to-5 role is that of a Clinical Manager, leading a team of licensed professional counselors that assist clients with behavioral health needs. 

On this episode of Career Confessions, Norma joins me to share her expertise with helping people navigate career transitions, discussing when to take advice from other people and when to make your own way.

She describes her research on Latina’s in higher education, walking us through the five skills for a successful career associated with John Krumboltz’s planned happenstance theory.

Listen in for Norma’s insight on feeling an inner alignment with your external goals and learn how to get clear on what you DO want as you take the next right step forward in your career! 

Key Takeaways  

Norma’s expertise with helping people navigate career transitions

How to determine what advice to take from other people and what to let go

Norma’s approach to getting her PhD and starting a family at the same time

How we cause ourselves extra stress when we worry about the future

Why so many of us lack clarity around the next step to take in our career

Norma’s research on Latina’s in higher education and the planned happenstance theory

John Krumboltz 5 skills for a successful life and career

Why it’s crucial to feel an inner alignment with your external goals

How Norma brings a coaching mentality to her 9-to-5 team

How to determine your next career move by focusing on what you DO want 

How to leverage a manager’s willingness to foster your growth 

Connect with Norma

Manifest Your Career

Manifest Your Career Podcast

Manifest Your Career on Instagram

Norma on Instagram

Norma on Facebook

Norma on YouTube

Connect with Andrea

Andrea Martin Consulting

Andrea on Instagram

Andrea on YouTube

Andrea on LinkedIn 

Resources

Norma’s Career Clarity Guide

John Krumboltz’s Planned Happenstance Theory 

Luck Is No Accident: Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life and Career by John Krumboltz and Al Levin 

Download Andrea’s Free LinkedIn eBook

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