Liz Career Coaching

As we begin a new year many of us are ready to set new goals in various areas of our lives. Many of us are seeking to grow personally or professionally and some of us are ready to find our purpose and unlock our innate gifts.   In this episode, Nikita Lawrence, author of The Secret of the Wealth Success Chamber walks us through her process in helping women embrace their identity, purpose and vision in their lives, careers and businesses.  

Nikita Lawrence is the CEO of Wealth Success Chamber Enterprises LLC, Founder of Wealth Leadership Academy™️, she is a John Maxwell Corporate Leadership Trainer, Keynote Speaker, and Bestselling author of The Secret of the Wealth Success Chamber.

Video interview available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MTl6VPjvXwU

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Are you ready to kick-off your year with new goals? In this episode I walk you through the process of creating a visual board to visualize your aspirations, dreams and goals. After creating your vision board, you will need to create a plan to make some of those goals happen. I provide strategies on how to make your goals specific and measurable. 

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Everywhere we turn, we are hearing the term “self-care” and the importance of “self-care”.  In this episode, my guest Lauren Gallagher, mental health professional, shares insight on techniques that will you help you dive deeper into your self-care practice.

Lauren is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor working at UIC's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as the Assistant Director of Career Development and Internships as well as Thrive Counseling Center as a Therapist and Crisis Worker. Lauren loves exploring the intersections of career development and mental health while empowering others to be authentic, mindful, and practice self-love. 

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Are you considering a PhD or another type of advanced degree? In this episode, I speak with Dr. Mark Martell, a higher education professional, who shares his journey and process in attaining his Phd and the steps he took before fully committing into his program. He shares advice and insight for those of you who might be considering this next step in your academic career. 

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Leo Perez is a creator from Chicago specifically from the legendary Pilsen neighborhood of this great city. From the Product Of Society anthology to the "El Toro Dorado series, Leo loves to entertain the masses with sick humor, vibrant colors and graffiti inspired artwork. Leo has also worked on a few Marvel Comics properties for Upper Deck, as well as Ghostbusters and Rick And Morty trading card sets for Cryptozoic Entertainment.  Leo Perez is also half creator and cohost of the popular The Broken Reality Podcast!

On today’s episode I interview Leo Perez, a talented artist and creative that shares his story. He shares how he has stayed true to himself as he has established his creative brand.  He tells his story on how he got started, challenges he has overcome and how he leverages his strengths to flourish in his creative side biz.  

Follow Leo on social media at realleoperezart

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Do you need to find clarity?  Starting a journal practice can help clear your mind, stay focused, and relieve stress!  In this episode I share ideas of different types of journaling approaches you can implement based on your current situation.

Join me on a 7 day journal writing challenge. I share daily prompts on my Instagram - Lizcareercoaching

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 You have to be comfortable telling your career story, this is essential in all of your professional marketing such as building your resume, preparing your cover letter, building your LinkedIn profile, preparing for a job interview, and when asking for a promotion or a raise. 

But how can you sell your accomplishments without being "braggie"?. In this episode I talk about how it can be challenging for many job seekers to articulate their accomplishments because they want to be modest and not come across as arrogant.  They end up downplaying their achievements which can lead to missing out on some great opportunities. 

I share ways to reframe and how you can present yourself based on facts, proof, and tangible examples.

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- On this episode, I also reference the passion planner.

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I get a lot of questions about LinkedIn and on this episode I share strategies and how I respond to some of these common questions:

1. Isn’t LinkedIn just another social media platform? Why should I even bother?
2. Should I be connecting with people I don’t actually know?  
3. How can I use LinkedIn to learn about career opportunities?
4. How can I identify companies that I may be interested in but have probably never heard of?
5. How do I stand out to recruiters on LinkedIn?

Live Career Informational Interviewing Tutorial
https://www.livecareer.com/resources/interviews/prep/informational-interviewing

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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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In this episode I share my career story with my listeners. I share defining moments in my life that have shaped and paved my career. I share career highlights, challenges and barriers in navigating my college experience, getting my first full-time job out of college, getting into grad school, learning about salary negotiation, asking for a promotion and owning my career.

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• LinkedIn
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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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In this episode I talk about the importance of self-reflection before launching your job search. I focus on how considering your personality traits in determining your next role can contribute to finding joy and career happiness.  

Here are some of the online tools that I reference in this episode:

• My Next Move
• O*NET OnLine
• Career Cluster's Map - Career Key
• Strong Interest Inventory
• Steps to begin your job search (freebie!)

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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