Career Coaching Through a Christian Lens
When Work is More Than Just a Paycheck . . .
Maybe you are wondering if there is more to a career than what you are currently experiencing.Work means more when it is a calling. Our Christian career coaching brings your spiritual gifts into the equation. If you are restless in or exhausted by your current job, there is a good reason why. There is a divine purpose to pursue. We can help you find your true calling and address the practical needs of day-to-day life . . . Work can be more than just a paycheck.
Career Coaching and Career Counseling
What’s the difference?
Our career coaching takes a consultative approach by actively listening to your priorities and career needs within the context of your life overall. Living just to work is not the healthiest way to spend your time on earth. That said, employment does play a major role in most adult lives. Therefore, it is essential for you to develop a clear vision of how it will integrate with other commitments and desired lifestyles.
Using a combination of tools, exercises and conversation, you will emerge with a clear picture of the best way forward. If you want to find a balance between your desire to contribute and enjoy a fulfilling personal life, career coaching is the place to begin.
We will collaborate on strategies, while applying career content. Coaching leaves you in the driver’s seat, while career counseling leaves the advisor directing the process in pursuit of positions. If you want to guide your career path, you will want to be actively involved in a career coaching experience. Our consultative approach applies expert information that you can apply to gain your desired outcomes.
Many people describe job search as a journey, since it is generally a quest that can take a number of weeks or even months. But with the right information, effort and support, you can secure a position that provides a balanced combination of contribution and compensation.
Why Invest in Career Coaching?
According to Gallup, almost two-thirds of the workforce thinks it is necessary to update personal and professional skills to move forward in a career. Those most successful in achieving upward mobility invest their time and effort to attain more satisfying roles.
While most people change careers two or three times and actual positions more than a dozen in their lifetime, few are very good at designing and implementing a plan that will fulfill their desired trajectory.
As a result, many people progress through their work life with little understanding of how they can advance strategically. When asked how they got into what they do for a living, most stumble through a story of how one thing led to another. Has that been you? A career coach can help.
A career coach will help you take a step back and examine your current situation and look at your options and opportunities. We all need coaches if we desire to achieve our goals. Why not consult with someone possessing the depth of knowledge and expertise to advise you as you pursue your balance of life, work, and contribution?
How Coaching Supports Professional Development
Career coaches can provide a variety of resources such as those mentioned above. But more importantly, we can provide insight. The questions we ask as a part of discovery will compel you to reflect on and evaluate where you truly where you wish to go in your career. We will help you expand your horizons and provide observations that will enable you to get past limiting beliefs and self-talk. When you develop a greater sense of optimism and self-efficacy, you will finder deeper reservoirs of resilience and perseverance.
When Is It Best to Hire a Career Coach?
The right time to commit to coaching involves considering your available time, your commitment to the effort needed, fit with the right coach, and having the necessary financial resources. There is no GUARANTEED “right” or “wrong” time to seek coaching. The most common reasons include:
- Job dissatisfaction
- Underemployment
- “Rusty” work or job search skills
- Challenging work situations that need resolution
- Burnout
- Re-entry to the workforce
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Meet Your Career Coach
Wendy E. Wendover, Ph.D.
Thank you for visiting my website. I help aspiring and seasoned professionals to make successful transitions into the next step in their careers. I will help you design and implement a plan that enables you to discover new opportunities and guide you into those positions. I bring 28 years of training and proven success with skills in both career counseling and career coaching. Having worked with thousands of clients over three decades, it has been a joy to watch them achieve the positions they desired as a result of our time to together.
My practice is guided by biblical principles, research, and best practices. I provide effective solutions to enhance your career achievement and secure meaningful work. I can teach you how to develop and nurture the relationships critical to securing employment in today’s marketplace. I play to your strengths, while supporting areas for clarification and growth in a shared space of respect and trust.
Like many I serve, I have experienced the loss of a job, underemployment, employer reorganization and relocation of offices. I know what it feels like to pursue education, while working and managing the life challenges that accompany raising a family and supporting aging parents…. all with a traveling spouse. I have also felt the incredible difference when my work is a “higher calling” that is deeply meaningful! There is an incredible difference in life when there is a healthy balance and satisfying work.
I know that career success is present when work is more than just a paycheck!I have effectively guided the development of both individual and organizational career programs to maximize resources and leverage positive outcomes. I am intimately familiar with what it takes to secure positions in today’s ever-evolving job market. If you are ready to make work meaningful it’s time to start now. Click on the link below to schedule a free introductory conversation.
Once you have scheduled the initial consultation, please complete the Initial Consultation Questionnaire. Then scan it and send it to wendy@careermanagementstrategies.com. This completed form MUST be received before we can meet.