Career Advice

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icky
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

When Too Good To Be True Feels Icky

Icky Schemes Am I the only one who feels a little (or a lot) “icky” when I see social media posts and ads that say things like, “I went from no business experience to a millionaire in 5 months – here’s how you can too!!!”? Or, “I quit my job

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Faith and Failure
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Faith and Failure: The Road to Success for Joel Anderson

Last week I had the honor to sit down with Spirit of Nashville illustrator and owner of Anderson Design Group, Joel Anderson, where he discussed how both faith and failure lead to success in pursuing your passions. I especially loved his description of what he and his staff do with

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action step
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Your Passion, in Beta

I’ve been working with a client who tends to be a bit of a perfectionist. He puts a lot of pressure on himself to have it all figured out and running smoothly when he starts a new venture he’s passionate about. The problem is, those ventures never see the light

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Turning Passion Into A Business
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Turning Your Passion Into A Business

This week I talked with Katie Gonzalez of linenlaid&felt on how she turned her passion into a business. I first met Katie when I signed up for one of her classes on how to make your own books and journals through her bookbinding techniques. What Katie does is amazing! She

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need a coach
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How Do You Know You Need a Coach?

Most of the time, people don’t think to themselves, “I really need a life coach or a career coach.” Instead, they think, “I’m really unhappy in my job,” or “I wish I had the confidence to try something new,” but they don’t know how to change their situation. This is

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Nashville Transplant
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Resources for Nashville Transplants

photo by Warne Riker, www.wrikerphoto.com Whenever I meet someone new in Nashville, we always get to talking about where we are originally from (because let’s face it, it’s not often you meet a native Nashvillian) and how we each ended up in Music City. I love hearing people’s stories of

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4 ways to understand your uniqueness
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

4 Ways To Understand Your Uniqueness

A few weeks ago I gave a presentation to over 125 people on how to articulate their uniqueness through personal and professional branding. After all, everyone will always have to answer the question, “What makes you unique?” Sometimes the wording of that question will vary depending on the situation. For

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cookie-cutter resume
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

paNASH Success Story: Client finds job after just 4 sessions

Since transitioning from a fasionista to a “passionista” in the first quarter of 2016, I am already seeing success in my new clients’ pursuit of their passions, especially when it comes to their careers. For instance, last week one of my clients who has been out of a work for

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excuses
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

3 Excuses Keeping You In Your Comfort Zone

Yesterday I read a great post by Nashville’s own Allison Fallon entitled “3 Excuses That Keep Smart, Creative People Trapped.” I wanted to share her insights here because they’re so relevant for my readers. When considering taking on a new coaching client, one of the questions I ask in the

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perfectionist
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Strive For Completion, Not Perfection

In coaching clients on how to answer commonly asked interview questions, I always tell them not to use the canned answer, “I’m too much of a perfectionist,” for the “What is your greatest weakness?” question for several reasons. One, it’s just that, a “canned answer” and recruiters know that. They’ve

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Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

New to Nashville?

Nashville’s paNASH Announces Integrative Services for New Residents NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 22nd, 2016) – Passion and Career Specialist Lori Bumgarner announced her company, paNASH, will now offer relocation support through a new program entitled the New To Nashville Track. This program provides a myriad of focused sessions meant to limit

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