Dr. Yesel Yoon writes about perfectionism, burnout, and navigating life transitions
Changing Your Self Talk: Want to see real results? Change how you talk to yourself. We’re often our harshest critic and fall into a trap of negative self-talk. This will leave us unmotivated, with lower self-esteem and fear of trying new things. Switch your self-talk from criticism to self-compassion. In this blog post, I discuss the benefits of positive compassionate self talk and give examples of how to switch your self-talk.
Most Common Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them. The folks at Novoresume.com have created a helpful guide to the most common job interview questions. They break down these questions and provide suggested answers. To get the most out of these resources, it is important to practice and prepare. Job interviews, the job application process, and all the steps can be stressful but don’t feel like you have to go at alone. Take advantage of these resources that will help you overcome the fear of applying to new jobs.
It’s important to your mental health to give yourself credit for what you have achieved in your career this year. While this year has been a difficult one with job losses, changes and lack of rewarding experiences, it’s still possible to notice the achievements you have acquired. I contributed to an interview for a HuffPost article written about how to give oneself credit for career growth in 2020: How to avoid comparing and despairing over your career right now.
Featuring a guest post by Kevin Denholm, founder of NextAdvocate.com. To help with the challenges of making career changes, this article provides tips on how to speak to five transferable skills that can help with a career change. Start with these five skills and see how you can build off your past and current job experiences and skills. Find the gaps and don’t be afraid to take advantage of courses and training programs to fill in those skill gaps. It’s not too late to make changes in your career and improve the quality of your life.
In the last few months since the pandemic has impacted our lives, there have been a surge in mental health questions. As a psychologist and career counselor, I am noticing a theme of important questions about life, career, relationships, and purpose that seems harder to ignore. I elaborate on what these themes are, how I have made sense of why these are emerging at this time, and what you can do about it.
