Send us a text If you are ready for a job or career change, the first place is in the space in your head. You need the mindset of a job seeker, and you have to believe that you can successfully navigate a job or career change if you want to be successful. Once you have developed the proper mindset, then you need to do research about the type of job you are interested in along with doing research on the companies and the industry. You don't want to switch to an industry that may be on a downward ...
Oct 08, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Send us a text We have been living in unprecedented times of upheaval and stress. ALL of us. From the pandemic to economic fragility to social unrest, and here in the U. S. a high-stakes election. Regardless of which side you may be on, you feel like it's "high-stakes." All this upheaval can cause stress. So, you may need some new stress management strategies. In this episode, Kitty talks about how to deal with upheaval that is outside your control--and everything we just mentioned is. Learn som...
Oct 01, 2020•22 min
Send us a text Normally, I wouldn't be talking about teacher burnout until later in October, but this is not a normal year, is it? I know that a lot of teachers are feeling more overwhelmed than ever. They feel like hamsters on a hamster wheel. They are moving as fast as they can and not going anywhere. If you are feeling overworked and overwhelmed don't know if you can call it "burnout" or not, check out this week's free gift. Download your copy of the checklist, "7 Signs of Teacher Burnout." I...
Sep 24, 2020•23 min
Send us a text In this episode of "Teachers in Transition," Kitty talks about the new checklist she just created entitled, "10 Things You Need to Know & Do If You Want to Change Your Job or Career." This list outlines all of the considerations one should take into account when thinking of changing their job or career. To get your free checklist, click here: https://kittyboitnott.lpages.co/10-things/ Kitty also mentioned how helpful a tool call Jobscan is in helping you tweak your resume ever...
Sep 17, 2020•28 min
Send us a text Recent information has come out about "Work From Home Burnout." I have long studied the ill effects of job burnout and the need for work-life balance in our lives, but when you are working from home, the lines start to blur and studies show more and more remote workers are working longer hours and not taking time off for a mental--or physical--recharge. In this episode, I offer some tips on how to avoid WFH burnout. I hope you will find them useful. I am also offering the link to ...
Sep 10, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Send us a text Back in January, I wrote a blog post entitled "10 Must-Do's If You Want to Improve Your Career in 2020." I wrote it before COVID-19 hit the country like a Mack truck. Still, given that many teachers are quitting their teaching jobs rather than putting themselves at risk by going into the buildings where they might not be safe, I decided the tips are still pertinent. I talk about the ten tips you need to keep in mind if you are starting a new job search, and if you want to read the...
Sep 03, 2020•22 min
Send us a text There are three very specific types of stress: acute, episodic, and chronic. In this episode, Kitty talks about what each type of stress entails and how you might choose to deal with each. #stress #stressmanagement #stressrelief #acutestress #episodicstress #chronicstress
Aug 27, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Send us a text Interviews are necessary if you wish to land a new job. They represent one of the last steps in the process, and it is disappointing when you have gone through an interview you thought went well and then you don't get the job. Unless you have a full understanding of how interviews really work, however, it is possible for you to blow it and not know it. What I mean by that is that the interview isn't really about YOU. It is about what you can do for your potential employer. And if ...
Aug 20, 2020•15 min
Send us a text This week's topic is stress, and in it, Kitty talks about specific ways to be more mindful at the moment. When we are stressed out and anxious, more often than not, it is the result of fretting or regretting something in the past or projecting and worrying about something the future. Neither is helpful. So, you need to learn how to pull yourself back into the present moment, and this episode offers some ways to do that. The tips offered in today's episode are from a post from Psyc...
Aug 13, 2020•16 min
Send us a text School opening has already begun in some parts of the country. And many teachers are forced to consider their options. If you are a teacher who has decided that going back to school this fall isn't an option for you, you will want to listen to this episode of "Teachers in Transition" because Kitty Boitnott, Heart-Centered Career Transition and Job Search Coach talks about the many moving parts of the average job search. In this episode, Kitty ponders the many questions and challen...
Aug 03, 2020•22 min
Send us a text If you are a teacher who is thinking about the wisdom of returning to your job this fall in the event that your system is going back in person or on a hybrid model, this episode is for you. Kitty Boitnott, Heart-Centered Career Transition and Job Search Coach talks about the questions that teachers are having to consider as they think about going back to school in the middle of a pandemic. If you are a teacher with an underlying health condition or you worry about the possibility ...
Jul 30, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Send us a text Everyone is feeling over-stressed these days. Between the pandemic, financial pressures, and racial unrest, no one in the country is unaffected. In this week's episode, Kitty shares specific tips on how to lower stress with an eye toward free and low-cost solutions that are relatively simple to implement. The suggestions come from an article posted on Healthline . The article is entitled, "16 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety " by Kerri-Ann Jennings, MS, RD (August 28, 201...
Jul 20, 2020•18 min
Send us a text Successful job seekers or career changers need to be able to network to facilitate their search. In times of the pandemic, however, networking isn't being practiced in person. That doesn't mean it isn't being practiced, though. A substitute for in-person networking is virtual networking, and the perfect place to start that is LinkedIn. Listen to today's episode to learn how to approach LinkedIn if you aren't all that familiar with this platform. Get your profile completed and foll...
Jul 13, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Send us a text Now that we are past the 4th of July, predictably, attention is being turned to schools. Do we open them this fall? When do we open them if we do? And what precautions will be taken to help mitigate the risks to students and teachers and other staff? While this is all serious business, if you want a chuckle and a relatively light-hearted take on these questions, take a look at this bit by educator and administrator, Gerry Brooks . The particular YouTube video to check out is entit...
Jul 06, 2020•19 min
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Jun 29, 2020•20 min
Send us a text Lots of people are stressed these days. It's more important than ever to remember to practice self-care. This week, I talk about how coloring mandalas can be a great stress reliever. Research shows this to be true. Don't believe me? Check out this link as one example of proof that coloring can be relaxing: https://www.beaumont.org/health-wellness/blogs/health-benefits-of-coloring-for-adults#:~:text=REDUCE%20STRESS%20AND%20ANXIETY,a%20long%20day%20at%20work. In this episode, I also...
Jun 16, 2020•16 min
Send us a text Sometimes when caught up in the process of changing careers, people feel stuck. They aren't sure how or where to start. And they struggle with what they think they might be qualified to do based on their past experience and education. When I start working with a new client, I urge them to set aside practical considerations in the beginning. Focus instead on what you want, not what you think you can get or what you might have to settle for. Now, thinking about what you want can fee...
Jun 11, 2020•27 min
Send us a text We are experiencing very difficult times right now. The pandemic has offered more than enough stress for us in recent months, but now we need to add economic uncertainty and social unrest to the mix. The peaceful protests are justified if the looting and violence are not. But revolution is just about the only thing that manages to change the status quo, and we are witnessing a kind of revolution right now. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis was, perhaps, the final straw. Th...
Jun 04, 2020•23 min
Send us a text No one has a crystal ball that will allow them to accurately predict what the post-pandemic world is going to be like. But you don't need a crystal ball to predict that there are going to be significant changes--more in some areas than in others. Out of the millions of people who lost their jobs, how many will have jobs to go back to when things start to open up and get back to some semblance of "normal?" How many will have jobs but don't want to go back to them because this shutd...
May 26, 2020•21 min
Send us a text During this time of high stress and uncertainty, everyone is experiencing a difficult time. We are all stressed out and in need of some extra TLC. This episode is about the need for us to tend to our self-care and that pertains to during the pandemic and after it is behind us. We need to tend to self-care in four categories: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. You can afford to ignore any of those areas in your life. Take care of yourself by eating well, exercising, managi...
May 18, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Send us a text No one has been spared the consequences of COVID-19 whether you had succumbed to the virus or not. Because of the massive shutdown we all experienced as a country, as some states start to open things up and others cautiously consider their options, it occurs to me that the economy will never be quite the same. We are going to need to approach the post-pandemic world with caution and look for opportunities that may seem like challenges at first. The truth is that this is a massive ...
May 12, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Send us a text We are all dealing with the challenges of COVID-19 even if the biggest challenge is cabin fever and wanting to go places that aren't open yet. In this episode, Kitty offers that sometimes using positive affirmations can help. If you start to feel yourself spiraling into negative thoughts, try to be aware enough of your thoughts to stop them in their tracks and replace them with something more positive. And to help, she is offering a free ebook on positive affirmations for success ...
May 07, 2020•14 min
Send us a text As the weeks drag on, even though the curve may be flattening, the economic hardship that people have been feeling will continue into the coming weeks and months. Let's be honest. Some jobs are going to disappear for good. And depending on what happens with Congress and its sense of responsibility--or lack thereof--for states and localities, even more jobs may be on the chopping block. The states and localities, after all, are bearing the brunt of the shutdowns and all the social ...
Apr 30, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Send us a text As the days drag on that we are self-isolating and keeping to ourselves as much as possible, we may start to experience some symptoms of cabin fever. Having a routine that limits our activities and keeps us cooped up in the house for this long (we're going on six weeks or thereabouts here in my part of the world) can make us cranky and irritable. The important thing is to avoid taking your irritability out on your family. Remember, they're cooped up, too! Your kids want to play wi...
Apr 23, 2020•23 min
Send us a text Job hunters and career changers are facing unique challenges during this historic period. We have been struck down by the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that has the country in its grip along with the economic fallout of closing down all non-essential services in an effort to slow the spread of the deadly virus. You don't have to stop your job search during this period, however, and in this episode of "Teachers in Transition," Heart-Centered Career Transition and Jo...
Apr 16, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Send us a text During these difficult days, weeks, and months, we are all feeling the stress and strain of living with a ruthless pandemic that is also causing economic mayhem. If you think you're stressed, imagine how our children are feeling! This episode points to the importance of helping our children learn how to manage their stress because they are certainly as stressed as you are--perhaps even more so. I wrote a post recently on what you as a parent or a significant adult in a child's lif...
Apr 09, 2020•16 min
Send us a text Whether you are working from home or you've been laid off or furloughed during the pandemic, because of the "stay at home" order that many of you have been given, you now have some extra time on your hands. Like it or not, you can't go anywhere except the grocery store and drugstore, and there's only so much Netflix one can watch. Might I suggest that you use this time to work on your LinkedIn profile? You may have a profile that now needs to be updated. Or you may have set up an ...
Apr 02, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Send us a text Many of us were at a point of feeling highly stressed and anxious even before this latest situation that has all of us in its grip. Part of the reason I became a stress management coach is that I wanted to help people learn how to manage and reduce their stress. Taking care of our psychological wellness is an essential part of maintaining our health overall. So when you start to feel your thoughts running away with negativity, worry, and fear, it's time to do something to stop tho...
Mar 26, 2020•19 min
Send us a text No matter where you live or what you do, the current health crisis which has turned into an economic calamity is impacting you. You have probably been asked to stay home from work unless you are a health professional, a government worker, or a first-responder. What does all this mean if you were in the midst of a job search or an effort to change your career? The honest answer is that your job search or career change will now have to be delayed. No one is going to be hiring right ...
Mar 19, 2020•15 min
