Career and Purpose

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Career Guide for HSP Extroverts (HSE)

If you are a highly sensitive person (HSP) and an extrovert, a lot of general career guidance doesn’t quite fit. You might feel pulled (or pushed toward) more extrovert-oriented career roles, but the sensitive soul part of you needs more calming and spaciousness. It can feel confusing until you learn

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That big bout of low confidence about work 😓

When your job, your career, or your business isn’t going the way you’d like, low self-confidence can get kicked up, and that’s normal for anyone. But so hard too! Like a gut punch.

Recovering your confidence can be faster than you think, even before the work situation changes.

That

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New Year Unknowns and Hopes

Imagining the coming year can feel like a big foggy unknown, with some hope trying to peek through the mist. 4 things that help me when facing the new year. It’s not resolutions or a long list of goals.

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Val Nelson - career and business coach

Celebrating 15 Years as a Coach

After 15 years in business as a coach, perhaps it’s a coaching business success story. I share some key moments, essential ingredients of making it work, and how this journey has felt.

I still remember how happy I felt during and after that first paid coaching session. It was a

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How to know what your heart wants

You might have heard the message to listen to your heart, or tune in inside. But how?

It can seem tricky at first to hear your own heart’s knowing, but then it can be quite easy too.

People with the high sensitivity trait (HSPs) are very capable of hearing

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Is your career too draining?

It might not feel like it right now, but work can be energizing and fulfilling, even for introverts and HSPs. There is a way. Here are 3 paths to find your way to your right career path.

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