"IT IS TIME TO RISE!"
AN Online CARRER cOnfidence REbuilding community.
Get ready to…
overcome CAREER setbacks, REBUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE, AND Seize new career opportunities without fear or hesitation.
Have you ever had a setback in your career?
If the answer is YES, you are not alone.
90% of people have experienced at least 1 career setback, 60% of people have experienced 2 career setbacks, 40% of people have experienced 3 career setbacks, 25% of people have experienced 4 career setbacks, and 15% of people have experienced 5 or more career setbacks in their lifetime.
(Source: Indeed, the #1 job site in the world.)
These are big numbers, but they are recoverable.
75% of individuals overcome these setbacks successfully, finding new opportunities and progressing nicely in their careers.
HOW? They don't overcome their setbacks alone.
Career Setbacks are tough to go through, but they don't have to define your career. It's not what has happened that matters most, it's the action steps you take from here.
If the answer is YES, you are not alone.
90% of people have experienced at least 1 career setback, 60% of people have experienced 2 career setbacks, 40% of people have experienced 3 career setbacks, 25% of people have experienced 4 career setbacks, and 15% of people have experienced 5 or more career setbacks in their lifetime.
(Source: Indeed, the #1 job site in the world.)
These are big numbers, but they are recoverable.
75% of individuals overcome these setbacks successfully, finding new opportunities and progressing nicely in their careers.
HOW? They don't overcome their setbacks alone.
Career Setbacks are tough to go through, but they don't have to define your career. It's not what has happened that matters most, it's the action steps you take from here.
WHAT IS A CAREER SETBACK?
A career setback is an obstacle or series of challenges that impede professional growth and advancement, leading to a decline in your career momentum.
These setbacks arise from various sources, such as skill obsolescence, lack of promotion opportunities, poor leadership, unclear career paths, office politics, frequent organizational changes, job insecurity, insufficient professional development, micromanagement, industry decline, skill mismatches, reputation damage, lack of networking, resistance to change, inadequate performance reviews, economic recessions, and health issues.
These factors hinder your ability to perform effectively, achieve goals, and progress in your career, necessitating strategic action to overcome and mitigate their impact to you.
These setbacks arise from various sources, such as skill obsolescence, lack of promotion opportunities, poor leadership, unclear career paths, office politics, frequent organizational changes, job insecurity, insufficient professional development, micromanagement, industry decline, skill mismatches, reputation damage, lack of networking, resistance to change, inadequate performance reviews, economic recessions, and health issues.
These factors hinder your ability to perform effectively, achieve goals, and progress in your career, necessitating strategic action to overcome and mitigate their impact to you.
Are career setbacks REALLY a PROBLEM?
YES...Because.... your past is hurting your present and future professional success.
As a result... you will find yourself in situations in your career that make you feel bad about yourself, no longer in your best interests, or aligned with who you are today or who you want to be tomorrow. You have been thrown off course. You believe your choices are limited. You have lost your power, perspective, yourself, and your way forward.
For example:
You are:
It's like you have a dark cloud hanging over your head.
As a result... you will find yourself in situations in your career that make you feel bad about yourself, no longer in your best interests, or aligned with who you are today or who you want to be tomorrow. You have been thrown off course. You believe your choices are limited. You have lost your power, perspective, yourself, and your way forward.
For example:
- You are in the wrong job.
- You are working for the wrong company.
- You are not advancing in your career.
- You are in a career or job you have no passion for.
You are:
- Feeling regretful, sad, guilty, fearful, shameful, or embarrassed.
- Viewing yourself negatively, having a hard time forgiving yourself/others for what happened, and your self-confidence is low.
- Aware you need to move on.
- Unable to move past your setback on your own.
It's like you have a dark cloud hanging over your head.
how does NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD hurt your career?
it can significantly impact your career in several ways:
1) Emotional & Mental Health: Career setbacks cause stress, anxiety, and a never-ending longingness for more. This affects your focus, productivity, earnings potential, and overall job performance.
2) Self-Confidence: Career setbacks undermine your self-esteem and confidence. This results in self-doubt, fear of failure, and reluctance to take on new challenges or leadership roles, leaving you under-paid or under-utilized.
3) Interpersonal Relationships: Career setbacks influence how you interact with colleagues, supervisors, and clients. You may struggle with communication or conflict resolution in the workplace.
4) Career Advancement: If career setbacks have affected your education or skill development, you might find it challenging to advance or to compete in your field. This can lead to a feeling of powerlessness and being stuck.
5) Motivation & Drive: Career setbacks can sap your motivation and enthusiasm for your work. You might find it hard to set goals, stay committed, or push through challenges. This means your career stays the same.
6) Reputation & Professional Relationships: If career setbacks have led to negative interactions or conflicts in previous jobs, they will follow you, affecting your reputation and the willingness of others to work with you. You will feel ostracized.
2) Self-Confidence: Career setbacks undermine your self-esteem and confidence. This results in self-doubt, fear of failure, and reluctance to take on new challenges or leadership roles, leaving you under-paid or under-utilized.
3) Interpersonal Relationships: Career setbacks influence how you interact with colleagues, supervisors, and clients. You may struggle with communication or conflict resolution in the workplace.
4) Career Advancement: If career setbacks have affected your education or skill development, you might find it challenging to advance or to compete in your field. This can lead to a feeling of powerlessness and being stuck.
5) Motivation & Drive: Career setbacks can sap your motivation and enthusiasm for your work. You might find it hard to set goals, stay committed, or push through challenges. This means your career stays the same.
6) Reputation & Professional Relationships: If career setbacks have led to negative interactions or conflicts in previous jobs, they will follow you, affecting your reputation and the willingness of others to work with you. You will feel ostracized.
it is time to break free + REBUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE.
It’s time to get your career (and your life) back on track.
Here's what you have to look forward to.
Once your career setbacks are behind you, you can look forward to a career filled with new opportunities.
You can pursue dream jobs and projects that truly excite you, embrace obstacles with resilience, and innovate without the fear of past failures. You can take on leadership roles, propose and implement innovative ideas, and actively seek out and embrace new challenges.
Inside you will feel:
What you feel on the inside, people will see on the outside.
PEOPLE WILL BE DRAWN TO YOU.
Your dark cloud will be gone.
Here's what you have to look forward to.
Once your career setbacks are behind you, you can look forward to a career filled with new opportunities.
You can pursue dream jobs and projects that truly excite you, embrace obstacles with resilience, and innovate without the fear of past failures. You can take on leadership roles, propose and implement innovative ideas, and actively seek out and embrace new challenges.
Inside you will feel:
- Liberation
- Peace
- Clarity
- Gratitude
- Optimism
- Joy
- Self-compassion
- Self-love
- Self-forgiveness
What you feel on the inside, people will see on the outside.
PEOPLE WILL BE DRAWN TO YOU.
Your dark cloud will be gone.
this IS HOW you seize new career opportunities.
- Step #1: Understanding + Acceptance. (Making peace with your past setbacks)
- Step #2: Rebuild your confidence by reaching career goals. (Taking action + finding out what you are truly capable of)
- Step #3: Rise together = You become a part of a solid support system. (You are no longer alone)
That is how you take your power back.
{This is my “It’s Time To Rise!” Framework which I will be sharing with you in more detail. It is the heart and soul of this community.}
ready to join?
Here is what you get:
1) Supportive community of like-minded people who understand and get you by your side.
2) Interactive inspirational and informative career-focused chats and discussions that will cheer you on as you grow, rise, and re-build your confidence.
3) Access to Deborah (Ask Deb) for career guidance; especially the answer to the daunting question of, "What do I do next?"
4) New content added regularly to help you achieve your goals, rebuild your confidence, alter your mindset, and advance in your career.
Cost: $0 a month. (FREE)
It is my way of giving back and paying forward what I have been through + learned.
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2) Interactive inspirational and informative career-focused chats and discussions that will cheer you on as you grow, rise, and re-build your confidence.
3) Access to Deborah (Ask Deb) for career guidance; especially the answer to the daunting question of, "What do I do next?"
4) New content added regularly to help you achieve your goals, rebuild your confidence, alter your mindset, and advance in your career.
Cost: $0 a month. (FREE)
It is my way of giving back and paying forward what I have been through + learned.
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About deborah, your coach & community leader.
For 20+ years, I have been on forefront of the coaching industry and am known as the go-to resource for goal achievement.
I am a Certified Career Coach and Career Goals Advisor to Fortune 500 Companies. I have helped my clients through some of the toughest moments in their careers by empowering them to find new jobs, new careers, and new ways to overcome challenges in the workplace.
I have worked with clients in Fortune 500 companies, including: Facebook, Google, Citibank, Nautica, Verizon, and many others.
I am a childhood trauma survivor who experienced many setback in my career and life. I have successfully left them behind me.
I learned the art of getting back up after rebuilding my career and myself because remnants of a tough upbringing were holding me back.
I had to dig deep. I had to look within. I discovered my gift of resilience, persistence, and never giving up. My goal is to share that gift with you.
Despite my chaotic past and setbacks, I was the first person in my family to earn a college degree and use my education to secure a high-paying job in New York City.
I also:
I am a Certified Career Coach and Career Goals Advisor to Fortune 500 Companies. I have helped my clients through some of the toughest moments in their careers by empowering them to find new jobs, new careers, and new ways to overcome challenges in the workplace.
I have worked with clients in Fortune 500 companies, including: Facebook, Google, Citibank, Nautica, Verizon, and many others.
I am a childhood trauma survivor who experienced many setback in my career and life. I have successfully left them behind me.
I learned the art of getting back up after rebuilding my career and myself because remnants of a tough upbringing were holding me back.
I had to dig deep. I had to look within. I discovered my gift of resilience, persistence, and never giving up. My goal is to share that gift with you.
Despite my chaotic past and setbacks, I was the first person in my family to earn a college degree and use my education to secure a high-paying job in New York City.
I also:
- Built and grew a global career coaching practice that I have had for 20+ years.
- Was a pioneer and early educator in the coaching industry.
- Rose to Director of Operations (seat at the table role) for a socially conscious start-up.
- Published 7 how-to career and business books.
- Received 70+ certifications from learning and coursework.
- Became a social media influencer at the age 56.
- Was elected four times to be the President of the Moriches Rotary Club.
- Became co-owner of Sunday Records, a vinyl record store.
- Bought a home. Then, bought two more homes; one in another state and one in another county.
- Created something I never had as a child; a safe and loving home.
A few extra details about my background...
I write how-to career books and am a 7-time published author. My last 2 books share my story of how I overcame my past (including big setbacks in the workplace) combined with strategies to overcome yours.
Childhood Trauma. Some rise; some fall. How to be one of the lucky ones that get back up.
It's Time To Rise! Overcoming Childhood Trauma. (Part 2: The Workbook)
AUTHOR"S NOTE: I started with one book on this topic, then wrote the second book, and then created this community. I has NO IDEA I would be creating these resources 6 month ago. I went in the direction that life was taking me and I ended up here.
Childhood Trauma. Some rise; some fall. How to be one of the lucky ones that get back up.
It's Time To Rise! Overcoming Childhood Trauma. (Part 2: The Workbook)
AUTHOR"S NOTE: I started with one book on this topic, then wrote the second book, and then created this community. I has NO IDEA I would be creating these resources 6 month ago. I went in the direction that life was taking me and I ended up here.
ready to join?
Here is what you get:
1) Supportive community of like-minded people who understand and get you by your side.
2) Interactive inspirational and informative career-focused chats and discussions that will cheer you on as you grow, rise, and re-build your confidence.
3) Access to Deborah (Ask Deb) for career guidance; especially the answer to the daunting question of, "What do I do next?"
4) New content added regularly to help you achieve your goals, rebuild your confidence, alter your mindset, and advance in your career.
Cost: $0 a month. (FREE)
It is my way of giving back and paying forward what I have been through + learned.
2) Interactive inspirational and informative career-focused chats and discussions that will cheer you on as you grow, rise, and re-build your confidence.
3) Access to Deborah (Ask Deb) for career guidance; especially the answer to the daunting question of, "What do I do next?"
4) New content added regularly to help you achieve your goals, rebuild your confidence, alter your mindset, and advance in your career.
Cost: $0 a month. (FREE)
It is my way of giving back and paying forward what I have been through + learned.
WHY I CREATED THIS COMMUNITY.
Have you ever been in a group of people and still felt alone? I have. I felt that way all the time. Especially in the workplace.
I realized that my feelings of sadness, loneliness, and disconnection were not a result of the workplace, but who I was inside. I was empty.
I had felt this way my whole life. I grew up with a parents who were into themselves. They weren’t very into me. They weren't nice to me either. I had to pretend I didn’t like them or care because of how hurt I was, even though I did.
I couldn’t let them in. I had to harden my heart. It was for my own self-protection. Unfortunately, that’s how I learned to relate to people. It’s hard to turn something off that is so ingrained in you.
I have found moments of deep connection. They have been through groups of shared interests. People who got me. I got them too.
That’s why I created this community. There was a place I wanted to go in my career that I was could not reach because my yesterday was hurting my today. I know how painful that can be.
While I was in the midst of my struggles, I said to myself, "I will not let my past define me anymore. I deserve more and I want something else. I will move past my beginning and make my ending stronger. I will rise and find others who want to rise too." That is how my purpose was born.
I realized that my feelings of sadness, loneliness, and disconnection were not a result of the workplace, but who I was inside. I was empty.
I had felt this way my whole life. I grew up with a parents who were into themselves. They weren’t very into me. They weren't nice to me either. I had to pretend I didn’t like them or care because of how hurt I was, even though I did.
I couldn’t let them in. I had to harden my heart. It was for my own self-protection. Unfortunately, that’s how I learned to relate to people. It’s hard to turn something off that is so ingrained in you.
I have found moments of deep connection. They have been through groups of shared interests. People who got me. I got them too.
That’s why I created this community. There was a place I wanted to go in my career that I was could not reach because my yesterday was hurting my today. I know how painful that can be.
While I was in the midst of my struggles, I said to myself, "I will not let my past define me anymore. I deserve more and I want something else. I will move past my beginning and make my ending stronger. I will rise and find others who want to rise too." That is how my purpose was born.
how do you know if it's the right time to join?
If you want to stay stuck in your story and continue to blame your circumstances, this community is NOT for you.
If you truly want to be free, you have to be willing to let go of:
You have to have:
Who you are supposed to be, why you went through what you did, and what you are supposed to do with what you learned comes together on your journey.
Clarity comes to you as you go. It unfolds when you keep going.
If you truly want to be free, you have to be willing to let go of:
- Excuses.
- Being a victim.
You have to have:
- Desire for more; you want to rise.
- Determination combined with a willingness to move forward.
- Readiness to leave your past behind you for good.
- Faith and trust in yourself that everything is going to work out perfectly in your favor.
Who you are supposed to be, why you went through what you did, and what you are supposed to do with what you learned comes together on your journey.
Clarity comes to you as you go. It unfolds when you keep going.
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU; YOU HAVE TO SAVE YOURSELF.
Join my tribe and your community. Get ready to overcome setbacks, rebuild your confidence, and seize new career opportunities without fear or hesitation.
Make connections; make friends. Find YOU and be YOU. You have found your people.
Make connections; make friends. Find YOU and be YOU. You have found your people.
NOTE: The magnificent rising phoenix photo was created using DALL·E 3 model. It is free to me to use, and I have permission to use it, as long as I add a link to Easy-Peasy.AI