Career Development & Growth

30 Daily Affirmations

Job searching can be both exciting and challenging. It’s easy to feel discouraged when faced with rejections or long periods of waiting. Here are 30 empowering affirmations designed to keep you optimistic, motivated, and creative as you navigate your job search journey.

Goal Setting Worksheet

By outlining your goals and breaking them down into actionable steps, you’re creating a roadmap that makes the journey to your next opportunity clearer and more manageable. As you move forward, remember to celebrate your progress and revisit your goals regularly—staying adaptable is key.

Article: Improve Your Soft Skills

Finding a job goes beyond submitting applications and acing interviews—it’s also about showcasing your ability to connect, collaborate, and adapt. Improving your soft skills is a key step to landing your next opportunity. Here’s how you can develop these skills and make yourself a standout candidate.

What does your personality type tell others

Learn how knowing your personality type through tools like 16Personalities or Myers-Briggs can help you job hunt smarter. Discover roles that align with your strengths, communicate with confidence, and find work that fits who you really are—not just your resume.

Article: Fear of Conflict: Why Honest Conversations make you stronger

Patrick Lencioni in the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, teaches that teams must “disagree and commit.” The same lesson applies here: you don’t need consensus from everyone in your life, nor certainty about every career step. You just need clarity about your direction and the discipline to commit to it.

Worksheet: The Hedgehog Concept

This worksheet accompanies the Open to Work Now article:
“The Hedgehog Concept — Finding the Intersection of Passion, Talent, and Value”
Part of the Good to Great career series inspired by Jim Collins.

Radical Candor Career Worksheet

The Radical Candor Career Worksheet helps you reflect on how you communicate in moments that matter. Using the Radical Candor framework, it guides you in identifying your default communication style, preparing honest conversations, and balancing care with clarity to support real career growth.

Goal Setting Worksheet

By outlining your goals and breaking them down into actionable steps, you’re creating a roadmap that makes the journey to your next opportunity clearer and more manageable. As you move forward, remember to celebrate your progress and revisit your goals regularly—staying adaptable is key.

Article: Improve Your Soft Skills

Finding a job goes beyond submitting applications and acing interviews—it’s also about showcasing your ability to connect, collaborate, and adapt. Improving your soft skills is a key step to landing your next opportunity. Here’s how you can develop these skills and make yourself a standout candidate.

What does your personality type tell others

Learn how knowing your personality type through tools like 16Personalities or Myers-Briggs can help you job hunt smarter. Discover roles that align with your strengths, communicate with confidence, and find work that fits who you really are—not just your resume.

Article: Fear of Conflict: Why Honest Conversations make you stronger

Patrick Lencioni in the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, teaches that teams must “disagree and commit.” The same lesson applies here: you don’t need consensus from everyone in your life, nor certainty about every career step. You just need clarity about your direction and the discipline to commit to it.

Worksheet: The Hedgehog Concept

This worksheet accompanies the Open to Work Now article:
“The Hedgehog Concept — Finding the Intersection of Passion, Talent, and Value”
Part of the Good to Great career series inspired by Jim Collins.

Worksheet: The Flywheel Concept

Turn small, repeatable actions into real career momentum. Inspired by Good to Great, this worksheet focuses on consistency over intensity — so you can build progress, confidence, and traction one step at a time.

Goal Setting Worksheet

By outlining your goals and breaking them down into actionable steps, you’re creating a roadmap that makes the journey to your next opportunity clearer and more manageable. As you move forward, remember to celebrate your progress and revisit your goals regularly—staying adaptable is key.

Article: Improve Your Soft Skills

Finding a job goes beyond submitting applications and acing interviews—it’s also about showcasing your ability to connect, collaborate, and adapt. Improving your soft skills is a key step to landing your next opportunity. Here’s how you can develop these skills and make yourself a standout candidate.

What does your personality type tell others

Learn how knowing your personality type through tools like 16Personalities or Myers-Briggs can help you job hunt smarter. Discover roles that align with your strengths, communicate with confidence, and find work that fits who you really are—not just your resume.

Article: Fear of Conflict: Why Honest Conversations make you stronger

Patrick Lencioni in the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, teaches that teams must “disagree and commit.” The same lesson applies here: you don’t need consensus from everyone in your life, nor certainty about every career step. You just need clarity about your direction and the discipline to commit to it.

Worksheet: The Hedgehog Concept

This worksheet accompanies the Open to Work Now article:
“The Hedgehog Concept — Finding the Intersection of Passion, Talent, and Value”
Part of the Good to Great career series inspired by Jim Collins.