The Uncommon Career Podcast: Transformative Career Coaching & Job Search Strategies

In this episode I walk you through the process of making a career or life transition without getting overwhelmed.    I've learned and refined this process through many big decisions, lifestyle changes, and career leaps of faith that the Lord God led me through over the last 15 years.    We’ll chat about: The role of God-sent angels in the form of friends and mentors How hiring a coach was one of the best moves I’ve ever made How a coach will make the difference in any career or life transition   We’ll also cover:  The difference between a mentor and coach What I do as a coach in terms of both life and career coaching How coaching drastically accelerates your progress  How being in a coaching relationships ensures you finish what you set out to do (get hired, or make a life change)   I also share how a faith-based coach takes your adventure to a whole new level.    We all have a role to play in the direction of our life. Sometimes a little boost is all we need to make big changes and career leaps of faith. Today I share how coaching can help make that happen.        Let’s be friends! Share and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Then, I'd love it if you would rate and review - it’s the best way to support! Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap 5-Step's to God's Will for Your Career: a 5-step process to find and follow your God-given calling The Bible-based Mindset Fix: A scripture strategy to move past mental battles and turn your faith into action Career coaching packages The Uncommon Career Academy  Desktop site: https://theuncommoncareer.com Mobile site: https://theuncommoncareer.com/lib   

Today we're talking with Cindy Stamatis. She has an absolutely amazing life and career story! Today she'll tell us: How she went from a retail position working 4AM to 10AM shifts and, without a degree, made her way to a Western Regional Sales Manager at a huge (and very successful) toy company   About her journey into entrepreneurship and how, from the very beginning through to the brink of closing her business with $30,000 in debt...God was so clearly with her and her husband in at every miraculous moment.   How she felt unqualified in situations that only The Lord could appoint her to (and how He showed up every time), and   About career wisdom and insights she's learned over the years, and how you can experience the hand of God in your life as well. Listen in to hear how God comes in with miracles at the eleventh hour, when there is no other explanation than God and only God. Just like in the wilderness, God repeats his love story in Cindy’s life as he has, does, and will in yours too.  Let’s be friends! Share and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Then, I'd love it if you would rate and review - it’s the best way to support! Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap 5-Step's to God's Will for Your Career: a 5-step process to find and follow your God-given calling The Bible-based Mindset Fix: A scripture strategy to move past mental battles and turn your faith into action Career coaching packages The Uncommon Career Academy  Desktop site: https://theuncommoncareer.com Mobile site: https://theuncommoncareer.com/lib   

    https://theuncommoncareer.com/LiBdget is a life coach at inthelightcoach.live, and she helps women who have experienced trauma to move on, to overcome, and to experience new seasons. She's been a nurse since 2001, spending eight of those years as a hospice nurse in the trenches during the most critical end-of-life moments. Today, she shares how God redeemed her from her own trauma, then guided her to help one by one, and is now moving her into helping the many. Listen in to learn how God might be moving in your life, bit by bit, just like he’s moving in the life of Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap 

If you are considering a major career change, if God is calling you into a whole new industry, or if you're not sure how to be a strong Christian within your work environment, this episode is for you. Janae Blatch shares her family’s pandemic career transition story. She talks about bringing her talents and skills from education, ministry, and mental health together to go into a seemingly unrelated industry, and shares with us - through her 25 years experience in ministry - how to be a faithful Christian professional within a secular environment.      Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap

Did you know your past experience impacts your response to future opportunities? While "trauma" may sound like a far fetched idea, or maybe someone else's problem, you may be surprised to know that impactful negative experiences and yes, trauma, affect much if not most of society (that includes me, and that might also include you). Today, I'll cover key insights from Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk's best-selling book, The Body Keeps the Score. Learn how "the greatest source of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves" (quote from Dr. Van Der Kolk's book), how these life challenges affect us well into our adulthood, how they can keep you from your calling and purpose, and of course, small actionable steps you can take to overcome the impact and move in freedom & into your calling.   Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap  

Are you preparing to change positions or careers, or to start a business or ministry? In this episode we cover areas of preparedness you need to get ready before you take the career leap of faith into your next season.   Let’s be friends! Share and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Then, I'd love it if you would rate and review - it’s the best way to support! Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap 5-Step's to God's Will for Your Career: a 5-step process to find and follow your God-given calling The Bible-based Mindset Fix: A scripture strategy to move past mental battles and turn your faith into action Career coaching packages The Uncommon Career Academy  Desktop site: https://theuncommoncareer.com Mobile site: https://theuncommoncareer.com/lib   

Chris Grainer, Engineer of 20 years is using the skills learned over the last two decades to serve Christian men by helping them simplify and apply the Bible in order to lead in their lives and roles. He'll talk about God using every experience - even the tragedies - for good and for His glory. We'll also talk about growing your character and faith in private to have a stronger faith in public, and what it looks like to be called into a new season. Finally, Chris will share his insights on making big decisions, taking a leap of faith, and of course, concrete guidance on preparing for a career change. Find more about Chris' ministry at www.thelionwith.us   Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap  

In this episode we go through 2 Corinthians 9:6-13 to see The Lord's multiplied blessings when we give. If you feel a hesitation when you are called to be generous... stick around! This might just change your mind.     Let’s be friends! Share and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Then, I'd love it if you would rate and review - it’s the best way to support! Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap 5-Step's to God's Will for Your Career: a 5-step process to find and follow your God-given calling The Bible-based Mindset Fix: A scripture strategy to move past mental battles and turn your faith into action   Career coaching packages The Uncommon Career Academy  Desktop site: https://theuncommoncareer.com Mobile site: https://theuncommoncareer.com/lib   

  There is an underutilized opportunity in the response to your the "Tell me about yourself" question. Learn to use your response to this first interview question to set the tone for the rest of the interview, connect with your hiring committee, and lead the conversation towards your strategic position as a top candidate. In this podcast we cover two myths we believe about the "tell me about yourself" response, three strategies to help you stand out from other candidates, and the one way you should always end your response. I'll also share a little encouragement on getting rid of interview jitters by refocusing your attention away from yourself and onto serving your hiring committee. Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap  

Hear from former Army Ranger turned Leadership Coach with 26 years of experience. Stephen Jarvis Morris talks about the de-programming necessary to create a meaningful work environment, how leaders can help tired team members get energized and reach their potential, and how to identify a toxic clear. He also explains how his hatred for the Lord turned into a God-ordained love story, shares thoughts on what it means to be a servant leader, and talks to us about God's call for this next season in his life. If you are a new leader, small business, or large corporation in need of team-building or interpersonal skills in the workforce, stick around and learn from Army Ranger turned Leadership Coach, Stephen Jarvis Morris.   Let’s be friends! Share and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Then, I'd love it if you would rate and review - it’s the best way to support! Downloadable Resources: Career Transition Blueprint: a checklist to cut the stress and simplify your career leap 5-Step's to God's Will for Your Career: a 5-step process to find and follow your God-given calling The Bible-based Mindset Fix: A scripture strategy to move past mental battles and turn your faith into action Career coaching packages The Uncommon Career Academy  Desktop site: https://theuncommoncareer.com Mobile site: https://theuncommoncareer.com/lib