Identify Your Success Criteria for Career Satisfaction and Success
January 10, 2015
Psst – Want the secret of “How to Create Career Satisfaction?” Know What You Want From Your Career Identify Your Success Criteria for Career Satisfaction and Success Seems simple, right? It’s not that simple, but that is where the secret comes in. Career Design (CDA) has successfully helped countless clients transition their career since the
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Make a New LIFE Resolution: Find Your Purpose. . .
January 1, 2014
A Story of Inspiration – A Career Change to Find Your Passion and Purpose The sounding message I want everyone that walks through the Career Design doors is “Find Your Purpose You Can Pursue with Passion As Long As You Live!” It’s a New Year and now is the time for finding meaning in your
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Defining Human Skills: Skills for Your Future Career
December 24, 2013
Skills Identification for Determining Your Future Career An important part of the re-careering process is identifying your natural talents, personality traits, and learned skills that you have acquired through your work-life. You must identify skills that you like using, are good at and want to use in your future career. To determine this, all Career
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Dallas Career Coach, Dr. Helen Harkness is Blazing a Trail to Fulfillment
December 2, 2013
Dr. Harkness was recently interviewed by Hanah Cho, Staff Writer for the Dallas Morning News and featured in the Senior Living Section. Dr. Harkness shared the story with Hanah of how she started Career Design Associates, Inc. back in 1978. Now at 85, Dr. Harkness tells Hanah, “I don’t sweat my chronological age. Forget the
Read ArticleStop Aging in the Workplace! 4 Ways to Defy the Myths of Aging
November 24, 2013
Shattering the Mindless Myths & Misinformation of Aging is one of the greatest challenges for the Baby Boomer Generation! It is critical to: Develop an innovative model integrating aging and working based on current research and rapidly shifting environmental realities Realize that today’s model for aging and working can be destructive, deplorable, depressing, and invalid;
Read ArticleCongratulations Are In Order! Career Coach, Helen Harkness Inducted into the Hall of Fame!
October 15, 2013
Dr. Harkness Inducted into West Virginia University Education Hall of Fame This past week career coach and career counselor, Helen Leslie Harkness, Ph.D. was one of four others recognized by The West Virginia University College of Education and Humans Services. At the Hall of Fame reception, Dr. Harkness was inducted by Carolyn Atkins, Chair of
Read ArticleFive Tips to Change Your Career
August 9, 2013
Do you read the Dallas Morning News “Five” column? In this popular column by staff writer Hanah Cho, local experts provide five recommendations on a topic useful to small business owners and individuals. I provided my five ways to change or refocus your career. They were: Recognize Your Feelings Look Inward Look Outward Look Forward
Read ArticleDoes Your Brand Have an ECHO? Brand Echonomics by Jeff Brady
July 15, 2013
As many of you may know I am an avid reader. I will sit down with my pen, paper and a book and start to read and write. I take notes about every book I read. This helps me to recall them easier, but also serves as a reminder of the things I need to
Read ArticleDo You Have Worklife Wisdom? As Defined by Friends of CDA
June 10, 2013
What is your definition of wisdom? How do you define this life’s goal we are all seeking? A trait I have developed with a bit of my wisdom gained from experience is that I have a sharp crap detector! I seem to have a knack for detecting and questioning these rules and absolutes that we’re
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Is Our Workplace a Killer?
April 11, 2013
Career Chaos is Killing Women (and Men) Women, who have always lived longer than men in the past, are now dying younger than before. Men die 10 years earlier than Women and NOW the Female Life Span is falling! Is this work world now killing both men and women alike? Women who have highly demanding
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