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	<title>Career Advancement &#38; Transition Coaching &#187; Lessons Learned</title>
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	<description>Lessons learned, tips and tools to help you Optimize your Factor during your career transitions and reinventions.</description>
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		<title>Tweets &amp; Snippets: O Magazine&#8217;s Live Your Best Life Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2010/05/14/tweets-snippets-o-magazines-live-your-best-life-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a round up of my tweets and  snippets from the Live Your Best Life Weekend in celebration of the tenth anniversary of O Magazine.
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray &#38; Love and Committed, shared:
Create Your Own Path: “Our lives are journeys that no one can take for us. Gather clues to figure out your own path.”
Find Role Models: “Look to how others are solving problems similar to yours.”
Do Yourself No Harm on Your Aspirational Path: “My head is a neighborhood you would not want to walk in by yourself. Be kind to yourself.” Your life begins when you drop the knife you hold to your own neck. Put [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Doing What they Love: 3 Entrepreneurs Share How</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2010/05/04/doing-what-they-love-3-entrepreneurs-share-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2010/05/04/doing-what-they-love-3-entrepreneurs-share-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Enjoyment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, a colleague from my days at Citi, Raj Gilda talked about making a difference and did just that. With his wife, Sunanda Mane and the support of a few friends, Raj started Lend-a-Hand India (LAHI), a non profit on top of his full-time job at Citi. While I have kept up to date with LAHI’s events via facebook, I had yet to attend an event until this past Friday. An Evening with Grass-root Entrepreneurs was a fun and informative evening, graciously hosted by A.T. Kearney.
The panelists included:

Tawny Ong who transitioned from the world of finance to cupcakes.
Quentin English who in addition to his day-job, created Quentin&#8217;s [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned: Tom Ford&#8217;s Parallel Career as Designer &amp; Director</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2010/03/03/lessons-learned-tom-fords-parallel-career-as-designer-director/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2010/03/03/lessons-learned-tom-fords-parallel-career-as-designer-director/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Single Man]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories about people doing things they have never done before, always inspire me. Yesterday on Oprah, Tom Ford talked about his directorial debut, A Single Man. When Ford left Gucci, he realized the material side of the world had pulled him away from his spiritual side. Reading A Single Man for a second time, Ford was moved by the emphasis on the importance of living in the moment, connections we have with other people and reminders of what is important in life. When asked, how he knew, he could direct, Ford shared great advice that can help you do something you have always wanted to:

If you want to do it, [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Life Principles to Do What Matters to You</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/10/07/using-life-principles-to-do-what-matters-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/10/07/using-life-principles-to-do-what-matters-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Enjoyment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision-making]]></category>
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In Goodbye Career, Hello Success, Randy Komisar says “If you want to land the job of your dreams—even if you want to become a CEO—rid yourself of raw ambition. Avoid promotions that make perfect sense. Accept work based on friendship alone. Trust your gut. Then watch what happens: prosperity of the heart, soul, and—yes—the wallet.”
Sounds likes a bold set of principles right. This article is a must read for anyone looking for meaning in what they do. Randy’s “non career principles” were actually based on a number of realizations along the way, which he translated into concrete principles. Here are four principles that helped Komisar to let passion drive his [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned: Ursula Burns&#8217; Path to CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/09/23/lessons-learned-ursula-burns-path-to-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Advancement]]></category>
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At the Most Powerful Women Summit,  when asked how she would tag herself, Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, responded the “Groomed CEO”. With roughly 28 years of experience there is no doubt that Ursula Burns not only loves Xerox but created her own path to prepare for this seat. Burns led Xerox through many stages of transition, e.g. responding to crisis by spearheading downsizing initiatives, turning around Xerox to meet revenue growth expectations and realigning parts of the business to boost its business to business offerings. Burns&#8217; path offers many examples, success factors that prepared Ursula for the next level, here are five of them:

Burns knew what her factor. Your factor is a powerful, [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned from Anne Mulcahy: Managing a Seamless Transition</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/09/21/managing-a-seamless-transition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/09/21/managing-a-seamless-transition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Advancement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Shocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bravery]]></category>
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One of the dilemmas some of my clients and readers face is letting go and moving forward. Whether it is a project that went awry, a negative performance review, the experience of working with a mismatched manager, a lay-off or your teams&#8217; lack of confidence in your ability to deliver, letting go of these career shocks represents a transition that must be managed effectively to advance our careers.
Tagged the &#8220;Accidental CEO&#8220;, Anne Mulcahy, former Xerox CEO,  admits she was not groomed for the CEO seat. At the Most Powerful Women Summit, Anne acknowledges she came in the wrong way so it was important to learn from that and go out the right way. [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Career Transitions: From Sales to Sauce</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/08/05/career-transitions-from-sales-to-sauce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Transition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Second Acts, Dawn Fallik over at WSJ.com profiles Jim Barbour in    “A Former Sales Rep Concocts Fresh Start With Barbecue Sauce.” A quick look at Barbour’s career history and you will see that he had a short stint in stockbroking, then spent several years in sales with great companies such as Sony, GlaxoSmithKline and then transitioned to a marketing role with a start-up furniture store.  Today, Barbour is the CEO of FunniBonz, so just how did he create a barbecue sauce that sold over $10,000 in one store within six weeks, just six months after launching his company?:

He used his time at the furniture store to [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Learned From Successful Career Switchers</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/07/15/lessons-learned-from-successful-career-switchers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/07/15/lessons-learned-from-successful-career-switchers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Shocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Transition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Career Advice & Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ “We change when the pain to change is less than the pain to remain as we are.” - Ed Foreman
The San Francisco Chronicle recently profiled a former investment banker, a national sales director and an executive search specialist who have all transitioned successfully in Successful second acts: a career change can lead to greater job fulfillment.
Here are some of the lessons they shared:

An effective career transition may take many months sometimes years to find a true professional fit. The key is to take the first step, and then the next step, while seeking to understand the lesson of each twist and turn along the way.
Reflection and a visualization are vital [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>Carla A. Harris: Hard Earned and Hard Learned Lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/07/01/carla-a-harris-hard-earned-and-hard-learned-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/07/01/carla-a-harris-hard-earned-and-hard-learned-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Advancement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I attended Brokering Change: A Wall Street Multicultural Women’s Exchange a great quarterly series hosted by Goldman Sachs.
Carla A. Harris was one of the keynote speakers. Harris is a Managing Director in the Strategic Client Group at Morgan Stanley Investment  Management. She is also the recipient of many accolades such as Fortune&#8217;s &#8220;50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America&#8221; and Black Enterprise&#8217;s &#8220;Top 50 African Americans on Wall Street&#8221;. I am always inspired when I hear Harris speak, she shared a few of “Carla’s Pearls” during the closing keynote:

 Living in your own authentic skin is the key to being powerful.
In the 21st century, a leader must be [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the best advice you have received? (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/06/26/whats-the-best-advice-you-have-received-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myfactorcoach.com/2009/06/26/whats-the-best-advice-you-have-received-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Awuku-Tatum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the second installment of influential leaders sharing wise words that changed their lives forever in the “Best advice I ever got” at Fortune Magazine. Their practical advice can be applied to advancing your careers and transitions, as well as many other areas of your life:
12. Take advice from smart people &#8211; share your ideas with smart people but don&#8217;t expect them to act on your ideas. It&#8217;s your idea, what are you willing to do to bring it to life?
13. Make an impression &#8211; when you transition to a new role or company, you have about 90-100 days to make an impression.  To build your brand, create momentum with [...]<hr /><hr />]]></description>
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