Laura Koehne
CPCC, MBA
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Radical Career Change Expert
Laura Koehne Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Helping you take the road less traveled with complete confidence
- Career Focus
- Coach, Writer, Speaker, Woman on the Road Less Traveled
- Affiliation
- International Coach Federation, American Society for Training & Development
I coach people who have a career change or decision that they want to make that others think is crazy. I help my clients get clear so they can take the road less traveled with complete confidence.
My company, THRIVE against the grain, provides support, inspiration, courage, and a community of like-minded, fun people. THRIVE against the grain readers are smart, high achieving people who strive to find greater fulfillment in life by breaking out of the conventional molds. These amazing people – visionaries, entrepreneurs, courageous career changers, and those who yearn to follow their own unique path – are my inspiration. I find my unique path in helping you find yours.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
How to Make a Radical Career Change (Squidoo Lens)
http://www.squidoo.com/radicalcareerchange
When Opportunity Knocks: 7 Unconventional Ways to Prepare for Your Chance of a Lifetime
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Koehne1.html
Finding a New Perspective is Child's Play
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Koehne3.html
Other Recent Articles
http://www.thriveagainstthegrain.com/postcards/
Blog for Inspiration & Support
http://www.ThriveAgainstTheGrain.com
Make a Radical Career Change without Leaving Your Desk (Download)
http://www.thriveagainstthegrain.com/postcards/
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When Opportunity Knocks...7 Unconventional Ways to Prepare for Your Chance of a Lifetime
Usual advice to entrepreneurs focuses on practicalities like learning to evaluate the market, write a business plan or raise money. But this assumption that we’ve already found the perfect idea or business opportunity is just plain wrong! As a kid I dreamed that someday I would have my own ...
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Don’t Zone Out! Find Focus with a Theme
What happened to the time? When we are busy in our day-to-day lives, it sometimes seems that whole seasons pass in a blink. And the goals we have…well, they can easily slip by in that blur too. You want to WAKE UP: to get control of your time and meet your goals. But how? In coaching we ...
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Finding a New Perspective is Child’s Play
The wisdom of a preschooler may be just what you need to get unstuck! If you find yourself tangled in a problem that seems insurmountable, taking a playful, even ridiculous, look at the situation can give you the creative perspectives you need to move forward. Watching my daughter the other ...
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Getting Clear: Do You Need a Coaching Group?
Should you join a coaching group to help you get clear on a critical life decision? Group coaching is both fun and daring: You lay it on the line with a group of like-minded people, develop a community of support, and get the benefit of group members’ varied experiences and perspectives. It ...
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Debunking the Myth of Failure
I have a long, bitter relationship with the fear of failure. As a recovering perfectionist, I tend to go straight to my worst imaginings (like total public humiliation) whenever I start to critique my own performance. But a funny thing happened the last time I grappled with this fear: I ...
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What is Your Personal Change Style?
Fear of change is overrated. This quote from Ketzel Levine of NPR’s Morning Edition came at the end of her year long series on life changes. The career transitions chronicled on this radio program are astonishing – from doctor to real estate strategist, fireman to magician – and first hand ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Laura Koehne
All time favorite:
Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "grow, grow."
~The Talmud
Another that is particularly apt right now:
The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.
~ Elaine Agather