Nella Barkley is a frequent contributor to and source for national media. Here’s a sampling of the media who’ve come calling in recent years, and what she shared with them.
“Sometimes you just need to modify your career path rather than abandon it entirely.” “She recommends clients ask themselves questions about the past year: What have I learned? What skills have I acquired? Is what I’m working at still fun? Then, try some queries about the future: What’s the next step? How soon do I want to take it? And what can I do to make it happen?” “Regardless of age, the key is to make time for the introspection necessary to grow in understanding of the proper course to take.” “A profound career change…usually takes years. But even small first steps often make people happier. Simply having a plan for long-term change brightens people’s attitudes.” “’It makes me cringe when people waste their time pursuing degrees that don’t really matter to them. If you’re driven by ought-to’s rather than want-to’s, you’ll never shine—you’ll just be someone who’s always fighting her way up. Ask yourself, how can I take the skills I’ve acquired so far and apply them to what I care about?’” “’ I have clients think back over their lives and write stories about the things they’ve enjoyed doing, and through those stories, their skills and attributes become apparent.’” “What Crystal-Barkley seminars aim at is forcing people to understand themselves, their values and desires and plan their careers and their life with these in mind.” “After undergoing the Life/Work Design process, one manufacturing company immediately saw the value of a male needlepoint enthusiast for a role that required good eye-hand coordination, attention to detail, and the ability to work intricately over long periods of time.” “The erosion of loyalty is creating a new style of employee-corporate relations. ‘Call it Me Inc.’” |
