In the past few months, I’ve posted several articles about the iffy job market and, at times like these, we all owe it to ourselves to be as thoughtful as possible about managing our careers. I’ve built my career the hard way by making a lot of mistakes and learning from them to improve, but, looking back, it really wouldn’t have been so challenging if I’d had someone to coach me (which is one of the reasons that I’m so passionate about sharing good career and education insights on this site). Unfortunately, most of us don’t have access to a career coach, but there are resources out there that can be leveraged to fill that void. I’m posting this entry to share on such resource with you.

The article below comes from Carol Brown over at OnlineDegrees.net and offers 101 pieces of advice for being one’s own career coach. Carol reached out to me a few days ago to direct me to the article and, after reading it, I knew that it would be a great one to share with my reader community. One of the cool things about this article is that each item in the list includes a link to a separate article with even more information about the specific tip. So, if you take the time to read all 101 of the linked articles, you would likely end up with a wealth of career-related advice.

I’ve included the intro text and #1-9 in the list of 101 tips for becoming your own career coach. If you could use some career advancement advice (honestly, who wouldn’t?), this article could be a great place to start…

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“101 Tips for Becoming Your Own Career Coach”
Author: Carol Brown
Source: OnlineDegrees.net, http://www.onlinedegrees.net/blog/2010/101-tips-for-becoming-your-own-career-coach/

Intro text for the article:

These days, everyone needs a little help with their career, but not everyone has the resources to hire a career coach. What should you do if you’re in this situation? Read on to find 101 tips for coaching yourself.

General

Use these tips throughout your career.

1. Talk to an imaginary coach: Pretend you’re talking to someone else to explain what you’re doing proessionally.
2. Be honest: These days, there’s not a lot that can stay secret or hidden, so be truthful from the beginning.
3. Don’t be late: Just don’t be late-with emails, to interviews, to work, ever.
4. Keep a positive mental attitude: Avoid surrendering to doom and gloom every day and stay positive instead.
5. Share positive ideas: Present your next employer with positive suggestions and ideas.
6. Pretend to advise someone else: Act like you’re giving advice to someone else when asking yourself questions.
7. Be faithful: Maintain your faith to keep a constant source of strength.
8. Believe in yourself: You should believe in your ability to be coachable and make a change.
9. Aim high: Use job scarcity to fulfill your dreams in a higher position.