Managing your work search well—discovering the right work, landing a new job, making a career change or re-entering the workplace—tests your mettle. It challenges your creativity and perseverance. The path to achieving your goals is uneven at best. Its ups and downs can take a real toll on your self-confidence. How can you successfully manage through it?

As you pursue your goals—finding a new job, discovering the right work, changing careers or re-entering the workplace—is it hard for you to stay constantly energized? Does your concentration and motivation for the project often wane? The transition process naturally has its highs and lows. The key challenge:

Have you felt disappointed as you look for a new job, career change or seek out the right livelihood? Have your best efforts failed to result in the positive outcome you expected? Perhaps your work search has taken longer than you’d hoped, been more demanding. A promising opportunity may have fallen through. Disappointment is a part of growth and change. Good coping strategies

With spring’s welcome arrival, gardeners eagerly take to their gardens—planning, cultivating soil and sowing the seeds that will yield a bountiful crop. As you explore a new career or search for a new job, you may have noticed its similarity to planting flowers, vegetables, fruits and herbs. Both are all about context. The secret to great gardening is

Are you thinking about changing careers? Are you looking for a new job in a career field you enjoy? Do you plan on re-entering the workplace after a long absence? You’ve undoubtedly discovered that it’s tough to maintain momentum and focus constantly. The good news—when the