Heather Mundell is a certified professional coach and founder of Dream Big Coaching Services, a national life and career coaching company based in Seattle, Washington. Heather's clients are sucessful professionals who desire career happiness. She blends extensive individual coaching experience with a background in corporate HR leadership to help her clients with career planning and career change. Visit her online at her website: www.dreambigcoaching.com or her blog, life@work: http://dbcs.typepad.com.

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	Five Keys to Finding Motivation by Heather Mundell - Jun, 2011 Earlier today I was really unmotivated to write a blog post. But as you can see, I went ahead with it. Most days I talk to at least one person who is having a hard time getting motivated. Motivation is one of those things we can never have enough of. Often it becomes impossible to fi...
	Better life@work Tip: Be a Good Delegator by Heather Mundell - May, 2011 Delegation is an art that requires practice and commitment, and therefore time. Many of us feel that we don't even have a spare minute to pet the dog, so delegating remains a pipe dream. Don't confuse delegating with dumping. Dumping work involves taking your most tedious or least appea...
	Consciously Choose Better Work-Life Balance by Heather Mundell - May, 2011 What kind of balance do you want to strike between your professional and your personal life? Harvard business blogger Ron Ashkenas wrote an article in December in the Harvard Business Review that a key to minimizing regret regarding your work-life balance (or lack thereof) is to conscio...
	Invaluable Resources for Job Search Success by Heather Mundell - May, 2011 Embarking on a job search is a lot like heading out on a backpacking trip. Sure, you could show up at the trailhead with only a liter of water, a granola bar and an indomitable spirit. But come the afternoon, after the biting flies have found you and your granola bar is a distant memory, y...
	The Best Free Job Search Apps by Heather Mundell - May, 2011 Looking for a new job? There's an app for that. In fact there are many free apps for your smartphone or iPad that can help you be as efficient as possible with your job search when you're away from your computer. There are also many good, inexpensive apps to invest in, but I'm focusi...
	How to Ace the Marathon Interview Process by Heather Mundell - Sep, 2010 So you've got a one or two-day interview ahead of you, during which you'll meet everyone from the CEO to the janitor. What can you expect? How can you make your best impression and somehow not collapse from the stress of repeating yourself and smiling for hour upon hour? More and more, ...
	How to Take the Intimidation Out of Networking by Heather Mundell - Sep, 2010 If the idea of networking makes you want to run for the hills, this post is for you. There is no activity that inspires fear and loathing in a job search more than networking. First off, the word networking is loaded with cringe-worthy connotations, as in networking event, which makes m...
	Build Your Strengths Rather Than Fix Your Weaknesses by Heather Mundell - Jun, 2010 If you want to take your career to the next level, whatever that means in your specific situation, you might be thinking that you need to fix your weaknesses and make them disappear before you can expect to make any progress. For example, say you'd like to become the Senior VP of Awesom...
	How to Stand Out in a Job Interview by Heather Mundell - May, 2010 The Career Collective, a group of career coaches, resume writers and other job search professionals, are posting today about how you can prepare now for job interviews. Follow us on Twitter at #careercollective. In my former career as an HR professional, I interviewed hundreds of people...
	Is It Your Boss That's Bad, or Are You Just Hard to Get Along With? by Heather Mundell - Apr, 2010 In my former life, I was an HR director. HR folks can be a cautious, cynical bunch. Reason #1 - they are the legal front line when things go south with employees. Reason #2 - they've seen a lot of bizarre and bad behavior at work (and they're called in to help deal with it). I inadv...
	Beyond Google: How To Check Out A Company Online by Heather Mundell - Sep, 2006 If you’re interviewing for jobs or are just starting to think about other organizations you might want to work for, you’ll need to do some research. Research sounds about as much fun as preparing your taxes, but the good news is that you can do a lot of it from home using your Internet ...
	Changing Careers: Follow Your Heart, but Don't Lose Your Head by Heather Mundell - Sep, 2006 Do you want to change your career but are overwhelmed by all that’s involved? Do you have a number of possible ideas, but no focus? In my work as a life coach I talk every day with people who dream of loving what they do. One obstacle they face is that they’re not sure how to narrow down t...
	Should I Stay or Should I Go? Seven Essential Questions When You Are Unhappy at Work by Heather Mundell - Sep, 2006 You’re sitting in another long meeting and glancing at your watch. I can’t believe what a waste of time this is, you say to yourself. I’ve got five phone calls to return and probably twenty-five new emails in my inbox. Guess I’m staying late again. I just wish I cared more about what I’m d...
	Success for Short-Timers: How to Stay Motivated While Moving On by Heather Mundell - Sep, 2006 Are you a “short-timer”? You are if you have decided to leave your job in the near future, whether next week or next year. Maintaining high performance at work when you know you won’t be there long term isn’t easy. Staying focused on a dream job when your current job is mentally, physicall...
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