LifeWorks

Barbara Sirois Babkirk, LCPC, is a career counselor with a record of success guiding career transitions for executives and attorneys to artists and entrepreneurs. Barbara is the owner of Heart at Work, based in Portland, Maine offering career counseling, customized outplacement and retention services, and second half of life planning. She is a frequent speaker on work-related topics and offers customized individual and professional group retreats in the South of France.

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Your Personality Type and Your Career

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Fri, 2005-07-22 06:00
Yesterday I attended what was supposed to have been an advanced workshop on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a personality inventory I often use in my career counseling practice to help people establish a good fit b

Timing Is Everything

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Tue, 2005-07-19 11:25
Frustrated because not much is happening in your job search? Let

How To Jump Start Your Job Transition

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Fri, 2005-07-15 06:00
Most of the people in my career counseling practice are seriously considering or forced into a work-related transition. While their professions and stories are diverse, most share a common set back: they ask "how" prematurely and it stalls or halts their process.

Should You Quit Your Job?

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Wed, 2005-07-13 11:12
If you've thought of it, but couldn't actually do it, you're not alone. For most people, the idea of quitting their job is out of the question.

An Epidemic of Busyness

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Sun, 2005-07-10 06:36

Some people like to talk about how busy they are. Take for example, the story of Julia Beck Bromberg in last month’s edition of Worthwhile Magazine, who has two kids, three companies, 14-hour days and a life that spans two cities. It made me dizzy to read about her frenetic life. Most of us do not aspire to a life like Julia’s—we’re just trying to do our jobs and have a life that matches our priorities. Nonetheless, work and life outside of work keep us out-straight.

When Bosses Are Bullies

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Wed, 2005-07-06 05:45
Sometimes I

Is Fear Running Your Life?

Submitted by Barbara Babkirk on Sat, 2005-07-02 13:21
Why is it that when many of us are in transition or in a place of uncertainty, we begin to experience fear and think about what we don