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We are two career coaches passionate about helping you find work that works for you. These are unfiltered conversations centered around creating a fulfilling career path: finding work you love, re-energizing your current career, and navigating the complexities of career change.
Todd Wagner – From Lawyer to Yahoo to Philanthropist
Former Client Todd Wagner and CDA Todd Wagner has presented at Career Design Associates a number of times since he was client of Dr. Harkness' in the early 1990s. Todd is a great example of a client who has reinvented himself a number of times - from Lawyer to...
Five Points to Consider at Midlife (From Don’t Stop the Career Clock)
Just as there is no automatic system to successfully guide our career for us, there is no prescription for how we are to live our later life. Society and its institutions and professionals are trailing at least ten years behind in dealing with the process and problems...
Free Talks for Parents: Mapping Your Students’ Future Career!
Join Dr. Helen Harkness, Executive Director of Career Design Foundation, and Leigh Ellen Key, President, Jigsaw Ticket, LLC, for TWO free talks - June 22 and June 23 - on the critical importance of mapping student education/interests to future jobs. Free Career Course...
Identify Your Success Criteria for Career Satisfaction and Success
Psst - Want the secret of "How to Create Career Satisfaction?" Know What You Want From Your Career Identify Your Success Criteria for Career Satisfaction and Success Seems simple, right? It's not that simple, but that is where the secret comes in. Career Design (CDA)...
Make a New LIFE Resolution: Find Your Purpose. . .
A Story of Inspiration – A Career Change to Find Your Passion and Purpose The sounding message I want everyone that walks through the Career Design doors is "Find Your Purpose You Can Pursue with Passion As Long As You Live!" It’s a New Year and now is the time for...
Defining Human Skills: Skills for Your Future Career
Skills Identification for Determining Your Future Career An important part of the re-careering process is identifying your natural talents, personality traits, and learned skills that you have acquired through your work-life. You must identify skills that you like...
Dallas Career Coach, Dr. Helen Harkness is Blazing a Trail to Fulfillment
Dr. Harkness was recently interviewed by Hanah Cho, Staff Writer for the Dallas Morning News and featured in the Senior Living Section. Dr. Harkness shared the story with Hanah of how she started Career Design Associates, Inc. back in 1978. Now at 85, Dr. Harkness...
Stop Aging in the Workplace! 4 Ways to Defy the Myths of Aging
Shattering the Mindless Myths & Misinformation of Aging is one of the greatest challenges for the Baby Boomer Generation! It is critical to: Develop an innovative model integrating aging and working based on current research and rapidly shifting environmental...
Congratulations Are In Order! Career Coach, Helen Harkness Inducted into the Hall of Fame!
Dr. Harkness Inducted into West Virginia University Education Hall of Fame This past week career coach and career counselor, Helen Leslie Harkness, Ph.D. was one of four others recognized by The West Virginia University College of Education and Humans Services.At the...
Five Tips to Change Your Career
Do you read the Dallas Morning News “Five” column? In this popular column by staff writer Hanah Cho, local experts provide five recommendations on a topic useful to small business owners and individuals. I provided my five ways to change or refocus your career. They...