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 As founder of Green Career Tracks, Barbara Parks specializes in career coaching for people who want to create work opportunities that promote sustainability and social justice.
Barbara has a solid track record helping hundreds of individuals gain meaningful work in a changing and challenging economy and job market. Her clients have included college graduates, first-time job seekers, dislocated workers, and mid-career changers. She draws on 15 years' experience as a career and employment counselor for a jobs training program, corporate outplacement counselor, workshop facilitator, and instructional designer.
With offices in the SF Bay Area and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area, she combines a background of corporate, non-profit, and entrepreneurial experience with a degree in Communications, Leadership in Public Policy training at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, and certified training in spiritual direction. She has been involved with the American Society for Training and Development, the Minnesota Career Development Association, the International Spiritual Directors Association, and several career planning and adult development networks.
Barbara developed and facilitated Creating Your Lifework, a program designed to integrate self-discovery and job search strategy in the search for a meaningful lifework and career track. She has also presented on topics concerning career planning and job search strategy at adult development venues, career counseling conferences, and community colleges. Topics include: The 21st Century Job Market Revolution:
Green Careers That Work for a Better World
Meaningful Work in a Materialistic Work World
Masters in Job Search Skills and Strategy (MJS)
Remember Who You Are, Remember Why You're Here
Personal (Higher) Power in a Competitive Job Market
Creating Your Lifework
Celebrating Spirit in Work
Lifework Coaching for Career Professionals
More recently, Barbara developed a training program for in-house delivery to career professionals. The program prescribes powerful personal practices and job search strategies individuals can use to find sustainable work in a challenging job market and introduces a new framework that integrates career and employment counseling principles with spiritual direction principles.
When you get to the point where you must do work aligned with your values, work that honors your precious life energy and contributes to creating a more sustainable world for future generations, you’re ready to make a leap like I did. It’s time! I said. I made a commitment ten years ago to align my life with my work – and I haven’t looked back!
Barbara lives a green and holistic lifestyle in Marin County. She works to offset her eco footprint traveling between Marin County and Minneapolis to spend time with Alexander, her grandson! Get Started! Contact Barbara for more details.
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