| Meeting The Challenge |
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When I made the decision in 2005 to found Green Career Tracks, I made a commitment to promote only work that supports a more sustainable and just planet. But nothing in my 15-year career coaching background prepared me for the challenge of “going green” with my career coaching practice. I knew that I would need to have minimal information about a lot of environmental and social justice issues. I was confident that my activist experience and my research skills would form the basis of a knowledge of green market sectors and work opportunities. But the learning curve proved more daunting than I imagined! When I’m not working with clients, I attend conferences, book lectures, and local meetings supporting the sustainability movement. I read to stay abreast of how the green economy is growing and what marketing strategy is needed to create work opportunities. I search the internet daily to learn of green job listings, information on green field or market sector growth trends, socially responsible company profiles, reports from environmental business alliances and activist coalitions. And I do specific research for clients when they request it (many clients have reported getting overwhelmed and lost doing online research of green careers and issues!) In other words, I'm busy. The hours are long. Some days it’s hard to stay true to this career track I’ve chosen. But my work authentically expresses who I am and what I value. And I'm serving the individuals I coach who've made the decision to “go green” in their career track. |
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