by Ann Zimmerman | Apr 7, 2024 | Career, Clarity, Self-awareness, Work
Most of the people I partner with come to coaching because, in some way or another, work has them feeling stuck. A common question my clients grapple with is: Am I in the right career, job, or workplace? From here, depending on the person, other questions arise. For...
by Ann Zimmerman | Feb 28, 2024 | Career, Identity, Work
Work is a big deal in our lives. During and following COVID, Americans left their jobs at record-setting rates as many people re-evaluated their aspirations and expectations around work. And satisfaction with work hasn’t necessarily grown, even as the job market...
by Ann Zimmerman | Feb 22, 2024 | Career, Choice, Clarity, Mindset
It’s not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset…~ Kristin Armstrong I define moving on as a conscious decision to make progress toward...
by Ann Zimmerman | Dec 6, 2023 | Kindness, Listening, Mindset, Serving
We want to support people we care about. Most of us want to be kind to people in general. I feel called upon to do this more than ever. And sometimes I’m overwhelmed by the amount of care and generosity the world needs right now. My parents taught me...
by Ann Zimmerman | Feb 6, 2023 | Clarity, Identity, Inner Work, Purpose
I’ve been thinking about the process of inner work. My own, that of my clients, and that of others around me. We’re each on our own journey. We start from different places. We travel at our own speeds. We’re headed in unique directions, and, if...
by Ann Zimmerman | Dec 19, 2022 | Burn Out, Mindset, Serving, Work
For some of us, the holiday season is the one time of the year when we give ourselves permission to completely disconnect from work. If you’re one of the many people who feel burned out, stressed out, or overwhelmed by your job, the reprieve can’t come soon...
by Ann Zimmerman | Nov 18, 2021 | Career, Clarity, Identity, Inner Work, Work
“It’s still not clear to me why work, in particular, has been such a wounded area for me.” These are my words, written in my journal, several years ago. They’re the origin of what I’ve come to call work wounds — the hurt that occurs when...
by Ann Zimmerman | Oct 20, 2021 | Clarity, Identity, Inner Work, Purpose
I’m Ann Zimmerman. I’m an executive coach. I’m in the business of speaking up for soul work. Soul work is the journey of bringing head and heart together to live a life aligned with who you are. This is the work I advocate for. It’s the work I do in my business....
by Ann Zimmerman | Sep 28, 2021 | Career, Clarity, Identity, Inner Work, Work
“We shape our work, and then, not surprisingly, we are shaped again by the work we have done. Sometimes, to our distress, we find ourselves in a place where the work suddenly seems to be doing all the shaping, where we do not seem able to lift ourselves out of...
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