Penelope is a columnist at the Boston Globe. Here's her advice on being you own career coach.
Each of us has an advisor inside of us that we can listen to as a way to do better in this world. Hiring a career coach has helped me a lot, but my experience tells me that it’s also important to develop your own, inner coach. Here are four skills I have developed for coaching myself:
1. Talk to an imaginary coach. 2. Ask yourself better questions. 3. Pretend to give advice to someone else. 4. Believe in your ability to make positive change in your life.