How do you define success for your career journey - Hallie Crawford

How do you define success for your career journey I was talking with my career coaching client Janelle this week and she reminded me of this important advice I wanted to share with you. Shes been resistant throughout our coaching process to ask for help in her career journey. We realized this week why that is and what she needs to do about it. You see, Janelle defines success and strength as being able to do everything on her own, without help from others. I challenged her to see if that definition of success and strength served her or notand she realized it didnt. It actually hindered her because shes been unwilling to lean on others to get support when she needed it. Heres an excerpt of our post: What is your plan for reaching out and asking for their support? I am so not good a this.   I associate strength, and independence with handling things myself.   I dont like to put myself out there and be vulnerable for fear of failure and not wanting others to know I have failed.   Also I feel others have so much going on in their own lives I dont want to impose on them.   How do I get over this? Realize that asking for help isnt failure, it is setting yourself up for success Successful people have others to lean on, thats how it works. And theyre confident enough to ask for help when they need it. You may need to re-define your definition of strength and independence ?? It doesnt sound like its serving you! So think about this for me this week, is how you define success, happiness or anything else, helping you or hindering you? Think about the obstacles you tend to struggle with, and look behind those obstacles to see how you define them for yourself. Change them if you need to, re-write your definition in a way that will support you, not in a way that will hold you back! Ideal Career Coach P.S. Are you frustrated with your job search? Check out our  FREE REPORT:  â€Take Control of Your Career Transition: Uncover Hidden Opportunities”.