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Great news! Gail was published in Today's Chicago Woman magazine! 

This free popular magazine hit the streets of Chicago March 1st.  It's available within City limits in dark red plastic stands where you'll find other free publications for jobs, apartments, and other news magazines.  The full magazine is not duplicated online.  And check out the readership of this publication, which closely aligns with the women I want to reach... 203,000 single reads per month!

Here is a download link to read the article. You can read a copy in your web browser window and can select File/Save As to keep a copy.  If you have any trouble reading this document, email me and I'll send the file to you. TCW_Career_Coach_March_2005.pdf

My hope is to create public interest in seeing more coaching advice every month in this magazine. To learn more about this publication go to TCW.  I invite YOUR comments here, in my blog. Let's start a conversation. Click on "Comments" below this post and enter your reactions, feedback and requests. 

The content of this piece is condensed from real coaching sessions, with the intro and some tweaks designed by the managing editor.  Each question and answer represents about 30-minutes of coaching. I have protected the identity and privacy of my clients and used their "stories" with their permission.  My goal is to share with the world how coaching can help people break free from assumptions, consider other perspectives, welcome obstacles as learning opportunities and achieve fulfilling goals.

The best part is this article is an opportunity I created through connection, relationship building and determination, starting March 2004.  It's a great reward.  I look forward to seeing how it's received in Chicago and by YOU.  This issue will be in TCW's newspaper boxes until their  April issue comes out.

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TCW Career Coach March 2005

This article appeared in TCW (Today's Chicago Woman) March 2005.  Click here to see column.

Career Coaching - help for climbing the ladder

Face it:  We spend most of our time at work, thinking about work or talking about it.  Our occupations truly occupy our time.  With that in mind, we went to Gail Sussman Miller, a Chicago-based career coach and owner of Inspired Choice, for her advice on dealing with networking nerves, answering to bosses, and pursuing your dreams...

Networking is a part of my job, but I'm an introvert.  Help! --Networker Hopeful

Dear Hopeful: You're not alone.  I recommend a shift in your outlook instead of surgery!  Networking is not only walking into a scheduled event with 200 strangers.  Where do you do a good job of creating relationships in your life?  Transfer this skill and your success to networking.