It's Rough Out There

Well, I'm glad I brought a good book to the open house I hosted this afternoon because not one person showed up. Nada. Zip. A big goose egg. Even the token nosy neighbor-- who can usually be counted on to arrive just as the agent is trying to close up shop-- was disinterested. Yes sirree, the real estate market is in a rut like I haven't seen in quite a while. I sure picked a good time to switch career gears. If only I could figure out what that career should be.

I thought that hiring a career coach would help me to better navigate this process but at this juncture I still feel rudderless. I have two major concerns:

a) I'm not sure that "L" and I are a good fit personality-wise;
b) I'm not sure if "L" is truly as competent as I initially believed her to be.

For one thing, she is extremely laid back in her interaction with me at a time when I really need/want her to be enthusiastic. This is an extreme time for me: It is extremely exciting because I'm seeking a much-needed change and at the same time extremely scary because I'm currently (voluntarily) unemployed and need/want to go full speed ahead toward determining my true career passion. I need my career coach to be a cheerleader and a guide and right now I don't feel that "L" is fulfilling either role. She's also yawned during two of our six meetings. Yes, yawned. Really, there are no words to describe the rudeness factor when someone you're paying to help you yawns on your dime. If she does it again, we're going to part ways. Actually, we may part ways regardless.

I also question whether "L" is good at her job. I suspect she's not Internet-savvy, which I think is extremely odd in this day and age. When I told her I started a blog, I got the feeling that she misunderstood and thought I said "book". I couldn't tell by her expression whether she even knows what a blog is. What it comes down to is that so far I don't feel a connection with "L" and think that I should. Hopefully tomorrow's meeting will be more productive than last week's. If not, I've got some serious evaluating to do because the other local career coach I was referred to has a three-five month wait to schedule an appointment. And yes, I am on that list.

It's rough right now, but I just know that eventually I'll find a career of which I can be proud.