Self-Coaching Guides

Career Clarity Starts Here.

Reflect, Reset, and Move Forward with Intention

Sometimes the next right move in your career doesn’t come from another podcast, job board, or performance review — it comes from asking yourself the right questions. These self-coaching guides are designed to help you pause, reflect, and navigate your career from a place of clarity, not pressure.

Whether you’re considering a big move, feeling stuck, or just craving more alignment between your work and your values, these tools can help you get grounded and regain momentum.

You can:

Use them solo as structured journaling prompts
Bring them into a conversation with a friend, mentor, or peer
Or use them to prepare for a coaching session with a Kelley Career Coach

However you choose to engage, these guides meet you exactly where you are — and help you take the next step forward.

Explore the Guides (coming soon!)

The following guides are built around common themes I hear in coaching conversations with Kelley alumni. If you're feeling any of these tensions — restlessness, burnout, uncertainty, or a desire for more — you're not alone. While the themes may be familiar, your story, values, and goals are entirely your own.

There’s no one-size-fits-all path — and no “right” or “wrong” answer. Use these guides to slow down, tune in, and start designing a career and life that feels meaningful to you. Let them help you navigate the maze of career management with more clarity, courage, and intention.

From Consulting to Industry: Redefining Success on Your Terms

You’ve built a strong foundation in consulting — now you’re ready for more balance and long-term ownership. This guide will help you clarify your values, explore next steps in industry, and create a transition plan rooted in purpose, not pressure.

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I’m Bored but Not Burned Out: Reigniting Purpose in a Comfortable Role

You’re not unhappy — just underwhelmed. This guide helps you tap into what's missing, uncover hidden opportunities, and re-engage with your role or redefine what’s next.

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The Pivot Playbook: Switching Industries or Functions with Confidence

Changing lanes doesn’t mean starting over. This guide will help you identify transferable skills, craft a compelling narrative, and build momentum in a new space.

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From Achievement to Alignment: Designing a Values-Based Career

You’ve hit the goals — now what? This guide supports professionals seeking deeper meaning and alignment, helping you reconnect to what truly matters in your work and life.

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Career Crossroads: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

When the pros and cons list isn’t enough, this guide helps you clarify priorities, assess your options with honesty, and move forward with confidence.

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Navigating Promotion Plateaus: Reclaiming Career Momentum

Feel like you’ve hit a ceiling? This guide helps you assess your growth path, increase visibility, and decide whether to double down or shift course.

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Reinventing After Burnout: Rebuilding from the Inside Out

Burnout isn’t failure — it’s feedback. This guide supports recovery, reflection, and designing a career that’s sustainable and soul-aligned.

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Climbing with Purpose: Preparing for Executive-Level Growth

You’re ready to step into bigger leadership — but you want to do it intentionally. This guide helps you define your leadership legacy, build strategic visibility, and prepare for senior roles with clarity and conviction.

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Designing a Portfolio Career: Making Space for All of You

If you’re craving variety — consulting, teaching, investing, creating — this guide helps you design a multi-hyphenate career that’s financially and creatively fulfilling.

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The Comeback Plan: Returning to Work After a Career Pause

Whether you paused for family, health, travel, or life — this guide helps you re-enter the workforce with confidence, refresh your story, and relaunch with purpose.

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Start Wherever You Are

These guides are here to meet you in the messy middle — not with all the answers, but with better questions, fresh perspective, and permission to slow down and think deeply about what’s next.

You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t already committed to growth. Taking time to reflect isn’t a luxury — it’s a bold move in a world that rewards speed over intention. Whatever you're navigating, you have the experience, instincts, and resilience to figure it out. Let these guides support your next step.

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