You're facing roadblocks in your career progression. How can you harness career coaching to break through?

It's not your career. It's you. That's the key to the breakthrough you need when you're faced with a career roadblock. If you believe anything else about achievement - that someone else or something else has to change, you will live in the stall or simply fall. Nothing exists in isolation, so start looking at other roadblocks you have faced in life. That's where coaching can be an essential element of your rise.

Career progression hinges on 3 factors: Influence, Impact, and Visibility. Whether you're just starting out or are well into your career, excelling in these areas is crucial. If you find yourself stalling, it's time to assess in these areas. In my book, "Master Build Accelerate," I delve into each factor and provide exercises to identify your gaps. For a DIY approach, list the requirements for your next career milestone and evaluate how you measure up. Seek feedback from your leadership on areas for improvement. This will help you pinpoint and address career blockers. Working with a career coach or mentor can also be a game changer. An outside perspective can help you identify blind spots and navigate your career path more effectively.

This is good. One of the exercises my clients and I do is a job description assessment. We analyze certain jobs that interests them through various job descriptions. We then identify gaps or areas of improvement. Then we assess whether or not they can can some of the skills in their current role through projects and collaborating cross functionally.

Your career coach is a valuable partner in your career development. They can help you create an action plan structured around your goals and ambitions that will help you get back to work sooner, rather than later. Keep in mind that a coach isn't going to tell you what you should do. For example, they can help you figure out your strengths and identify positions you believe you'd enjoy doing. A coach should have no vested interest or agenda in what work you do. However, they should help you gain greater career clarity by asking all of the necessary questions to help you figure out whatever is next for you and your career.

Change can be scary. But it doesn't have to be. With support from a career coach, you can explore the fear and illuminate what's behind it. That awareness allows you to embrace change as an opportunity for growth, evolution and learning.