I will do my best to sum up my glowing and life-changing experience with Nancy Scheel at Jody Michael Associates. Yes, I realize that I am using splashy words here but anything less would fail to capture my time with Nancy.
So if you are considering a career coach, I highly recommend that you contact Nancy. She is by far the most insightful person I know. She is warm and understanding, incredibly knowledgeable about a wide range of careers and settings, and a gifted, straightforward communicator. She is everything that you would want in a career coach, and I continue to recommend her to friends seeking guidance.
When I first met Nancy, we had a meet-and-greet session in which she asked me a number of questions about where I am now, where I was, and what I wanted to get out of the program. It was so easy to open up to her, and within a few short hours, I felt that she understood me more than many of my friends and family members! Crazy, huh?!
We continued to meet once or twice a week for several months as she led me through the JMA career-discovery program. During the sessions, we discussed my strengths, my abilities, the types of settings and people that bring out the most productive and happiest version of my self, and what I needed to know about myself in order to identify a career type and setting that best matched me. In between sessions, I completed homework assignments that asked me to write about myself, and I took a number of online and written assessments meant to identify my personality type, abilities, and interests. In turn, Nancy carefully reviewed my assessment results and my homework and then expertly and thoughtfully guided me to the two careers that best matched me.
When I first met Nancy, I told her that I needed to find the kind of career that CALLED to me. I wanted a vocation and not a boring, punch-in-punch-out kind of job.
Nancy delivered that and more.
I now know which career is best for me. Nancy gave me not just some insight on how to get into my identified career field, but she asked a friend that happened to be in the field to answer all of my questions that I had about entering and succeeding in that field.
I admit that I was hoping for this kind of outcome. What can I say, I am an optimist! But I didn't foresee the additional benefits that I would get out of our sessions. I am now so familiar with my strengths, my abilities, and what environments I thrive in that I can more effectively communicate this in interviews and on my resume.
But the best thing that I got out of my time with Nancy was a confidence that I was moving in the right direction for the first time in years. I no longer felt anxious and depressed about my future. I am now happier and more productive than ever.
Ok, maybe I lied. I think the best thing that I am getting out of this is Nancy. I plan to continue to ask for her advice and guidance throughout my career.
So as you peruse the reviews of various coaches on Yelp, let me save you some time. Contact Nancy. She is worth every penny. read more