Archive - The Boring Career Coach

Don’t Trade A Paycheck For A Pending Offer

If a company asks you to resign before conditions clear, they’re moving risk to you. Here’s how to protect your income and force clarity.

Dec 28 • The Boring Career Coach

You Didn’t Ruin Your Reputation. Your Follow-Up Will.

Most career damage isn’t the party. It’s the spiral after. Here’s the calm recovery plan, what to say, what to avoid, and how to rebuild trust fast.

Dec 23 • The Boring Career Coach

Working Scared Is The Fastest Way To Stall Your Career

Fear makes smart people overshare, spiral, and lose trust. Learn the calm system that protects your reputation and keeps your career moving.

Dec 22 • The Boring Career Coach

Promotions Go To The Obvious, Not The Best

A simple visibility system: weekly impact log, monthly one-page recap, and the ask script that turns effort into scope, title, and pay.

Dec 17 • The Boring Career Coach

How to Spot a Layoff 3-6 Months Before It Happens (And What to Do)

After coaching 100+ through layoffs, I've seen the script. Consultants arrive, perks vanish, managers get weird. Here's the timeline nobody talks about.

Dec 4 • The Boring Career Coach

November 2025

The Comfortable Job That Quietly Kills Your Career

Your role feels safe, but your skills are aging out. This post shows the math, the risk, and the exact system to escape the comfort trap and grow again.

Nov 29 • The Boring Career Coach

Promotions Aren’t About Effort: They’re About This

Learn the 10 unspoken rules your boss won’t say out loud and the simple weekly career log that turns quiet work into raises, safety, and options.

Nov 16 • The Boring Career Coach

Stop Waiting: Make Recruiters Find You in 90 Days

Stop waiting for “on file.” Turn LinkedIn into a magnet with headline formulas, proof bullets, scripts, and a 90-day cadence that gets you called back.

Nov 7 • The Boring Career Coach

Toxic Client Playbook: Boundaries That Protect Your Career

Word-for-word lines + a live Excel tracker to pause calls, reset tone, and protect your career—without losing good clients.

Nov 3 • The Boring Career Coach

October 2025

Don’t Wait For The Layoff Email: Build Your Exit Plan Now

Don't wait for the restructuring email. Get LinkedIn fixes, resume bullets, outreach scripts, runway calculator—prep in 10 days. Free + premium.

Oct 28 • The Boring Career Coach

Cold Email the Hiring Manager: 5 Scripts That Actually Get Replies

DM-proof templates, a 5-line framework, and a 72-hour chaser. Send today, book screens in 48 hours. Includes a 1-page 90-day plan and an outreach…

Oct 21 • The Boring Career Coach

Stop Getting Good at Being Busy

Busy doesn’t compound. Leverage does. Learn VPH to raise pay without longer weeks—get the calculator, scorecard, negotiation scripts, and a 30-day plan.

Oct 20 • The Boring Career Coach

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