HIMPower Magazine April Issue | Page 20

Asking questions. Take on the hardest step, reaching out to the challenger in an effort to seek to understand so that you can take an adjusted approach. REACH OUT FOR HELP Consider talking with a professional coach. Don’t forget reaching out to other believers who are more aware, deeply expe- rienced and want to help will enhance your journey in a phenomenal way. HAVE CONSISTENT 1:1 CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD A consistent conversation with God about your wants, needs and God’s vision for the challenge is icing on the cake. Every morning, I talked with God. That means I didn’t just talk, I listened. The celebratory side of my story? I used 20  HimPower April 2017 the same steps to present a different perspec- tive of who I was and my capabilities. Two months later, I proactively presented my work and my results to the entire top leader- ship team. They were beyond impressed and asked if there was a possibility I could work for them! In addition, having this experience equipped me to be a better career coach for so many professionals around the world. As a career coach, speaker and author, I continue to share my past career challenges so others will be reminded of they too have a relationship with a leader who has the absolute power to catapult their career journey. Stay tuned.  Hope LeNoir, Forward Thinking Profes- sional Development Strategist and Coach, is the Founder of Rise and Fly.