The document discusses common reasons why women are miserable at work and provides tips to address them. The top five reasons are: 1) impossible to balance work and family, 2) chronic financial distress, 3) struggling to use natural skills, 4) feeling undervalued and disrespected, and 5) little joy or meaning. It then gives tips in five areas - gain balance, increase financial health, use enjoyable skills, claim respect, and expand joy and meaning. The document also promotes a career coaching program to help women change careers.

1. 5 Reasons You’re Miserable at Work and What to Do About It - J une 16 th Teleseminar with Kathy Caprino Kathy Caprino, M.A. Women’s Career and Life Breakthrough Coach Ellia Communications, Inc. www.elliacommunications.com [email_address] 203-834-9933 Based on the book Breakdown, Breakthrough : The Professional Woman’s Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose By Kathy Caprino, M.A.

2. Today, 9 out of 10 women are having at least one of the 12 “hidden” crises, and over 50% don’t know what to do about it. (For more info, see Kathy’s book Breakdown Breakthrough ) Working women are on the rise, but the dominant white-male competitive career model doesn’t fit Women and family – women still handle majority of the domestic responsibility. Balancing is virtually impossible. Women’s preferred approaches, styles, values, and work/life needs are radically different from men’s Women’s midlife crises are on the rise – the search continues for meaning, balance, and satisfaction A general lack of understanding of women’s unique challenges You are Not Alone

3. You are chronically wanting to be where you are not… You feel inauthentic and fake the majority of time You’re chronically ill and exhausted You dread going into work each day You don’t laugh or feel joy during the day You have a strong gut feeling that you’re meant to do something else (yes - meant for bigger things!) You feel disrespected and demoralized at work You don’t “fit in” You feel you’re wasting your talents and skills You Know It’s Time to Change Jobs When…

4. The top 5 reasons women are miserable at work are: Impossible to balance work and family Chronic financial distress Struggling to use skills that aren’t “natural” Feeling undervalued and disrespected Little joy or meaning Top 5 Reasons You’re Miserable at Work

5. GAIN BALANCE - Determine your top 3 life and work priorities, and honor these. Stop overfunctioning (doing more than is necessary, appropriate, healthy), and let go of perfectionism. INCREASE FINANCIAL HEALTH - Become intimate with your money and recognize your real worth. Create a solid budget, develop strong financial goals, and stop over-spending. Revise negative beliefs around money. USE SKILLS THAT ARE FUN - Take Kathy’s FREE Career Path Assessment – understand exactly what talents and skills are EASY and FUN for you to use, and change directions to use these more frequently. Tips for Addressing 5 Reasons for Career Misery

6. 4. CLAIM YOUR RESPECT – Start with SELF-respect. Become more authentic and real in your work. Speak up about who you are and what’s important. Enforce your boundaries. 5. EXPAND JOY AND MEANING - Determine what endeavors and activities make you joyful, and begin today to focus on these. It’s up to you, and you CAN do this! Tips for Addressing 5 Reasons for Career Misery

7. From Kathy’s book Breakdown Breakthrough . All rights reserved. Overcoming the 12 Hidden Crises of Working Women - In Relationship with Self - You need to take back your power from a source outside yourself. “ I Don’t Like Who I’ve Become” You are grieving lost parts of yourself that need to be reclaimed. “ I Can’t Overcome This Loss” The body is communicating what the lips are not. “ I Can’t Resolve My Chronic Health Issues” Step Back to Explore Hidden Crises in Relationship with Self

8. Overcoming the 12 Hidden Crises of Working Women - In Relationship with Others - From Kathy’s book Breakdown Breakthrough . All rights reserved. You need to recognize your worth so you don’t have to prove it over and over. “ I Can’t Get Out of This Crushing Competition” Your boundaries are in need of strengthening. “ I Can’t Break This Cycle of Mistreatment” You are reliving past trauma over speaking up. “ I Can’t Speak Up with Power” Step Back to Explore Hidden Crises in Relationship with Others

9. Overcoming the 12 Hidden Crises of Working Women - Relationship with the World - From Kathy’s book Breakdown Breakthrough . All rights reserved. You are resisting the fact that you can make a difference. “ I Can’t Find a Way to Help Others and the World” You have been denying the power of your unique gifts. “ I Can’t Use My Real Talents in Life and Work” You are valuing money above all else in your life. “ I Can’t Escape This Financial Trap” Step Back to Explore Hidden Crises in Relationship with the World

10. Overcoming the 12 Hidden Crises of Working Women - Relationship with Your Higher Self - From Kathy’s book Breakdown Breakthrough . All rights reserved. You have mistakenly believed others who say you should let your dreams go. “ I Can’t Do Work and Play that I Love” You are over-functioning (doing more than is healthy, appropriate, and necessary) and trying for perfection, in order to control your world. “ I Can’t Balance Life and Work” You are somehow connected to struggle (from your past) and need to release it. “ I Can’t Keep Things from Falling Apart” Step Back to Explore Hidden Crises in Relationship with Higher Self

11. Abundantly successful career women say… “ I know myself well enough to define what success is for me and to take actions to put those things into place .” A joyful, fulfilling career has these traits: Feels meaningful to you Allows you to use the talents and skills you enjoy Connects you with people you respect and admire Encourages you to stretch and grow in ways that are exciting Makes you feel proud of what you do Generates the income you need and want Gives you the opportunity to focus on your family as you wish Whether it’s a job or a calling, you’re being all you want to be Excerpted from responses from Kathy’s Women Succeeding Abundantly National Study What a Fulfilling Career Looks Like

12. Follow Kathy’s Six-Step Model for Career Change STEP BACK – Determine what isn’t working in your career, and what must change, and why LET GO - Uncover and release the blocks to your success SAY YES! - Understand what you truly want to focus on in your work EXPLORE - Refine your career options from “sound-great! ideas” vs. real-life directions that fit with your values, priorities, and needs REFINE - Determine the two most promising new career paths COMMIT/CREATE – Develop a S.M.A.R.T. and doable timeline and action plan to research, determine, and achieve your new career path How to Change Your Career - Change Your Life!

13. Where to start? 1) Take Kathy’s FREE Career Path Assessment 2) Get a one-hour career consultation 3) Join Kathy in her three-month private Breakthrough Career Coaching Program For more information, contact: Kathy Caprino Women’s Career and Life Breakthrough Coach Ellia Communications, Inc. (203) 834-9933 Email: kathy@elliacommunications.com www.elliacommunications.com and www.breakdownbreakthrough.com Change Your Career - Change Your Life!