It all started with your standard-issue older white businessman in his khakis and blazer getting irritated with airport security – only to find he left his cell phone in his pocket after going through the metal detector three times. Me and the guy behind me had a...
Mindset
Can’t Seem to Get Ahead? Try Practicing Some Mindfulness
No, nope, never. That’s what Zaya told me when I brought up the topic of mindfulness in our career coaching session. I had been working with Zaya to help her succeed in a new leadership role which was a huge leap of responsibility for her. Zaya told me she had an...
From Couch Potato To Half-Ironman: Goal Setting Simplified
You wanna do what?! Are you outta your mind?! And you want me to do it with you?! That’s how I responded to my sister Marissa when she asked me in 2016 if I wanted to do a Half Ironman with her. Have you ever heard of ‘Couch to 5k’? Well, Marissa wanted to go from...
Leaning In To Becoming A Beginner
Mental fitness is essential for navigating professional settings and advancing your career.
How Mental Fitness is Important for Your Career
Mental fitness is essential for navigating professional settings and advancing your career.
Values-Driven Job Search: A New Way to Find Your Next Job
Raise your hand if you’ve heard this before: “if you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Now…raise your hand…
Meet the Saboteur: Hyper-Rational
Let me paint a picture for you and see if it resonates. You’re in the middle of an intense conversation with your…
Stop Shoulding On Yourself!
I coach my clients to accept what they are willing or unwilling to do and empower that decision. Do or do not, there is no should.
Accept What Is or Change the Sandbox: Don’t Force-Fit
Have you ever found yourself in a professional situation where things just didn’t “fit?” Accept or change what you can.
Meet the Saboteurs: Restless
Do any of these sound familiar? – I hate going to bed before anyone else because I’m afraid I’ll miss out on something – I have to be the…
Darren Kanthal
Darren Kanthal, Founder of The Kanthal Group, is a values-driven leadership and career coach with over 20 years of experience in HR and Talent Acquisition. Darren is intensely passionate about helping mid-career leaders cut through the BS, do the foundational work, and achieve their greatness.