When looking for a career coach, it’s usually to seek help, guidance, and advice with specific challenges related to a career search. Some of the most common reasons I hear about in my coaching practice when clients come to me for help are: How do I navigate the job...
Life is all about lessons, whether we like them or not. And one of the most significant lessons I've learned is that the loudest voice in the room isn't always heard, and the person who talks the most isn't always right. More often than not, it's the quiet ones who...
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...
I’ll do it later, I told my boss. No, you’ll do it right now, she replied. And with that, I sat uncomfortably hunched over a coffee table in the hotel lobby we were staying at and aggressively smacked the keys to write out the email - eating crow and apologizing for...
Mental fitness is essential for navigating professional settings and advancing your career.
Mental fitness is essential for navigating professional settings and advancing your career.
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…
Let me paint a picture for you and see if it resonates. You’re in the middle of an intense conversation with your…
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.
Have you ever found yourself in a professional situation where things just didn’t “fit?” Accept or change what you can.
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.