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Associate at Boutique NYC Law Firm

 

During another afternoon wondering why I was so dissatisfied with my career, I idly typed “career coach” into an internet search.  Scrolling through the options, I saw Astrid Baumgardner’s website, and clicked.  Though I wasn’t initially serious about working with a career coach, as I learned about Astrid’s history and read her articles, my interest was piqued.  As a litigation associate at a large NYC law firm and an amateur pianist and lover of the arts, I was drawn to the breadth and depth of Astrid’s interests and background and felt that she might be able to help me gain some wisdom about my career from the vantage point of many more years of experience.  Within minutes I had called and we had scheduled our first coaching appointment.
The results of our weekly sessions surpassed all expectations.  In concrete terms, within five months I obtained a new job that permits me to continue being a lawyer – a career path that I was on the verge of quitting despite years of education and hard work – while honoring my values, interests, and creativity and making a good living:  a combination I never thought possible as an attorney in private practice in NYC.  Astrid’s probing questions and value-oriented exercises played a significant role in giving me the focus and courage to identify and pursue my new legal career.  
But perhaps more significant are the less visible, more internal results.  By emphasizing values, strengths, core emotions, and interests, rather than diving headfirst into a job search, Astrid helped me to recognize the aspects of my job and career trajectory that did not align with my authentic self and were responsible for my dissatisfaction.  We not only talked about ways to make my job more inspiring in the near term, but also explored alternative career choices, both in and out of the law.  Throughout, Astrid’s genuineness and empathy made me feel at ease, while she also challenged me to use my creativity to prioritize my desires in career and life.
I have found the coaching process with Astrid to be fundamentally a positive, proactive, productive, creative, learning process.  She has a singular ability to listen, digest the content and emotions of what I’ve said, and then not only reflect it back in a productive manner but also build on it by asking a number of insightful questions.  She is always warm, friendly, and professional, and her weekly exercises often provided a useful starting point for our conversations.  I highly recommend the career coaching process with Astrid not only to those who seek to change their career or job, as I did, but also to people who simply want to learn to better harness and employ their creative energies at their current job.

—Anna L., New York, NY


Attorney at AmLaw100 firm

For several years, I felt that I was stuck in a rut and not getting any satisfaction from my legal career.  I have always been rather skeptical of any sort of counseling or self-help, and I was no less so when my wife told me one day that one of her colleagues was raving about Astrid's coaching sessions.  Soon afterward, though, I met Astrid at a social gathering.  After just a few minutes' conversation with her, I knew that I had found in Astrid someone whose listening skills, experience, and understanding could actually help me get out of my rut, and a few days later I signed up for my first set of coaching sessions.  In our sessions, Astrid helped me to assess my strengths, skills, priorities, and interests in a way that has liberated me from a significant amount of the pressure that I had been putting on myself and that has allowed me to develop a plan to get what I want from my career.

—CB, New York, NY


 

 

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My experience as an attorney in the business world dates from the mid-1970’s. I “made it” in the world of Big NYC law firms and then transitioned to careers in non-profit management, consulting and coaching. I know from personal experience how challenging it is to explore career options after investing so much time and hard work into achieving success in your chosen profession.

I also know the challenge of balancing the demands of a career with the desire to have a rich family life and have time for my personal interests as well.

My mission is to help you take charge of your career and your personal life and get what you really want.

I also support you as you experiment with safe alternatives and learn what works best for you so that if you do want to transition to a new career, you will have the experience of seeing yourself in a variety of new roles. I also help you tap into your passions and enrich both your professional and your personal life, as well as find ways to prioritize so that you are taking care of yourself and balancing the important elements of your life.

Through coaching, my clients are able to:

  • Make important career choices based on what they really want to do - as opposed to what they think they should be doing.
  • Find ways to enhance their current job experience by clarifying what they do best and what is most important to them.
  • Transition to a new career once they have created a meaningful plan based on authentic values, interests, and strengths.
  • Experiment with new directions in order to get clarity on what works best for them, making it easier to transition to a new career.
  • Attain balance in their professional and personal lives.

Click here for more specific results that my clients have gotten from coaching.

If you are ready to achieve the success you know you deserve, click here or call me at 917.747.5625.