This week's Friday Convos with Young Professionals dives into building a personal career path while navigating those stressful conversations around money, promotions and difficult conversations. Jon's already sweating this chat around tough conversations like asking for more $$$ (when, how and why you should) and why professional development is crucial to your increased worth. We'll be examining how to find your strengths and passions while intentionally chasing opportunities in the sector.

Episode Overview

• Money, promotions + navigating difficult conversations (1:00)
• Building a professional development plan for yourself (4:00)
• Every season, a puzzle piece is being built in your story (13:00)
• Determining your career path: leverage personality tests and discovering your purpose (14:50)
• Asking for more $$$ (when, how and why you should) (17:00)
• Negotiating your first job offer (23:00)
• Powerful statistics around job negotiations (Forbes) (25:00)
• Navigating difficult conversations and conflict (29:00)
• Difficult conversations at work: 9 tips + templates (Blog post by Tom Anderson, Haven Life) (30:00)
• Closing rapid fire questions (32:00)
• We Are For Good Community
• We Are For Good PRO

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/174

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