Origin of Staci’s Real Edge

Written By Staci Collins

My late mother, who rose from a Jim Crow childhood to become a globally traveled (30+ trips), millionaire vocational consultant in the 80’s, said to me, “Staci, no one wants to hear my story; they want to hear from someone important.” That broke my heart.

As a child, listening to her engaging stories of clients’ success or failure at the dinner table, I sensed that all our real lives are like “novels”, from the Latin for—new story. And never mind writing them, most of us are not even reading them.

I followed my quest into the social sciences (psych anthro, org behavior) and ultimately management career coaching & consulting (Accenture, EY, Gap, Harrah’s), I realized that most career “novels” are unseen, and thus underestimated, even tossed away like a diamond into a landfill, along with millions of other discarded artifacts of a single modern human life.

Have you too, like my Mom, been trained your career is Not a Real Story? That you have Not done much to note.

But, spoiler alert, you probably have, and it really is a story! It just may be that a story is not what you think.

If you’re ready to embrace your own *novel-your own unfolding Real story, reach out!

Any story is fundamentally about perspective. To see or tell it clearly, one must have consciousness beyond one’s own view - from the view of your users or customers or team.

Your career story (or resume) truly is — the big picture of the problems you have solved. Can you name them?

For me, my Mom’s refusal (her whole life) to tell me her story, became a turning point.

& I made a decision to dedicate my life to showing regular SMEs the importance of their own stories. And to help them set their meaning free quickly & engagingly.

Now, having freed 10,000+ work stories from career *landfills, might yours be next?

Staci Collins

Staci helps professionals showcase themselves in resumes, on LinkedIn, and in interviews. She provides all-inclusive resume services, interviewing services & search support in a confidential environment. She will capture all the necessary information during an open-ended conversation, including everything said and unsaid, using advanced active listening, business psychology and behavioral science expertise.

Unlike other resume writers, Staci focuses on building her clients’ independent agility to customize both resumes and interview strategies themselves. See her recommendations and offerings on her website or at https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacicollins/

https://www.realedgecoaching.com
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