The Inner C.V.
Build consistent traction in your career and writing — one week at a time.
Why does it feel so hard to create consistent traction in your career...or your writing?
It’s not because you’re lazy, undisciplined, or incapable.
Instead, you’ve reached a point where uncertainty has begun to interfere with your ability to keep moving toward what matters.
The Inner C.V. is a free weekly email designed to help you create consistent traction toward the career and writing life you want. Each issue combines practical strategy with the inner work that makes sustained progress possible.
Designed for scholars like you
(humanists, historians, qualitative social scientists):
staring down the academic job market – for the first or umpteenth time
exploring work beyond teaching and research
pursuing both paths at once
trying to write, but caught in perfectionism, endless editing, or avoidance
I should be further along by now
What if this doesn’t work out?
How do I stop letting today’s urgencies crowd out the work that matters most?
And underneath all of it? A quiet pressure…
Here’s what I’ve learned
People come to me because they want better application materials, stronger networking, clearer career decisions, or more consistent writing. Those are exactly the right things to want.
What surprises many of them is that lasting traction comes from both practical tools -- and a steadier relationship with themselves. When you learn to…
distinguish stories your brain tells you on autopilot, from actual facts on the ground
allow uncertainty without demanding certainty -- and keep moving anyway
…the external work becomes less grind, more enjoyable -- and really? more effective!
What you’ll receive each week
A focused prompt to break through writing blocks
A practical tactic you can apply in under 30 minutes
A strategic reframe to help you make clearer decisions
A gentle nudge to finally do the thing you’ve been avoiding
In about ten minutes you’ll know your next step—and feel more ready to take it.
What I can—and can’t—promise
I can’t promise you a job, a publication, or certainty.
I can promise thoughtful partnership, practical tools, honest reflection, and a coaching approach designed to help you keep moving steadily toward what you want without selling out or abandoning what matters most.
Again and again, clients tell me they came for career strategy and left with something that lasted even longer: greater self-trust, inner steadiness, and the ability to keep moving when the future’s unknown – because, it is!
You’re not behind. You’re just overdue for the right kind of support.
P.S. If you’ve been thinking “I need to get back on track”… this is your starting point.
It takes less than 10 seconds to join — and your next step will be waiting for you in your inbox.