The SecondAct Career Reset & Focus Guide is a practical, reflection-driven workbook designed for seasoned professionals navigating an active job search or career pivot. Built for people with real experience, this guide helps you get clear on what you want next, articulate the value you already bring, and take focused action without starting over or second-guessing your worth.
This is not a fill-in-the-blanks workbook meant to be rushed. It’s a thoughtful reset you can move through at your own pace, using pen, paper, and honest reflection to reconnect your career decisions to the life you’re building.
Inside, you’ll work through:
Career clarity prompts to define what you are actively pursuing right now
A Wheel of Life exercise to align career decisions with your full life, not just your job
Value and experience exercises to identify what employers actually need from you
Tools to translate your Return on Experience into confident, clear language
Power skills and hard skills inventories to strengthen resumes and interviews
Confidence checks questions to surface and challenge internalized doubt
Practical next moves to create momentum in today’s job market
Bonus resources including values lists, learning prompts, and community reflection
Use what applies. Skip what doesn’t. There are no perfect order and no pressure to complete it all at once. This guide is designed to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and intention, grounded in everything you’ve already earned.
Created by Barbara Brooks, founder of SecondActWomen and pro-age speaker focused on helping experienced professionals own their value and navigate what’s next with confidence.
The SecondAct Career Reset & Focus Guide is a practical, reflection-driven workbook designed for seasoned professionals navigating an active job search or career pivot. Built for people with real experience, this guide helps you get clear on what you want next, articulate the value you already bring, and take focused action without starting over or second-guessing your worth.
This is not a fill-in-the-blanks workbook meant to be rushed. It’s a thoughtful reset you can move through at your own pace, using pen, paper, and honest reflection to reconnect your career decisions to the life you’re building.
Inside, you’ll work through:
Career clarity prompts to define what you are actively pursuing right now
A Wheel of Life exercise to align career decisions with your full life, not just your job
Value and experience exercises to identify what employers actually need from you
Tools to translate your Return on Experience into confident, clear language
Power skills and hard skills inventories to strengthen resumes and interviews
Confidence checks questions to surface and challenge internalized doubt
Practical next moves to create momentum in today’s job market
Bonus resources including values lists, learning prompts, and community reflection
Use what applies. Skip what doesn’t. There are no perfect order and no pressure to complete it all at once. This guide is designed to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and intention, grounded in everything you’ve already earned.
Created by Barbara Brooks, founder of SecondActWomen and pro-age speaker focused on helping experienced professionals own their value and navigate what’s next with confidence.