The Women's Career Transformation Network, LLC
Design Your Work To Fit Your Life
Ways We Can Work Together
There is more than one way to design work you love. If you want personal guidance, my one-on-one coaching starts with a real conversation and a Joyful Work/Life Master Plan built around your strengths. If you would rather move at your own pace, my courses and workshops walk you through deciding your next step. Whatever stage you are in, we will find the path that fits your life.
Maria Rushing · Career Coach & Author
Creator of Joyful Career Design | Certified Life Coach | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Amazon Best-Selling Author | Featured in HuffPost, NBC & FOX
I'm Maria Rushing, a career coach, author, and speaker helping midlife women design work that fits their lives. Through my Joyful Career Design philosophy, I guide women to use their strengths and build careers with more freedom, income, and joy.
Books To Guide Your Next Chapter
I have written for the woman in transition, whatever her transition looks like. How to Get Your Joy Back! lays out my philosophy for midlife career change. The Queen's Journal helps you take daily action, and Breast Cancer, Now What? offers support drawn from my own survivorship. My books are available on Amazon in ebook, print, and audio, with select ebooks you can buy directly from me.
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There Is More Here For You
Wherever you are on your path, there is something here for you. Explore my favorite resources, read the blog, find answers to your questions, and join a community of women choosing joy and taking action, right alongside you.
Trusted Resources
A growing collection of my favorite tools and recommendations, plus family resources through Sammy the Centipede.
The Best Life Blog
Articles on career design, reclaiming your joy, and building work that fits the life you want.
Join The Community
Connect with like-minded women in my free Facebook group for support, encouragement, and inspiration.
Have Questions?
New here? Find quick answers about my coaching, courses, and how we can work together.
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How It Works
I begin with a simple question, how are you, and what is your joy level. Together we look at your strengths, values, health, faith, and finances, then map out work that supports the life you want. Your Welcome Call sets your Joyful Work/Life Master Plan, and The Queen's Journal keeps your days focused. Ongoing support through weekly calls, text, email, and select courses helps you take steady, confident steps into your next chapter.
Bestselling Joyful Career Book
My book, How to Get Your Joy Back, gives midlife women a practical transformation roadmap.
Media Recognition
Features on FOX, NBC, and The Huffington Post show that Joyful Career Design works.
Credentials And Lived Wisdom
Honorary Doctorate, certified life coach, breast cancer survivor, and ten years guiding pivots.
The Woman Behind The Method
After years in the corporate world and a commute that cost me my health, I asked the question so many women reach: is this really it? I chose a different way, one that let me build work around my life instead of the other way around. As a breast cancer survivor, author, and coach, I now help other women design careers that bring them freedom and joy.