Open Doors.
Doors open through people. Build the search engine that runs on relationships.
Most people apply cold, then panic-network. You'll do the opposite. Map your people through the Confidence Circle, send a specific announcement to your inner ring first, then run a weekly rhythm sized to your real capacity - protected by a No List.
~1h · 3 exercises
- Your goal: a search that runs on relationships - map your people, make a specific ask, set a sustainable rhythm.
- The order matters: warm circle first, wider net second.
- Sustainable beats heroic. Weekly numbers + a No List to protect them.
- My Confidence Circle has names (or named empty seats) for each role.
- My announcement is sent to my Inner Circle; the wider version is drafted.
- Two full weeks of rhythm are logged: 4+ tailored applications, 4+ touches, 2+ conversations booked.
- My No List exists and I've honored it at least once.
Step by step
The lessons in this module
Work through each exercise in order. Every step has guidance, prompts, and a place to reflect — inside the hub or on paper.
- 1
6.1 The Confidence Circle
~25 minName a person for each of the 8 seats - or mark it as a seat to fill.
**Eight roles, two for each stage** of the Confidence Cycle. **An empty seat isn't a failure** — it's the clearest signal of **where to spend your energy this month**.
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6.2 The Announcement
~25 minDraft the message that tells your network what you're looking for.
Draft the message that tells your network what you're looking for — **specific role types, specific orgs**. **Send to Inner Circle first**; they're the warm-up rep.
Example: 'After seven years leading operations at a nonprofit, I'm making a deliberate move into chief of staff and business operations roles, ideally at a growth-stage company (health, climate, and education tech are favorites). If you know a chief of staff or BizOps lead, or a team that's hiring one, I'd love an intro. And if I can return the favor, name it.'
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6.3 Rhythm, Tracker, No List
~30 minSet weekly numbers, pick a tracker, write what you're not doing.
**Sustainable beats heroic.** Pick **weekly numbers sized to your real capacity**. Then write the **No List** — what you're **deliberately NOT doing** this season — so the rhythm holds.
- Open your tracker: the data is never as bad as the dread. What does it actually say?
- The outreach you're most avoiding: send it now, imperfect. Then notice how it felt.
Ready to put pen to paper?
Download the full Career Confidence workbook with the worksheets for this module — or sign in to complete them inside the hub with your coach.