
Is Career Coaching Right for You?
Whether you're feeling stuck, considering a career change, navigating workplace challenges, or striving for your next professional goal, career coaching can help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
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At Nurture Ambition, career coaching is about more than finding your next job.
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It's about creating a career that aligns with your strengths, values, wellbeing, and ambitions.
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Through evidence-based career development and wellbeing coaching, I help professionals navigate career decisions, overcome obstacles, and build sustainable careers that support both professional success and personal fulfilment.
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Career coaching may be helpful if you:
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Feel stuck or unfulfilled in your current role.
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Lack clarity about your next career move.
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Are considering a career change.
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Want greater confidence in your career decisions.
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Are navigating workplace stress or burnout.
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Want to identify your strengths and career direction.
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Are seeking more meaningful or purposeful work.
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Need support during a period of professional transition.
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Want to align your career with your values and lifestyle goals.
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Are ready to invest in your professional growth.
No matter where you are in your career journey, coaching can help you gain perspective, explore possibilities, and take action with confidence.
My Approach
Many career coaches focus solely on resumes, job applications, and interview preparation.
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While those tools can be important, meaningful career development goes deeper.
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As a qualified Career Development Practitioner, HCANZA-Accredited Wellbeing Coach specialising in burnout recovery, and workplace wellbeing professional with extensive experience supporting individuals through career and life transitions, I take a holistic approach to career coaching.
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Together, we explore:
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Your strengths and transferable skills
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Your interests, values, and motivations
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Career opportunities aligned with your goals
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Confidence and mindset barriers
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Workplace wellbeing and burnout considerations
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Practical strategies for career growth and change
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Sustainable approaches to long-term career success
My goal is to help you make informed career decisions while supporting your overall wellbeing.
What We Can Work On
The goal is to create a career that supports your wellbeing, lifestyle, and long-term ambitions.

Career Clarity
Discover what you want from your career and identify pathways that align with your strengths and values.

Confidencen & Decision-Making
Build confidence in your abilities and make career decisions with greater certainty.

Career Planning
Develop a clear strategy to achieve your professional goals.

Workplace Challenges
Explore strategies for managing workplace stress, navigating difficult situations, and creating healthier ways of working.

Career Change Transition
Navigate career changes with confidence and identify opportunities that fit your evolving priorities.

Sustainable Career Development
Create a career that supports your professional ambitions without compromising your wellbeing.
Why Choose Nurture Ambition?
Your career is one of the most significant parts of your life.
It influences your wellbeing, relationships, confidence, finances, and sense of purpose.
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Unlike traditional career coaching that focuses solely on employment outcomes, Nurture Ambition integrates career development with wellbeing principles to support sustainable success.
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Clients often come to coaching seeking answers about their careers.
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They leave with greater self-awareness, clarity, confidence, and a practical plan for moving forward.
Meet Your Career Coach
My name is Merly Hartnett
I'm Merly Hartnett, a qualified Career Development Practitioner and HCANZA-Accredited Wellbeing Coach specialising in burnout recovery with extensive experience supporting individuals through career transitions, workplace challenges, and professional growth.
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My 15+ years of experience in occupational rehabilitation, workplace wellbeing, and career development provide a unique perspective on helping people build meaningful, sustainable careers.
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I believe career success should enhance your life, not come at the expense of it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ready to Invest in Your Career?
If you're looking for clarity, confidence, and support in your career journey, I'd love to help.
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Book a complimentary discovery call to discuss your goals and explore how career coaching can support your next step.
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Build a career that supports both your ambitions and your wellbeing.