What if you could wave a magic wand and instantly begin living your ideal life?
What would it look like? What would you be doing?
How would you feel?
I love to watch people light up as they answer this question. Even more, I love to help them make it a reality! Since founding MAP Professional Development Inc. in 2003, MAP Inc. has helped thousands of people design meaningful careers and purposeful lives. Who knew work could be so much fun?
Our Name
MAP stands for Meaning And Purpose, two elements often lacking when it comes to our careers. But as Rabbi Harold Kushner says, "Burnout results not from hard work - people are capable of working very hard - but from a sense of futility, the fear that all the hard work isn't making a difference." We all need to know our work - paid or unpaid - contributes to our purpose, our communities, and the world at large.
Our Mission
At its essence, MAP Inc. exists to help you do what you love! We inspire and educate clients to pursue passionate careers and design lives of no regrets. We focus on building strength, success, happiness, and productivity within meaningful work.
Are You Floundering?
Many of our clients come to us because, although work may be 'fine' (a word we hear a lot!), they sense there is something more - they're just not sure what or are uncertain how to move forward with their dream.
I understand this uncertainty! In college I went from a major in journalism to English to foreign languages to social work to Sign Language interpretation before finally graduating with degrees in none of those fields. My work experience has ranged from night-shift waitressing to servicing employee benefits to corporate HR to an unexpected entrepreneurial path. I've gone from knowing exactly what I want to do with my life to having no clue what I want to do with my life - often within the same 24-hour period!
It wasn't until I did some hefty work - writing my personal mission statement, assessing my strengths and passions, and clarifying 'meaningful work,' for starters - that I truly uncovered my path. When pursuing my doctorate and training to become a certified coach, I knew I had "come home." Now I spend my days helping people like you experience the bliss that comes with meaningful careers, purposeful lives, and pursuing a life you love!
How Can We Help?
If you want to design your meaningful career and purposeful life, let us know. Our work is grounded in theory and, with nearly all of our business coming from referrals, we are confident that we can help you apply what we've learned. Please feel free to peruse our Web site to begin finding answers to your questions. I would love for you to contact me to discuss your next best steps!
Here's to doing what you love!
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Human Resource Development)
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Human Resource Management)
B.A., University of Minnesota at Morris (Sociology, Human Services)
Coach Training, College of Executive Coaching, Santa Barbara, CA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Career Development Association
International Coach Federation
American Society of Training & Development
National Association of Women Business Owners (Board Member, Central Iowa)
Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
International Mentoring Assocation
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Girl Scouts of America (Troop Leader)
PUBLICATIONS
You can find Christi's work in various books, magazines, newspapers, and professional journals (click here for a partial publication list).