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  • Tear up the old rules: Use four simple, powerful career categories to define professional progress entirely on your own terms.

  • Find the hidden strengths: Unlock the secret logic buried in your twists and turns, transforming every "setback" into an essential lesson for your future.

  • Set your true course: Apply this new explorer's mindset to your next career decision, so you can move forward with genuine confidence and clarity.

  • Instant access to the "Map Your Career River" tool, complete with supportive, step-by-step instructions to visually map your journey and immediately unlock insights for your next move.

  • By focusing on how you have navigated shifting circumstances in your career, the Career River reduces anxiety and uncertainty for professionals seeking to make their next career move.

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Meet your Career River Guide

Hi, I’m Bridget Thoreson, an award-winning journalist, executive, and the creator of the Career River framework. I’ve spent years reporting on the massive, stressful gap between the predictable career story we’ve all been sold and the chaotic reality of work today. The truth is, the only guarantee now is change.

I built the Career River framework to close that gap and give people a compass, not a ladder. After training more than a thousand professionals to successfully navigate their next move, I’ve shown that reframing your journey is the route to confidence and personally meaningful success.

This isn’t just theory — this is the life-changing approach that rescued me from my own rock-bottom career crisis. Let’s ditch the stress together and start charting your fulfilling course forward.

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