Sunday, February 12, 2012
Retiring? Hate your job? Thinking of Changing Careers?
Career change can be very scary which is why people often talk about it and never do anything about it. Be realistic about it. Change seldom happens overnight. If you are planning to build a house, you don’t order the building materials and start building right away. You do find a site, do research, draw up plans, compare prices of materials, all of which could take years. Changing careers calls for being methodical and strategic. You can do it if you have support along the way, a good plan, and patience.
Here are a couple tips once you know what you want to do:
1: Visualize your job in concrete terms
If you can visualize and articulate the terms of what you are looking for, it’s easier to find people who can help you. Having an “elevator pitch” that can tell others succinctly what you are about will help.
2: Seek relevant work experience
Chances are you would bring a lot of knowledge and experience to your chosen field but you may lack direct experience. Find it! Volunteer or find a position that will help you fill in the gaps. It might be a low paid job but one that leads where you want to go.
3: Find a Mentor – Support Network
Chances are good that you will find someone who has jumped through the hoops and is willing to help you, especially if you offer them something in return. If they don’t want anything in return, you can return the favour by mentoring someone junior. What goes around, comes around. Know that you will need a support network. Find those who will support and encourage you. Consider whether your support network might include a career coach who has had the experience of guiding people through changes.
4: Supress your fears and don’t listen to the nay-sayers
Change is difficult enough without having to listen to hecklers, including your own. You have to stay focused on your plans. Don’t let your fears or other’s fears derail your goal or you will be like all the other people who talk about changing careers and never do.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Happy Holiday!
I look forward to another great year, to meeting more people who touch my life with their special gifts, to learning more, not only from books, videos and workshops but from people who may not know what they have to give. I hope you and your family and friends and colleagues have a wonderful holiday and good times. This is the time of year when I start to think about what I have done and what I want more of in my life next year. It's time to do a major check in with my goals, to see what I have achieved and what may need a renewed effort. I hope you are getting more of what you want in your life and I'll see you next year!
Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Video on TED.com
Can it be that there is no such thing as a mistake? Could it be that it's only how we
respond to our mistakes that makes them mistakes? He's a short TED video on a whole new
way of looking at improvisation and mistakes. While you are on the TED site, have a look at some of the other cool videos if you have some time...
Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Video on TED.com
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If you could only do one thing that would be the best things for our health, what do you think it would be? According to this short video by Dr. Mike Evans, this one thing has widespread benefits for our health and yet many of us don't or won't do it. Check it out.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Reinventing Yourself Part V - Visioning
If you
have followed the previous steps, you probably have a good idea of where you
are and may even notice how and where you get stuck. Your motivation for
reinventing yourself is to start moving toward a future where you are creating
and self-actualizing your vision. This can be difficult for many people. When I
ask people where they want to be in five years, I often get a list of things
they don't want. A vision will gradually emerge if you sit with a piece of
paper in a quiet room for an hour.
There are
likely many things you have dreamed about and wished for. They might be the
type of work you have, a partner, a special place to live, things you do,
enjoying all the things around you. I will list a series of questions to help
spark your imagination. Write down what you think of in response to the
questions and by the end of it you will have a good start toward a coherent
vision for yourself.
To help you visualize your
future self, here is a list of things related to a personal vision. After all,
if you are going to transform your life, it’s not a bad idea to start with
transforming yourself. For instance if you want to feel fitter and thinner,
there is a good chance that you have to change some of your habits. Use this list
to help you visualize your future self. This list is by no means exhaustive.
Get down anything that comes to mind. While reading this list, imagine how your
life will “feel” in five years:
- What are your habits?
- What does exercise look like?
- What are your relationships like?
- What does your body look like?
- What do you enjoy eating?
- Where are you living?
- Who do you want in your life?
- What are your activities?
- How do you have fun?
- How playful are you?
- What are you learning?
- What do you already know?
- What is your attention to self-care?
- How do you manage your growth?
- How open-minded are you?
- How much structure do you want?
- What is your anxiety level like?
- How do you feel?
For more help with creating
a vision and setting goals, you can purchase my workbook called Hitting The Mark.
Gandhi Cuts Loose
I've never seen this picture before this week. Gandhi has a side we all know, the persistent, non-violent thinker/politician but who knew he could cut a rug like this? Just goes to show that we have many sides and it's worth developing them. Full expression of self is a joy to behold.
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