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May I share a story with you? It’s one you may already know, but one that I think applies to our pursuit of a new career, a new job, or any dream. The North Wind and the Sun is one of Aesop’s fables. Once upon a time, long ago, the North Wind and the Sun . . . → Read More: Are you the Wind or the Sun?  What does your ideal work day at your dream job look like? Can you really picture it, in detail? The first time Joe did this exercise his ideal work day was just a little better than his current work day. In reality, it was a description of what his current job would look like . . . → Read More: What do you tell yourself about what’s possible? Tom was a marketing manager who wanted out, out of the day-to-day corporate grind. Out of the pressure cooker. He felt undervalued, unappreciated, and un-acknowledged for who he was and what he brought to each project, each assignment. He felt angry and frustrated, and some days oppressed, and just wanted out. The problem for Tom, . . . → Read More: Passions and your Past Shelly was a participant in my Unearth Your Worth™ 10 week program of career transformation. At week 7, she had identified what she wanted to do, she had a clear picture of the job and career she wanted for herself. She unearthed her strengths and skills, she knew what she was passionate about and had . . . → Read More: What tools are you missing? When someone asks us what our dream job is, what is the career we’d love to have, 9 times out of 10 we will name a job title, and then proceed to describe all the things we’d get to do, our responsibilities and assignments. Maybe we’ll describe the type of person we work for, our . . . → Read More: Are you surviving or thriving? What are the strengths you love to use? In my home I have a framed print of a quote written in a beautiful calligraphy. It says, “Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be silent if no birds sang except the best. – Anonymous.” What are you good at? What do you do . . . → Read More: What are the strengths you love to use? I received an email recently from a new reader of my blog. Dale was 47, and had been working as a successful sales rep for a software company. Dale was also miserable in his job. So he hired a coach to help him find his way. After some time, Dale and his coach discovered a . . . → Read More: Are you ready? I have been writing about a really powerful way to find a career that feels more like a calling than a job. There are 3 stages in this process: 1-Unearth, 2-Imagine, and 3-Create. We have talked about Stage 1: Unearth, where you get to the truth about what you want, and what you offer. Things . . . → Read More: Even a Calling Needs a Plan Last week I introduced you to a really powerful way to find a career that feels more like a calling than a job. If we were to wave a magic wand and you could start down a different path, right now, and you don’t know what that would be or how to figure it out, . . . → Read More: What is your ideal work day? Mike said, “I’ve been an architect all my life, and I hate it. I went to school to be an architect; I’ve only worked jobs as an architect. I don’t know anything else. I hate it, and I don’t want to start over.” I then asked Mike, “So what if we were to wave a . . . → Read More: Want a career that feels like your calling? |
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