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Should you jump off the bridge for your dream job?
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Inspiration to get your foot in the door at your dream job!
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I received this email from a former career coaching client, and I am thrilled for her! Here’s her message:
Wanted to let you know of my exciting new job.
Through a contact I made, I was asked to interview for 2 different positions with the South Carolina Dept. of Employment. Both weren’t ideal, but would have been a good foot in the door. I found out I didn’t get either of those positions.
Last week one of the women I interviewed with called me and said they have to fill a Case Mgr / Career Specialist position ASAP because the current Case Manager moved to a different department. The position is temporary and they will hire for the position at the end of May. I guess I made a good enough impression for her to think of me. I accepted the position the next morning. I don’t think I would have gotten this job in any other way. Even though I have all the transferable skills, they would have wanted social services experience.
So currently I work part time (28 hours) for Piedmont Technical College in the Dept. of Employment office helping people find jobs. It’s really exciting and I love going to work.
Just wanted to update you,
Beth
Congratulations Beth! She remained persistent in her career search and kept looking for her dream job. She didn’t settle, and was able to land something to get her foot in the door!
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Have you narrowed down your career ideas too much?
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I recently spoke with my career coaching client, Damon. He said something to me that I often hear as a career coach and I wanted to share it with you. He said,
“Don’t just focus on 1-2 aspects of your life or what you want in a job because that was where I went off track before. I hadn’t looked at other areas of my life to help me determine the big picture of what I wanted in a career.”
You want to narrow down your career ideas to just a few in order to help you make a decision, but be careful of narrowing down too soon. If you focus too much on 1-2 things in identifying your ideal career direction, you could be narrowing your options TOO quickly and end up with something that’s not a fit.
Try to look at the big picture as well. Consider what would be fulfilling to you, in addition to what you’re good at and the salary you want to make. You also need to consider the right work environment and your personality type. When I work with clients there are actually 8 different things I have them consider on my Ideal Career Model to define their dream job. So think outside the box and look at the big picture. Once you have done that, you can narrow down your ideas from there.
If you feel like you would benefit from career coaching, please contact us today to set up a complimentary consultation!
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Career Coach
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It’s true – Finding your ideal career is possible!
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I am thrilled that my career coaching client, Damon, has decided what he wants to do long term with his career. He is combining his past experience as a business owner with his passion for managing projects and having a tangible outcome with real estate. He has decided what he wants, has a business plan in place and is already making connections in the industry.
After putting time and effort into evaluating his career path, he’s figured it out. The key to finding your dream job is figuring out what is fulfilling to you. Through our career coaching process, Damon thoroughly evaluated each of his ideas, including mediation as one possible path, and decided real estate was the best fit. Congrats Damon!
If you are having trouble finding fulfillment in your career, it’s time to get right to the heart of it. Do what it takes to find your dream job as soon as possible. If you’d like to learn more about career coaching and how it can help you, contact us today!
Hallie Crawford
Ideal Career Coach
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Career Obituary: Who are you at the end of your career journey
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Sometimes it’s hard to see clearly who we want to be right now, how we define success, and how to find career fulfillment over time. If things are blurry for you, try writing your Career Obituary.
Here’s how it works:
Fast forward 20 (or however many) years to your ultimate retirement party. Significant colleagues, loyal networking connections, and supportive friends and family are all in attendance. Several of your colleagues would like to say a few words about what it was like to work with you. What would you want them to say?
Move into a quiet, creative space, and write from a third person perspective about how people experienced you, the accomplishments they witnessed, and the value you brought to the table each day. After your draft is complete, observe the tone and the heart of the message. How far away is this person from who you are now? What choices are required in order to become this future self? What core values must you uphold?
This is one of many creative activities to challenge you during the career coaching process to take a different perspective and apply it to your current exploration and decision-making process.
For more cool activities and structured guidance, please contact us for a complementary consultation call!
Do your fears outweigh your passions?
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I was talking with my career coaching client, Damon, the other day and he brought up a great point. He shared with me that in his previous job he was always motivated by the fear of not making sales, opposed to the passion for making them. As he was trying to find career fulfillment, he decided this was not something he wanted to continue. Until we looked at it, he had never realized that his motivation came from that fear rather than inspiration.
You want to be challenged in your work and strive to be a better employee, but it’s important that you are motivated by passion and excitement, rather than the fear of failure.
Think about what motivates you this week at work. Is it a positive driving force, or a negative one?
Hallie Crawford
Career Help Coach
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A confusing riddle: What career is best for me?
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Do you ever ask yourself, “Why is it so hard to figure out what career is best for me?” Sometimes it feels like you’re running on a hamster wheel, or moving through a dense cloud of fog with no clear destination in sight. You are not alone! I frequently work with highly educated, wonderfully successful clients who wrestle daily in the career decision-making fog. Interestingly, no matter how smart you are, and even how well you can see the forest from the trees, for clients in your current profession, it is a challenge to shine a light on your own blind spots and have the complete picture you need to move forward with confidence.
There are two things you need to make an effective career decision.
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First, you must know yourself incredibly well. You cannot achieve this simply because you have 20 years of work experience or because you completed career assessments. Your fulfillment components are often too complex to understand on the surface. Components such as personality, interests, values, skills, and work environment preferences require deep exploration and tough questions that break down mental barriers and reveal authentic themes.
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Second, it is critical to thoroughly understand your career options – what’s out there? What exactly does that entail? Only then can you use your must have evaluation criteria derived from your fulfillment components to effectively evaluate options for your best fit career.
This is indeed a process! If you find yourself in the career fog right now, please contact us as we would be thrilled to help guide you through to clarity.
Can you find your dream job on your own?
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A lot of potential career coaching clients will ask me, “Why do I need a career coach, can’t I figure this out on my own?” The truth is, usually they haven’t figured it out on their own, which is why they’re talking to me. What I tell them is this, “Yes many people can, and have figured out their career direction without the help of a career coach, which is great!” I’ll admit that I’m a little jealous of those people, because I wasn’t one of them.
Many people have trouble finding their dream job for various reasons. They’re confused with so many career ideas in their head. They have too many people giving them advice, and it’s steered them off track. Maybe they don’t know themselves well (that was me!) or maybe they’re simply too busy to really take the time to figure it out in the right way. Whatever the reason is, I tell my career coaching clients, “Yes you may be able to figure it out over time, and perhaps by a process of elimination. But eliminating ideas over time can take a while.”
When I was stuck I felt like it would take me 10 years to figure out my dream job through process of elimination – trying different jobs over time. I really didn’t want to wait that long though. It would’ve been too painful. If you’re having trouble with it, it’s more effective and efficient to get right to the heart of it, and figure it out as quickly as you can. Life’s too short. If you can figure it out on your own, that’s great! But don’t settle or waste time in a job you don’t enjoy.
If you are interested in learning more about our services and how a career coach can help you, please contact us today for a complimentary consultation.
