Archive for career change
Are you the obstacle to a career you love?
Posted by: | CommentsI was speaking with a coaching group client this week and he was saying how his confidence has always affected his job search. It’s been his biggest obstacle to finding his dream job. He doesn’t feel like he had anything to offer an employer, much less try to make a move into a different industry.
This is very common and I see it all the time with career coaching clients. They allow their fears, negative self-image, and lack of confidence to get in their way of making a career change.
These obstacles can stand in your way of taking a step towards the career AND life that you want. The first step is awareness. You have to know what you’re dealing with in order to face it!
Take some time in the next few days to sit down and identify your obstacles. What obstacles get in the way of you making a career change?
“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” ~Orison Swett Marden
Here’s to having a career you love!
Set boundaries in your career transition
Posted by: | CommentsLife can get a little crazy when change is happening all around us. If you've still got one foot in your former professional role and the other foot has stepped into the future, you may feel unsure of whether you're coming or going!
This is natural, especially in times of career transition. The trick is to set boundaries for yourself as a way to curb the feelings of overwhelm. One boundary could be, turning off some of the channels of information overflow. For example, if you've signed up for new career membership associations or email newsletters, you could create a special email address for this purpose alone. This way, personal pursuits can be kept separate from your daily responsibilities, helping you to feel less distracted and stressed.
Time can be another boundary that keeps anxiety at bay. For instance, you can make a commitment to not to think about anything career-related after 8 p.m., instead reserving another time slot for this purpose. Your commitment could be, "I will work on my career transition from 5:30-7:30 at least twice a week."
By setting and maintaining boundaries between your career goals, everyday responsibilities, and leisure pursuits, you will feel more in-control of your life, balanced and at peace with yourself and the process.
If you need help with your career transition, you might find this report helpful "Top Three Tools to Identify Your Ideal Career".
Here's to having a career you love!
Are you in the ideal career for you?
Posted by: | CommentsAre you in the ideal career for you?
Find out if you are on the right track with this quick Ideal Career Quiz!
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Is your job no longer rewarding?
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Are you unhappy in your career?
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Have you been considering a change but are wondering if it’s the right thing to do?
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How do you know when it’s time to move on?
We all have our ups and downs at work. So before you make a move — and begin the official career search — take this Career Quiz to help you determine whether it’s time to take action or if this is just a passing phase. What you discover could be very revealing!
Simply complete the form below to get started.
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Here’s to having a career you love!
Hallie Crawford
Career Coach Atlanta
Hallie Recommends – FREE TELECLASS
Posted by: | Comments"Three Critical Keys to Navigating Your Transition to Your Ideal Career"
Join me for a free teleclass to discover live the 3 things you need to know in order to make a transition to a career you LOVE.
Go here to listen to an audio intro and sign up here for this class on Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 12:00 noon ET.
Have a great holiday weekend!
Career Transition Tips for Success
Posted by: | CommentsNot happy in your current job? Thinking about making a career change? Dynamic lifestyles and an uncertain economy are just two of many reasons to consider a new occupation, or even an entirely different field than the one you're in now.
Maybe you've seen some layoffs at your company and "the fear factor" has you searching for alternate options and wanting more satisfaction out of your work. Perhaps you crave a more flexible work situation, one that allows you to balance home and career more effectively. Whatever your circumstance, one thing's for sure: you're unhappy or unsettled in your current job and you want to do something about it.
When you start to get the itch, it's time to make an assessment and begin to set early goals. You may wonder, am I really ready for a career transition? How can I best prepare myself for a change? But even before you delve into the components of a satisfying career, it helps immensely to cultivate a healthy and positive mental outlook. People who are successful at making a change are the ones who are willing to overcome their fears, doubts and insecurities in order to make it happen. You, too, can be one of these people…
Keep these preliminary tips in mind before forging ahead on your path to a more fulfilling and rewarding career!
1. Commit yourself to making a change. Something that is incredibly important to any change you make in your life is your level of commitment. You have to be committed. How committed are you to finding a career that fits, on a scale from 1-10? If it’s not at a 10, what do you need to do to move it up the scale? The time to ask yourself key questions is now. Do your research, so you know what questions to keep in mind. Explore career websites. Take personality tests.
2. Learn to overcome obstacles. To be successful in changing career paths, you need to learn to overcome obstacles you will encounter along the way. The obstacles I see time and time again for people wanting to make a career change are: not knowing what to look for in a job (so they take one that is “good enough” that they don’t truly enjoy) and negative beliefs–not believing they can successfully make the change.
3. Get support. I was able to very successfully make my career transition into coaching in large part because of my own coach. She helped me create my plan, remain positive, move forward, identify what I wanted to do and learn to overcome obstacles.
4. Claim your life. My last thought for you… is to claim your life. There never is a perfect time to make a drastic career change, and you can always come up with excuses/reasons not to. You do need to take some kind of risk and perhaps step out of your comfort zone. The key is to minimize the risk and be smart about it.
Join us tomorrow (May 19th at 12noon ET) for a FREE teleclass "Top 10 Tips to Identify Your Ideal Career" where we will discusses the top 10 things you need to consider in order to identify your ideal career.
Register here: www.halliecrawford.com/toptentips.html
See you there!
Hallie Crawford
Career Coach
