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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!
Keep your eye on the ball in your career
Posted by: | CommentsWatch my latest video as I expand on the advice from an article I liked on Forbes.com. In this video I discuss how your career path may not look quite like how you expected it to. People typically have pre-conceived notions about how they want things to play out or unfold. Including how they want their career to progress. Sometimes things don’t happen the way you expect them to, so you need to learn to be flexible.
Read the article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswomanfiles/2012/01/03/finding-your-dream-job-from-the-bathroom-floor/
Dress shopping in Boston
Posted by: | CommentsA couple weeks ago I took a trip to Boston to help my sister Meg pick out her wedding dress. My mom and I had a ball. It was 70 degrees in Boston while we were there, yahoo! Here are some pictures from our trip:
This is part of why I love what I do-a flexible schedule.
Here's to finding 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!
