Coach Your Own Career
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
When we struggle in our career, we usually look outward. Maybe there is a book, TV show, or colleague who can tell us what to do. The truth is the answers you seek come from within. You can tap into outside sources for information or validation, but the true next steps usually come from you.
It takes courage to have a career you are passionate about; a career you enjoy that makes a difference in the world. Seem like a lonely goal? The good news is you do not have to pursue this goal alone. You have a coach within that can assist you; a friend that gets you, listens to you, and wants to help you.
So, How Can You Coach Your Own Career? Follow These Three Steps Below:
1. Push Yourself To Dream Again
Remember when you were younger and you knew what you wanted to be when you grew up? And how you blurted out, "I want to be..." to anyone who asked you? Are you doing this now as a career? If no, then why not? Why didn't you go after what you wanted? What got in the way?
What would make you happy in your career now? Push yourself to get the answer. Ask yourself what you would be doing if you knew you could not fail. What is your reply? That's what you are meant to be doing with your life.
2. Push Yourself To Be Creative
Being creative makes us happy. It fuels our soul. This is because creativity allows us to express our talents and skills to their fullest capability. Being creative takes us away from ourselves and our problems, and makes room for new ideas and perspectives.
Unleash your own creativity by paying attention to the yearning feeling, the voice from within that tells you to paint, write, or build something. That voice is telling you where you belong next.
3. Push Yourself To Keep Moving
I've seen countless people on the brink of success fail only because they stopped too early. The workplace can be tough sometimes. And although we know this in our heads, we forget this premise when the toughness happens to us.
Many people have used the economy as an excuse to stop moving forward. They have decided that their career goals are too hard to obtain, and as a result, have taken a break to wait for things to get better on their own. Truthfully, this is the worst thing they can do.
Those who are successful in their careers are those who did not give up. These individuals are not any different than you or me. The distinction is they kept moving. They had their good days and their bad days, but they didn't stop trying.
So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so it might as well be a life you love!
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Deborah Brown is a noted Career and Mentor Coach that shows Entrepreneurs, Executives, Professionals, and Coaches how to transition into careers they love, excel in the careers they have now, start their own businesses, and find time for themselves. She is the author of the "21-Day Career Empowerment" program. This 21-day e-mail program gives participants the insight, clarity, and knowledge to either choose their current position or their next career To Learn More Visit: http://www.surpassyourdreams.com , send an e-mail to info@surpassyourdreams.com or call (516) 432-2440.
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