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The Road of Work: Keys to a Successful Navigation

Your Guide to Navigating the Road of is not unusual for adults to have
WorkDo you feel that your life is an experienced multiple careers in their
express lane and you are driving blindly? lifetime and many jobs. The days of
Ever feel that way about your career? You staying in one place and receiving an
spend most of your waking hours on the award at the end are long gone. It is
thruway of work. Are you one of many okay change lanes. First decide if you
people who are working in a job they are should improve where you are or if it is
not satisfied with? Some wonder how they time to move on. Look around and observe
got where they are in the first place; your current work. Put on another pair of
did they somehow miss a turn along the sunglasses and see the view with a
way? Many have lost their passion for different lens. Could positive changes be
work altogether, they arrive each day on made where you are? Are your perceptions
cruise control and return, gas tank true or tinted by your self perceptions?
emptied at the end of the day.Wish you Step back to get the bigger picture. If
had a AAA road map to guide you through you find the need for change, communicate
your journey? Ever want to make a U-turn what it is that you need. Want to be
or take a more scenic route? Life is full challenged, to be able to put your own
of transition, beginning a job, pursuing creativity into your projects? See if you
a career, making a commitment to a can find better fulfillment right where
relationship, having children, trying to you are, if not, make a career change to
balance work and family life and caring something that is more supportive of
for aging parents. Our work affects our where you want to be.The key to knowing
life and our life affects our work, both if you should make a change is
are intertwined. As a result your career determining if you are happy where you
often has its fast lanes; it's off ramps, are. Like a sight seeing tour, look
mergers and speed bumps along the way. around, take some notes. What is working
Sometimes you might feel out of control, for you, what is not? What changes do you
ready to spin out at any time, other need to make? Write them down and make a
times you are in cruise control. Learning commitment to make the changes you need
how to design your own road map and how personally and professionally.As a
to take control of the wheel can help you successful sales person in a high tech
to navigate your lifetime of career company others thought I was happy, I was
transitions. Learning the keys to a making a lucrative income, was well
successful navigation can help you to recognized in the company and was on my
navigate sharp turns, detour around way to being offered a headquarters
accidents, and to enjoy a smooth, safe management position. By then the speed
ride.Chart your own course. Get to know bumps had come along. What do we do with
yourself very well. The self discovery speed bumps? We slow down, we use
process will prevent you from making caution, we look to the left and the
decisions that do not support your right, and we re-evaluate our position.
values, interests and passions. Without For me, the speed bumps on my road where
self knowledge you might find yourself my children. On the inside I struggled,
"off roading" or worse yet, stuck. Use I had a 2 year old and 5 year old at home
the tips below; they are the keys to a and I wondered what it would be like to
successful ride to help you to identify give up the mahogany board room meetings
your ideal work and to make it yourown. for a day in the sandbox. One November
Being familiar with what you really want day I was on a ride at Disney and made
in your life is like having the best road the plans for my exit. I gave my notice,
map in your glove compartment. I've leaving in February of the next year. My
learned, as a career coach, that many of change was successful and using the tools
my clients simply lack the map:"I've been in my navigational Guide, I was able to
working for years at this job but find I master staying home and then later return
have less and less energy at the end of to work effortlessly, choosing a
the day. I hate it. But what else could I different career that better supported my
possibly do?""I chose this job because it new work/life balance needs.4. Create
was a good fit for me at the time. I your own roadmap: design your ideal job
wonder if it is possible to make a or career: If you've decided to make
change. I'd like to work in the community some changes you will need your own
or for a non profit group but don't have roadmap to guide you. What do you really
any experience in this area, can you want out of your life and what role does
help? Can I make a change or is it too your work play in that goal? Most of our
late?""I've been at home raising my waking hours are spent working, why not
family and now I've like to return to the do what you enjoy? Visualize your ideal
workforce, I am not sure what to say day, what are you doing? Where are you?
about my absence? What transferable Who is around you? What talents are you
skills do I have?"I feel like I've missed using? Are you in a corporation, a desk
my calling. I want to work at a job I at home or at a small non profit group?
feel passionate about.""How can I make You have a meeting at 10:00, who is there
sure I get the next promotion?"You have and what are they discussing? You get a
choices about your career destination; phone call, what is it about? It is
you get to pick your journey. You deserve lunchtime, what are you doing? Now, 3:00
to have work that is fulfilling, has and a call comes in, who is it and what
meaning and uses your gifts. You also do they want from you? How do you feel
deserve to have a life outside of work. when you leave at 5:00? What do you plan
Since 9/11 many professionals have made to do with your evening? Get a sense of
career changes to reflect their interests the road that is the best ride for you.
and to increase their work/life balance. What types of jobs offer these
We realized that our lives are too attractions? Identify the work
precious to spend it doing something we possibilities that you might want to
don't enjoy. My current clients include explore. Make a list of your job
men who are turning from software targets.A software engineer reported he
engineering and project management to was bored after doing the same type of
science, teaching, consulting and small job for many years. He wanted to start a
business ownership. Many women are making part time business, one that he could
decisions to leave the corporate world to take into his retirement. We discovered
raise their families or to start their he enjoyed cooking. His ideal job would
own businesses or to find something in be to bring healthy cooking and a fun
between that allow them to balance a life entertaining experience to others. Within
of childcare and elder care at the same six weeks he established a business
time, all while finding some time for identity as a professional chef and is
themselves. A 2004 study conducted by contracted to cook at a corporate
the Center for Work-Life Policy indicated gathering in one month. He looks forward
that 37% of highly qualified women leave to enjoying his new career.5. Your
their careers for a period of time, 58% Journey: Charting your course For
resort to flexible or part time hours. To Success: Without goals you are like a
summarize, what are you doing to meet traveler without a destination, you don't
your career needs? What decisions are you know what direction to go in and will not
putting off? What improvements can you know when you have arrived. Like any
make in your own career?Your Guide: journey there is a time of departure, a
Before I hand over the keys to career period of time spent in "transit" which
navigation, let me explain why I feel I can be disorientating and a point of
am qualified to serve as your guide. In arrival. Having a clear sense of your
addition to having extensive training in journey will remind you of why you are
Coaching with specialty training in traveling and will get you through the
Career and Business Coaching, I too have uncomfortable time of passage. Spend the
navigated several career changes. It is time to research your options in the same
this personal experience that has helped way you would visit a travel guide. Read
me to help others to take control of the the book "Working Identity" and realize
drive and to have a clear vision of the that there may be many different types of
road. I have over 25 years of working careers for you, like unvisited cities,
experience, having worked a number of you don't know if you'd like it there
years in Corporate America in sales, unless you learned more about it. Take
marketing and management consulting in some professional career assessments to
the information technology industry. I help guide your options. Need to have
also took time to raise a family and additional education or certification for
became a community volunteer. I pursued the work you want to do? Take a detour,
a second master's degree at age 40, figure out how to take the coursework you
worked as a psychotherapist and small need. Ask for directions, network with
business owner and then became CEO of my others who have the job you might be
own coaching company and a partner Career interested in. Ask to stop in for a
Coach and Vice President of Marketing for visit, take a look around. Try on the
a global coaching firm. What I learned idea of a new job like a new spring coat.
most from my own experiences and Get a sense of how it fits. Keep in the
professional career coaching training is lane, write down your goals and take
that you do have choices. You get to single daily actions towards making them
chart your course and most importantly, happen. Achievable goals are specific and
you have to keep moving forward to take measurable and include what you will do
action on your personal and professional and when you will do it. Journal your
goals. So gas up your tank and get ready goals and your progress.She was unhappy
to go.The Keys to a Successful Ride:1. in her work at the television station.
Give your Map a Name: Write your Mission Everyone was so busy and focused she
Statement: Who are you really? What are lacked the human connection she needed in
your passions? What are your values, what her work. She also wanted to feel that
motivates you and what gifts do you have her work meant something that it helped
that you want to share with others? What others in some way. She read Working
is your personal brand, those unique Identity and decided to try out other
qualities that make up who you really types of work. Her assessments confirmed
are? What do you want out of your life? that she was a helper and an educator,
What do you dream of? Write your own creative and caring about others. She
mission statement for your life and work "tried on" the job of a early childhood
by knowing yourself well. If you feel educator by taking a course. She tried
stuck, try to think of what you enjoyed out the career of a speech therapist by
doing as a child, what did you want to be talking to one, she tried out working
when you grew up? Ask your friends what with special needs children through a
they enjoy about you the most. Find your part time job, she researched, talked to
life purpose. When you do, write your people, observed and then decided what
mission statement for your work and your she wanted to do. She will be soon
life. You will find that knowing your enrolling in a Masters program for
life purpose will help you to make the Occupational Therapy.6. Arriving at your
career decision that reflects your values destination: So, you've chosen your
and uses your talents.At age 62 she took destination, you have a map and are ready
the time to evaluate her life and to to begin your journey. Before you put
reflect on what she really wanted. She your foot to the pedal you will need a
remembered that she really loved her full tank of gas, some beverages and
bohemian style life when she was younger tasteful snacks to keep you energized on
and carefree. She compared that to her your journey. Know that there will be
task oriented life and her long list of bumps in the road and you might feel lost
accomplishments. Upon making this at times. Trust that your instincts will
discovery she limited her proficient "to set you back on course. Keep on the road
do" list to only 8 items and replaced and the mile markers will quickly fly by.
that time by doing the things she loved, Arm yourself with a solid compass, the
she started yoga, walking daily and resume that provides a glowing review of
singing in her choir. Ironically once she your unique qualities and contributions.
did this she was also to get the job that Set your goal to simply enjoy the
she was seeking, switching from high tech scenery, know you might have a number of
to healthcare.2. Label your Main interviewing visits before narrowing your
Attractions: A successful ad campaign for choices. Communicate your "blue crystals"
Tide revealed its special "blue and become the ideal job candidate. Visit
crystals", its unique selling point. What many places, meet many people. Become an
are you main attractions? What do you interesting tourist. Let others learn
have to offer in talent, skills, from you. Then they will want you to
education, gifts that make you unique? stay. Choose your destination, seeking
What are your successes? Write down your the best "hotel"; make sure you are
CAR stories, tell the story of a getting the value in return to the value
Challenge you experienced, the Action you that you provide. You deserve only the
took to solve the challenge and the finest of linens. Choose the nameplate
Result that you gained. Learn the art of that fits you best, define your working
self promotion. Do it in a way that you hours to allow flexibility for your many
are comfortable with, but do it. Making journeys and park your car in the work
your attraction visible will keep it on you desire. Congratulations, you have
the map; make it a showcase that everyone arrived. Celebrate yourself!Feel you
wants to visit. If you practice this might need help in figuring out your
tool it will be easy for you to use it in destination or need a passenger to help
an interview or to gain the promotion you guide you on your journey? Need to simply
want. Take a moment to write down your stop for directions? I'd like to learn
"blue crystals."I am working with a woman more about your travel plans. Maybe you
in Boston who has a passion for politics simply need a professional career
and environmental issues. While she was assessment to help you to guide your
able to express her environmental course, or maybe you want a partner to
interests in her research at work, we keep you motivated and on the road. Let's
both sensed that her voice needed to be figure it out. Contact me to talk about
heard in a bigger way. Once she was able where you are at and where you would like
to turn down the volume of self doubt and to be.Don't forget to sign up for the
turn up her personal volume she became a complimentary newsletter which is filled
free lance writer and public speaker. She with tips and snack items to help you on
is getting paid for publishing her your journey, McLaughlin, CEO of Open
opinion and expertise and has established Door Coaching, offers career and business
a writing desk in her home, a rest stop coaching worldwide from her Nashua, NH
where she can freely write and let her office. She is a certified Career Coach
voice be heard.3. Take a look around: and licensed psychotherapist, member of
"Should I stay or should I go?" Are you the International Coach Federation and
working at a job where you don't enjoy President of the local Business and
the scenery anymore? Are you feeling like Professional Women's organization. Her
your gifts are not being used and your signature strengths are leadership, zest,
work is not appreciated? Do you have a loyalty, teambuilding and gratitude. Her
tug in the pit of your stomach when you passion for life and ability to think BIG
leave for work in the morning, wishing for those around her has helped her to
you were at home instead? Are you help her clients get the lives they want
concerned that your position may be by creating the career they desire. Visit
eliminated but are not being for a free newsletter "Its All About the
proactive?How do you know when you really Journey" for more information on how to
should be taking a more scenic route? It navigate The Road of Work.




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