The Career You’ll Love

I previously wrote about the process of becoming grounded and mentioned that you probably have hundreds of resources at your disposal. Let’s explore that a bit further.

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I can think of a million ways to “fix” other people around me. They’re just all so messed up, aren’t they?

Here’s the brutal truth: That’s not the way the universe works. You don’t get to “fix” them.

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Check out my latest blog post on Workbloom.net entitled Who are you, anyway? – Tips on How to Build a Fulfilling Career.  I talk about the importance of getting grounded in who you are.

I’ve started posting over there as a way to increase the reach of the value I can bring to people who are struggling with career issues.

Here’s a useful concept that might come in handy at some point:  A MasterMind group can help you to achieve your goals through support, ideas, and motivation.  So what is it?

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I’ve been a bit under the weather for the last week, recovering from an unpleasant bout of stomach flu.  Now that I’m back up to 98% again, I was thinking about the value of taking a break from the intensity and stress.

One of the nice things about getting sick – if you permit me to say something might be “nice” here – is that it gave me a great excuse to let things slide a little bit.  I had a great reason to blow off some the less important meetings and to reset expectations.  After all, everyone has first-hand experience with being ill.

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It’s an interesting balancing act that many come to in their careers:  In some ways you feel very constrained, while simultaneously enjoying a multitude of options.  It feels weird.

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How do you convince people to like you and give you a break?

Here’s a core principle of human behavior, so simple:  When people receive something they value, they’re more inclined to give back in return.  Pretty obvious, right?  But it’s absolutely true, and is one of the reasons why those charities send you small gifts in the mail.  They’re hoping you’ll find some value in them, and give back in return.

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I heard a great presentation by Edward Hernandez in Denver last week which was quite interesting.  He was talking about one of my hot topics at the moment, employee engagement.  I thought I’d share with you an additional observation which I believe is much more important than it first seems:

As the economy rebounds, companies will be reluctant to hire full-time employees.  Fairly obvious, right?  But this has broad implications.

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This has been an eventful week for me and my business – a key turning point.  This is the week I moved from planning to doing.

It’s scary, but it’s so wonderful to be doing what feels to be such useful activity.

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Who are You, the real person?

On this blog, I’ve talked a lot about career issues, but let’s face it:  That’s only a part of who You are.  I would hope that you recognize that there’s other important areas of your life:  your family, spiritual growth, your physical self, contribution to important causes, your social circles – and perhaps more.

Your Authentic Self is the person underlying all that.

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