{"id":1008,"date":"2010-12-27T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T17:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dierschow.com\/wordpress\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2012-06-01T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T21:56:14","slug":"the-when-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dierschow.com\/wordpress\/career\/the-when-questions","title":{"rendered":"The “when” questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
\nIn past newsletters I’ve talked about who<\/a>, where<\/a>, and what<\/a>.\u00a0 So now let’s look at WHEN.<\/p>\n

Timing is everything.\u00a0 But there’s lots of dimensions to think about here:<\/p>\n

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  • When do you have the need?<\/strong> When you have children, they put in place a timeline that will be in place for 20 years or more.\u00a0 Think not only of monetary needs (like a college fund), but what YOU need to be doing at particular ages.\u00a0 Before they are in school, you might want to focus your life more on raising infants and toddlers.<\/li>\n
  • When is the job market at certain stages?<\/strong> This is especially important right now, because the market is in the midst of important changes.\u00a0 Some jobs are declining, some are increasing.\u00a0 Some skills are declining in importance, which can be tough to accept if you’ve built your past career around those skills.<\/li>\n
  • When are the key stages of your career?<\/strong> The obvious stages of work are school – internship – job contribution – retirement.\u00a0 But each of these is being transformed, and a single “job contribution” stage of 40 years or so is ignoring a lot of interesting changes.\u00a0 Since workers today can expect to have 3-7 careers during their lifetime, it’s important to think of when you might want to move into your next career.\u00a0 Not just another job, but a whole new way of contributing and making a living.<\/li>\n
  • When are the key stages of your life?<\/strong> Your body will enforce certain stages on you, as will key relationships in your life.\u00a0 Often a spouse or partner will be of similar age to you, so that’s not so complex.\u00a0 But it’s tougher to puzzle through the needs of your children and parents as they go through their lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    After all this thinking and planning, you’d like to believe that you can plan out your life and career.\u00a0 Sorry.\u00a0 The key lesson of WHEN is that changes can come to you at any random time, whether or not you are prepared.<\/p>\n

    But it’s better to have a plan, because that gives you some preparation.\u00a0 Then when life hands you something unexpected, you’ll have greater flexibility to accept it and adjust with insight and creativity.<\/p>\n

    Make a plan, while accepting that you’ll never be able to live that plan exactly as written.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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An important resource<\/h2>\n

Now’s the time that some people think about New Year’s resolutions.\u00a0 Of course, the common understanding is that resolutions are a joke, something you expect to fail at and therefore don’t make any serious commitment to.<\/p>\n

It’s a shame.\u00a0 Taking advantage of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly cycles can be a powerful way to make important changes in your life.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to make resolutions work for you:<\/p>\n

Carl Dierschow is a Certified Small Fish Business Coach<\/a> and author of the career management guide, Mondays Stink! 23 Secrets to Rediscover Delight and Fulfillment in Your Work<\/em>. He is a career coach for those going through interesting transitions, and works with small business owners who need to create breakthroughs in achieving their business goals. Find out more at www.Dierschow.com<\/a> and www.SmallFish.us<\/a>.If you are interested in individual career coaching, group coaching, or other resources which might help you with difficult choices, please contact Carl at carl@dierschow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connect with Carl on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a> to get timely updates and connections to a broader range of professionals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

To subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter, send an e-mail to newsletter@Dierschow.com<\/a>\u00a9 2010 Possibilities Partnership LLC<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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