Kathleen Gage is the Branch Manager of The Murdock Group, a Salt Lake City-based training company dedicated to helping people change their lives by teaching them how to do what they love for a living. She is past President of the Utah Chapter of the National Speakers Association and is the author of "A Message of Hope," (book and tape) "The Power Within Us," "Living Life with Serenity," & "Confidence and Credibility Through High Self-Esteem" tape series.”
Kathleen can be reached by phone at 801-263-5163
or by e-mail at kathleen_gage
@themurdock
group.com.
You can also visit the Murdock Group's myjobsearch.
com Web site.
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Are You In The Right Career?
by Kathleen GageThe Murdoch Group
Did you know that 80% of people are currently misemployed? They are either underemployed, not happy with their current position or not fairly compensated for their skill and/or function set. If so many people are misemployed, why do they stay in their current situation? Why do they not take the necessary steps to move into something that will be fulfilling and something they can look forward to doing every day - a situation they can truly be proud of?
The following are some of the most common reasons:
How often have we heard others give these reasons for not moving out of an unpleasant situation? How often have we said this to ourselves if we are actually misemployed? Imagine looking back over your life and saying, "I wish I would have done it differently."
So often in life, it is not what we do that we regret, rather what we don't do that we regret the most. Things like not making a change when we knew a change was in order, or not taking the appropriate steps to move into a situation that would lend itself to a more fulfilling life both personally and professionally.
If you know of anyone who is looking to make a career change, the following steps will help them to make a smoother transition and find the courage to make that shift:
1. Evaluate your current situation
2. Decide you are ready to change
3. Give yourself a timeframe for making the change
4. Get excited about the change
5. Become enlightened about your own values and realize you are worth a great situation
6. Decide what kind of career would truly make you happy
7. Determine what would bring you fulfillment
8. Believe you deserve it
9. Be willing to put time and effort into you transition
10. Have a plan of action
11. Take action on a daily basis
12. Consult with people who have been successful in their own career shift
13. Be willing to invest in yourself
14. Work with a coach to keep you motivated
15. Go after what you want
Most of all - be willing to acknowledge that life is not a dress rehearsal, this is the real thing. When you look back over your life are you going to wish you had it to do all over and you had taken risks to move you into situation that would bring a deep level of satisfaction to you and your loved ones? The reality is that when we are in a career that brings us a deep sense of satisfaction, all those around us benefit from the fact that we are more fully present in life rather than constantly talking about wishing things would change. The truly successful people in life are the ones who are willing to create their happiness on a daily basis with the minute by minute actions they take and the thoughts they entertain.
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