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It's Not A Total Overhaul, It's Just
Tweaking
© 2002 By Deborah Brown
Many people tell me that they want to be somewhere else in
their career. They also tell me that the economy, their age,
experience, etc. have been the obstacles that have been
standing in their way. Where are you in your career? Are you
out of work? Or, are you struggling to handle the workload
that has been assigned to you? I know you have been doing
the best you can do. But since it is already a given know
how
hard you have been working, then why don't you have what you
want yet?
Before you can answer that question, you must recognize that
difficulty in one area of your life (your career) does not
mean that your whole life needs an overhaul.
Career frustration is not a reason to blame yourself for
where you are. Instead it is a reason to take responsibility
for past decisions so you can deal with them and move on.
So What Can You Do To Move On?
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1. Acknowledge The
Disappointments And Wrong Moves
Everyone makes mistakes. It is part of human nature.
But when you judge your entire self for individual
decisions, the only one you hurt is yourself. No matter how
bad prior decisions were, you will not be able to move
forward until you acknowledge them for what they were; and
they were simply decisions that you made when you did not
know better. You did the best that you could. Leave yourself
alone and keep walking.
2. Acknowledge That You Just Need A
Little Tweaking
Just because you need to work on your career does not mean
that you have to work on your whole life.
Sometimes when we are facing a tough situation, we look to
fix ourselves as a whole, and we avoid focusing on the
specific area that needs attention. We end up setting
ourselves up to fail. When we create a large, overpowering
problem that touches all aspects of our lives, we become
unable to identify the true setback which can be manageable
on it's own.
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3. Use What Does Work
Do you have great relationships with people? Are you an
excellent writer? Do you communicate well in person or by
telephone? Capitalize on your assets and put a plan together
where you can put them to best use.
Everyone has talents and gifts, and so do you. Rather than
focus on what's not working, use your strengths to make up
for your weaknesses.
4. Get Into Action
Will your career improve on purpose or by accident?
Are you taking actions or have you stopped dead in your
tracks? If you are waiting until your career improves on its
own before you act, you will be waiting a long time. Your
career will get better when you make it better, but only if
you keep moving and take actions that will move you forward.
Action creates the access to what you want. There are no
shortcuts. Don't expect
to find one.
5. Recognize That You Will Get To
The Other Side
Life is all about the highs and the lows. If your career is
at a low point, remember that it will not be in this state
forever. It will get better. Remind yourself that you are
more than your career. When you question what's yet to come,
tell yourself that your career is only a slice of the pie.
You will be rewarded with a bright future.
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-Volkman is a noted Career Coach and Mentor who
shows senior executives, managers, coaches, and college
students how to have a career with meaning and purpose.
Deborah is the author of Living A Life You Love, The Pathway
To Personal Freedom, and the creator of the Monday Morning
Action Tips that make Monday the best day of the work week.
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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