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Hope this finds you in good health and spirits and ready for the FALL season to begin.

Sept Newsletter 2007
Confused As To What You Want to Do? I Can Help

Are you feeling like you want to do something different as a new job or career, and want to know how to get started? Are you feeling drained from long hours at work? Do you get respect, acknowledgment from your boss for the work you do? Do you feel energized or satisfied at work? IF you answered “No” to any of these questions, maybe it is time you “honor” yourself and take time to listen to that inner voice that is saying: “It is time to live the life you’ve always wanted. Stop waiting for something else to change or someone to offer you a new life.”

Are you seeking a position or life that acknoweldges you and utilizes your gift, talents and education? Do you want autonomy to make your schedule? Do you want respect, satisfaction and a sense of self-worth? Is it time to explore other opportunities for employment, career or life changes, so you can choose what you want to do, versus accept what if being offered?

If you answered “YES” to any of those questions, it is time to move forward and take ACTION.

Many times we get discouraged about how our current position at a company is going - - no opportunity for upward mobility, more seasoned people in the same position as you, department management has changed, corporate has identified cutbacks, and your department is targeted as one department that will be impacted.

Instead of shifting industries and roles, just look at an opportunity to use your skills, experience, and expertise in another department within your company or explore other industries and stay in a similar role. This reduces a lot of the risk and investment for you and increased the likelihood of finding a solution to some of your career issues. It also presents answers that are more attainable or realistic.

Suggestions for Transitioning To Another Department/Industry
1. Identify appropriate goals. Review and identify your work skill set with measurable examples of how you saved time or money for the department or company, and market those skills and problem-solving tools you possess, to another department or industry. Research job descriptions on the Internet that are aligned with you current position. Use key phrases listed in job descriptions that relate to your position to update your resume and help create a cover letter that will highlight the requirements that employers are seeking.

2. Be different. Identify ways to market yourself and your skills that will attract employers, to distinguish you from other candidates. Check out books at the library on cover letters and resume writing. Visit college career centers and request assistance on locating resource materials that may be used or checked out.

3. Sell it. Identify a plan/ approach to present yourself to your market in a way that is appropriate for you. Ask a mentor or co-worker who is in a supervisory or management position to give you feedback on what they think distinguishes employees in their department. Note the words, phrases or examples they give of their best employee. Enhance your description of your assets utilizing the examples you learned from the discussion with the supervisor or manager.

Are You An “Empty Nester” or A Future Retiree?

Maybe you are an “empty nester” whose children have gone off to college and or gotten married. Perhaps you have always wanted to explore other careers that are a “better fit” for you. Maybe you are a couple years from retirement and just don’t know what you want to do. Does this describe you?

What’s the payoff of waiting and doing nothing? Zip! Zilch! Nada! So what are you waiting for? Make time now and identify what energizes you, what you like to do, where there are opportunities for your skills, education and expertise. Set aside time each week to start taking action to get you where you want to go.
Yes, but - - those infamous words that we say when we don’t choose to move forward in our life and choose to stay right where we are. Ah but, how do I start? Where do I start? Who can I talk with who will encourage me, mentor me, and keep me accountable for taking a couple steps each week to move forward and live the life I always wanted?

Answer: Your Success Coach. If you do not have one, now is the time to get one. You pay money to join a health club to keep your body fit. You tune up your car to maintain it so it runs smoothly. You go on vacations to relax and have fun. When are you going to take time for you - - so that you are living the life you’ve always wanted? It is your CHOICE!

I offer individual coaching sessions, classes, as well telecoaching classes that guide you through the doubt, inaction, and procrastination, so you can “jumpstart” your life again, and develop your life plan to live the life you always wanted.

If you are interested in launching a new career or life style, send me an e-mail and I will follow-up with you to discuss options you can explore. For additional information on Career/life development, visit www.lifequestmentoring.com

See information below for the next “Create the Life You Want” presentation in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Sept 2007 Presentations

Creating the Life You Want Presentation

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Would you like better health? Prosperity? More%uF076 time to do the things you enjoy doing? Better relationships?
Do you desire%uF076 work/life balance with more joy and satisfaction in your life?
Are you%uF076 ready to take the first step to assess where you are and what you want in your life?

Now is the time to reconnect with your “Self”, your purpose, and your passion.

I believe that lack of work/life balance starts with the mind. If you can change your thinking, you can change your life.

So ask yourself: “What’s the payoff of staying where I am, feeling stressed out, tired, and not living the life I’ve always dreamed? Start the transformation process to live a more satisfying and enriched life one step at a time.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand how you look at things, your thinking, and what you%uF076 say creates the reality in your life
• Complete a Life Balance Wheel%uF076
• Identify areas in your life that you want more balance
• Implement a strategy%uF076 to help you identify what you want
• Learn how setting intentions influences%uF076 outcomes to achieve better health, more time and happiness
• Draft a plan to%uF076 enhance a life area to achieve work/life balance