Generally speaking, I think most of us prefer predictability when it comes to our career and income. We don’t mind an occasional surprise but mostly we want to know what to expect, even if what we are doing or getting is not what we want.
In my experience as a Career Transition Coach, my clients come to me because of an “involuntary” change in their career. I have noticed this creates a combination of emotional and psychological shut down with a surge in resume writing and online searching activity. They end up feeling frustrated, defeated, and unsure about the future. When I have the opportunity to work with clients we begin with a “reboot” that resets their mind and allows them to embrace change and begin this new chapter in their career and life.
We begin by shifting the thoughts in their head and figuring out how to see what is possible in their new situation.
Here are 10 ways to embrace change in your life:
Begin by getting out of your own way!Many of us are defeated before we begin because we think we already know the outcome of our efforts. Unless you are a psychic, you probably don’t.
This circumstance is an opportunity to take inventory of your strengths, passions, and goals.
Being in transition allows you time to reconnect with you: what are the thoughts in your head, how are you communicating with others, overall how are you showing up in the world.
Use this time to change your focus from what is happening to you to what you are doing to make things happen in your life.
This time of change in your life allows you to refocus on what success means to you. Many define success based on an arbitrary definition created by someone else long ago. Take this time to look inside and rediscover your definition of success.
Being in transition is a great time to remind yourself what is “awesome” about you. Those things that are not on your resume, and make you a great asset to any company or business.
During this time of change in your life you have the opportunity to practice “Vuja de”– a sense of seeing something for the first time, even though you have seen and experienced it many times before. . . (read that again if you need to – it’s not what you’ve heard before!). . .and then apply this practice to discover how you can look at your life differently.
When you are in transition you get the opportunity to go and do things you don’t normally take the time to do. Go to the zoo, leave town, walk the malls. Inspiration can hit anywhere and at any time!
During transition you can take the time to answer the question, “How are you intelligent?” Identify your true and natural gifts.
You have the opportunity to connect and reconnect with others who can and often do give you ideas, inspiration, and confidence to pursue something you have been thinking about but never did. (and you can do the same for them!!)
It may not have been you that put you where you are today, but it is YOU that can embrace this time of change and create an even better exciting future. The possibilities are endless!!
On October 27, 2015, Pam Heward of Box Free Minds will be the featured speaker at the Career Connectors event in Gilbert, AZ. She will present the importance of doing the “Work before the Work” – doing the things that will set the foundation for achieving your professional goals, whether it is finding a new job, career or starting a new business. This is an interactive, fun experience.
You will take the first steps to:
Identify what you love and what you are good at.
Become a “stand out” candidate in any situation: interviews, networking, social media profiles
Shift your approach to your career and begin to clarify your job search journey and get you the career and life you love!
Meet others and connect, share, support and collaborate.
Career Connectors is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to connecting professionals in career transition to hiring companies and quality resources. They are primarily event driven and connect people and resources at events. They bring in professional career speakers to deliver content that is relevant and actionable to current professionals. They also bring in two – three hiring companies per event. You will hear these company representatives speak and then get one-on-one face time to talk about their company, culture and open positions. The last hour is dedicated to providing you services and networking time to talk directly to all the speakers. Free professional services include resume review/critique, business portraits, social media / LinkedIn coaching and educational opportunities.
Our cornerstone event is happening Saturday, November 7th
9 am – 12 pm
Waddell & Reed Financial Services
7001 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 2035
Scottsdale, AZ 85223
As a Certified Transition Coach, I have helped over 2,500 clients find their passion and take their career and lives to the next level. Please join me for this interactive workshop that will challenge your thinking and help you reconnect with the infinite possibilities within you! I will share with you the 8 Mind Shifts for Box Free Thinking and how to create a new path and a new career based on what you truly want – and what it takes to achieve it.
The “work before the work” is the foundation for achieving your professional goals, whether it is finding a new job, career or starting a new business. Through this interactive, fun experience, I will help you:
Identify what you love and what you are good at
Become a “stand out” candidate in any situation: interviews, networking, social media profiles
Show you how taking the time to shift your approach to your career will clarify your job search journey and get you the career and life you love!
Meet others and connect, share, support and collaborate
The strategies used are the culmination of years of experience helping others to achieve lasting fulfillment. Don’t waste another moment living someone else’s idea of a “successful” life. Learn how to make profound changes in your life AND receive a FREE 30 minute personal coaching session with me valued at $75.00.
Plan to share, brainstorm, and uncover what is possible when you chip away at what blocks you from having a career and life you love.
Hope to see you there!
(Pssst – Want to save up to $20.00 on registration? Join us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn to get the code!)
Please join me, along with Dr. Nadia Brown and Terese A. Wenninger, at the GPS 2015 All Chapter Leadership Conference in Surprise, AZ on October 3rd! This is a special one-day event hosted by a great organization – Gals Prepared to Succeed. GPS has always been committed to bringing quality education and training for their leaders and business owners. This new & interactive seminar is a way for their leaders and members to mix, mingle, learn and share in a very fun, interactive way! This is a FREE event for GPS members and guests – so register and get ready for some inspiration and fun!
We all make assumptions and interpret the world around us – and when looking for a job, our beliefs can limit our thinking and keep us from moving forward!
This is a sign that you are ready to learn how to think Box Free!
On this recent radio broadcast of “The Patricia Raskin Show” on 630WPRO in Rhode Island – Patricia and Pam explore what makes Box Free Thinking stand out as a new approach to Career Transition.
Listen to the show and find out more about Pam and the Box Free Thinking 101 Workshop. There is more than one path to success and inspiration can be around any corner.
You wake up in the morning and think “Man I am so dreading my job!”
Maybe you are someone who is happy with their work but know there is more out there for you.
These are the signs that you are ready to learn how to think Box Free!
On this recent radio broadcast of the “What’s Wrong with Kris and Steve” show – Kris, Steve and Pam explore when it’s time to explore a new job, career, or business.
Listen to the show and find out about the Gremlins and Vampires in your life as well as what Michelangelo has to do with career transition. You will learn that there is more than one path to success and inspiration can be around any corner.
Click here to listen — look for “What’s Wrong with Finding a Job” on the drop down menu
You will laugh, learn, and enjoy this conversation! And if it rings true for you, consider attending our next Box Free Thinking 101 Workshop!
