This week I met with a woman who is at a crossroads in her life. After a long and successful career at a high profile company she lost her job last year. Now she's figuring out what to do next. I'm going to say that losing this job was the best thing that could happen to her -- hard? yes. Fair? no. But still the best thing that could happen.
Now she has the forced opportunity to do what she wants -- scary? yes. But now is the time for her to start moving towards her dream -- a career that does not consumer her life -- a satisfying career doing something she has passion about but that does not command every moment. A work day that energizes her instead of dragging her down.
How to start?
How much money do you need to make so that you can save for the future?
What is your dream day? What do you WANT to do with your time?
What are you qualified to do now? What's the delta for qualification for what you WANT to do?
So what do you need to add in your asset column to be qualified?
What could you do NOW that would move you in that direction? Do you need to take a half-time job to get experience, while you make the money you need to live and save?
Make the list of EVERYONE you've worked with and know. Start crossing off people that you don't want to work with again -- for any reason. (No one has to see this list but you.) You will whittle that list down to less than 20 people. Make the list of people who know who have connections to what you want to do? Do any of these cross over? Make the list of people who may not be fans of yours, but who will give you the straight scoop on your reputation.
Get on all of those people's radars now.
Don't do anything that doesn't serve a PURPOSE towards your goal. Better to do that now than wake up in 3 years having not moved toward your goal.
Once you've had a career -- and when you still need income -- you need to win the lottery or work towards the ultimate goal NOW.
Well, that's what came out of my mouth at least....still the best thing to happen to anyone who has a career that is their whole life is to lose that job and reevaluate. (better than having a personal health crisis and not have the time to adjust)......
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