1. How do you want your life to be?
Think about what you would like to experience on a day to day basis. If you were totally 100% happy with your life what would that look like? What do you want to be doing a year from now?
2. What are the 10 most important work values to you?
Some examples are;
Independence, Helping others, Challenge, Advancement, Risk taking, Change and variety, Prestige Stability, Making a difference, Social status, Leadership Making decisions, Security, Artistic creativity Self expression, Adventure/excitement, Public contact Mind stimulation, Travelling often, Working alone
3. What would you do if time, money and experience were not a concern?
After you've travelled, bought you and your family a house and car etc. What would you do next if there were no limits?
4. What would you do or learn if you knew you couldn't fail?
Put fear to one side and allow your imagination to work unhindered. Would you start a brand new career, or start your own business?
5. What are you passionate and energised by?
What do you love doing? What could you talk about for hours? What would other people you know say if I asked them?
6. What are you current skills, abilities and talents?
If you struggle to answer this, as many people do, ask three significant people in your life what they think are your skills and talents, you may be surprised!
7. What is stopping you from moving forwards and achieving your goal, including any self-limiting beliefs about yourself?
You need to identify anything that is holding you back. It may be a physical issue e.g. you don't have the necessary qualifications, or it may be mental e.g. you don't believe you can succeed. Whatever it is identify it and deal with it e.g. take a course to gain a qualification or buy a confidence building book or enlist the help of a Career Coach to help you.
8. What beliefs do you need now to achieve the life of your dreams?
In order for you to have your perfect career, what would you have to believe about yourself to make that a reality e.g. 'I have achieved many great things in my life and I deserve to have the career of my dreams'.
9. What are all of your choices?
Brainstorm all your possible choices, don't start to evaluate them at this stage, just get them all onto paper.
10. What will you commit to now to move forwards?
Now evaluate all of your options and decide on the path forwards. Make a detailed action plan of all the steps you'll need to go through to achieve your goal, and if necessary get support from a Career Coach to support you.
I'm a Career Coach with a driving passion to help people achieve more from their lives by having careers their love. I've helped people from all walks of life to clearly identify the career they want, what's stopped them from achieving it so far, and to work on a robust plan to get them to where they want to be. If you want to find out what you're missing out on please visit my website career coaching
Louise Newson
The Career Coaching Company
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