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| Happy Summer Isodifj!  Have you been watching the Olympics? I have been a little bit with Vaughn but I'll be honest, I've Tivo'd most of it and need to catch up. But I have been watching how the athletes prepare for their event beforehand. How serious they look, how they're watching the pool while listening to music, how each of them gets focused and prepared in a different way. I've been trying to explain to Vaughn (too early perhaps at age 4 but ... I'm a coach, I can't help it!) that preparation is critical to success in anything. (By the way, here he is with my dad preparing to take off in his first go-cart ride)
In This Issue: Here's the deal, you need to do the same thing with your career transition that the athletes are doing in the Olympics prepping for their events. This month's Career Corner article will help you lay the right foundation for your next career moves even before you begin. And that part is critical...it can be a make or break for your success. Client Success Story: I think so often in career transition, as in any major change in our lives, we have to see ourselves differently in order to move forward. This can be such a daunting task, and we can be stuck in seeing ourselves in a certain career as well, that it can hinder us from making our new career path a reality. When I worked with my career coaching client Eric over a year ago, I was reminded me of this. We did our future self visualization (part of our Ideal Career Program) and because he was able to see himself differently than he did up to that point, as a more confident person in his new career, he was more able to make the transition. It was very impactful for him. So remember transition is about the nuts and bolts yes, but it's also a mental game. The challenge is to break out of how you see yourself now to look towards the person you want to be. Complimentary Career Advice - Article
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Career Corner How to Jump into a Career Change The Right Way  Being a career coach, I have worked with many people who are either on the cusp of a career change or have just made the jump. It's a stressful and scary situation for them. My career coaching clients make a lot of assumptions and mistakes in regards to jumping into a career change. Here are some ways you can do it the right way:
1. Avoid being unnecessarily dramatic: One thing that the career coaching process often helps people realize is that that change within your career doesn’t HAVE to be dramatic. For some people a change of company is enough, or even a change in position at their existing company. You have to figure out what will make you happy. Realize that when you’re in the throes of being unhappy at work. Your situation may be one of two things: #1: It seems worse than it is and you’re just going through a rough patch
#2: You may not have to make huge change in your career path. You may need more of a course correction. 2. Carve out the time: If you don’t carve out the time to make your career transition a priority in your life, it will never happen. The bottom line is to realize that you can always make excuses for not doing this. You can always find a reason to not work on your career change. You have to realize that you may regret that decision later on. We can always say we’re too busy to do something, but you know that when something’s important to you like your dog being sick, your child needs you or something else that qualifies as urgent, you will make the time. This is your life; carve out the time. 3. Set aside a specific space: As part of carving out time to work on your career change, you also need to carve out a space in your home or life for the process as well. If you don’t have a dedicated space to work on your career change, you won’t remain as organized as you need to be and you won’t take the process as seriously. Setting aside a space for this is an important part of truly making a commitment to this work and this change for you. It doesn’t have to be huge. It can be a few folders on your computer, a space on your desk where you keep your notes/journal, or even a vision board on your wall. *Would you like help with your career transition? Contact us for a complimentary consultation.* We are filling spots for our most popular coaching service: Our Ideal Career Coaching Group, including unlimited individual coaching. Hear what others have to say about it here. "The sessions are going great. The feeling I have every time I talk with Beryl is also great. I am inspired to move ahead in life and can't wait to enroll in the coaching seminar in September. Beryls' coaching has given me the confidence to see myself differently and move towards those possibilities." ~ Alan
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Hallie Recommends  Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson - This book is the best how-to guide to teach you strategies for losing those self-defeating thoughts that can hold you back, and replacing them with confident ones that spur you on to bigger and better things. I highly recommend this book for anyone considering a career change.
Linked In Career Explorer - Check out this great tool on LinkedIn.com that can help you with checking out different career paths.
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