In the next 2 minutes you are going to learn what you should be already working on -- your Plan Professional B -- and how to make it work for you!
Picture yourself five years from now....do you want to be working at the same job, with an inflation-adjusted salary, doing the same tasks, maybe even with the same people? If so, you don't need to be reading this post. If you think you might be ready to move to something different in a year or so, stick with me.
The secret to getting the right next job, even if it's being self employed, is to start working on your plan long before you desperately need a new job. Being desperate is like having leprosy in the ancient world - people will avoid you like the plague!
On the other hand, if you're perpetually unhappy with your job, this one and the last one, oh and the one before that one, the problem is not the job. Hmmmmm.
If you're like most people, you like a lot things about your job. Write those things down, they tell you a lot about yourself. And remember, work is where you spend a significant part, if not the big part, of your entire life.
Then there are the things you'd prefer to change: perhaps the travel, the lack of opportunity, or it could be simply being on your feet all day. Or, it could be that you love all aspects of your job, but you want to eventually do something different. In any case, make a list of the things you would prefer not to experience in your new job.
What does your ideal job look like? Does it already exist, or do you need to invent it? Write down what you think your ideal job would be, even if you're not sure. Write down what sounds good to you, then you can always change it later.
Finally, you need a PoA: Plan of Action. Depending on how soon you'd like this job to appear, you can commit to taking action daily or weekly, but you need to do one or the other. Taking action can be looking at the classified ads or company web sites. It could be meeting with someone from the Small Business Adminstration to see how they help budding entrepreneurs. It could be talking to someone who has a job like the one you like, or a potential customer.
People who work in the job hunt business say that looking for a job is a job. You're much more likely to find something special when you take the time to look with leisure, to ponder, reflect and simply talk about options with friends and contacts.
Make a dated note in your journal on this one. You may be surprised to discover your next career move sooner than you think!
Picture yourself five years from now....do you want to be working at the same job, with an inflation-adjusted salary, doing the same tasks, maybe even with the same people? If so, you don't need to be reading this post. If you think you might be ready to move to something different in a year or so, stick with me.
The secret to getting the right next job, even if it's being self employed, is to start working on your plan long before you desperately need a new job. Being desperate is like having leprosy in the ancient world - people will avoid you like the plague!
On the other hand, if you're perpetually unhappy with your job, this one and the last one, oh and the one before that one, the problem is not the job. Hmmmmm.
If you're like most people, you like a lot things about your job. Write those things down, they tell you a lot about yourself. And remember, work is where you spend a significant part, if not the big part, of your entire life.
Then there are the things you'd prefer to change: perhaps the travel, the lack of opportunity, or it could be simply being on your feet all day. Or, it could be that you love all aspects of your job, but you want to eventually do something different. In any case, make a list of the things you would prefer not to experience in your new job.
What does your ideal job look like? Does it already exist, or do you need to invent it? Write down what you think your ideal job would be, even if you're not sure. Write down what sounds good to you, then you can always change it later.
Finally, you need a PoA: Plan of Action. Depending on how soon you'd like this job to appear, you can commit to taking action daily or weekly, but you need to do one or the other. Taking action can be looking at the classified ads or company web sites. It could be meeting with someone from the Small Business Adminstration to see how they help budding entrepreneurs. It could be talking to someone who has a job like the one you like, or a potential customer.
People who work in the job hunt business say that looking for a job is a job. You're much more likely to find something special when you take the time to look with leisure, to ponder, reflect and simply talk about options with friends and contacts.
Make a dated note in your journal on this one. You may be surprised to discover your next career move sooner than you think!
