Get ready for Career Change 3.0
Are you using Version 1 of your word processing software?
Or browsing with an aging version of Explorer?
It’s time to choose the latest version of Career Change – updated for the way we live, work and play in the twenty-first century.
What’s new in this version?
Your parents or grandparents changed careers with Version 1. This version operated like a computer program. You’d enter your interests and aptitudes (based on a pencil and paper test) and out would come a list of job titles. Too bad you couldn’t get excited about becoming a florist or a funeral director.
Version 2 was a little more sophisticated. You might take some assessments but you’d really get into heavy navel-gazing. You’d ponder questions about what to write on your tombstone and dream about your ideal career … which seemed very far away.
Version 3 changes the way we think about career change.
- Nobody gives a hoot about job titles. (Yes, “hoot” isn’t exactly a 21st century word but we’ll respect your sensibilities.)
- Research – the serious, academic kind – shows that most people don’t change careers in a linear fashion and what’s more, they never did. We replace “vocational aptitude” with “joyful serendipity.”
- Your career change is all about creating, managing and capitalizing on serendipity.
- You’ll probably get coached or seek out consultations – not counseling, unless you’ve also got personal issues.
- Your next career might be a business, a sabbatical, or a totally different role in the corporate world.
- Sometimes the BEST way to figure out your career challenge is to focus on some other area of your life.
- Contrary to popular belief, a geographical move might transform your career.
“Not Just Career Change”
“But what if my strategy isn’t about finding a new career …I’ve got to choose between two offers, decide whether to accept an offer in Outer Montana, or deal with this totally ludicrous performance review.”
You’re in the right place! You’ll get a customized version of career strategy consulting to take you through your darkest hour or help you make sure you will celebrate your latest, greatest career triumph. Clients say I have a knack (some say a gift) for defusing a crisis and getting problems solved with the speed of a major league fast ball … and the creativity to launch a curve ball when needed.
If you’re SERIOUS about making changes, decisions or moves, let’s get started!
To begin, claim your free report, Career Change Secrets Most Coaches Won’t Tell You. It’s designed to help mid-career professionals take their first steps to making any kind of change. You’ll see why the old myths don’t work now (and some never did). And you’ll learn more about me and how I work with clients like you.
If you’d like to get started, please visit this page to learn how I work.
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