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This week I want to share with you the storms of a career search. Many times we don’t get what we want when we want it. There are many career changers out there that go through storms before there are sunny skies. It’s worth it to do the work in order to move towards work you love.
If you feel that you know someone who needs help have them contact me at the Lukas Coaching Team.
Working with clients, reading many books, and simply living life, one thing is for sure about careers. In order to find a career that you love, you must “Network.” That means building relationships and asking for help. The term network, can instantly cause our minds to go blank and bring fear. Some clients say, “I don’t know anyone who could help me in my job search.” I feel confident they really do know people, but don’t utilize the relationships they have.
Do you remember the movie, “Cast Away?” This is the movie that Tom Hanks is stranded on a deserted island for years. Tom Hanks was truly alone and had to figure out how to survive. Many job seekers can relate to the feeling of being on a deserted island called the “Job Search”. People, who tend to find work they love, find it because of relationships. Sometimes people need to be reminded to connect with others, in order to find a career they love.
Here are a few ideas to get you thinking about people you may know to help land your next job or career.
Social Media/Networks
Job Search Networks and Clubs
Community Leaders and Local Business Contacts
Friends & Family
Past & Present Coworkers, Classmates, and Teachers.
People that work within your target company
Authors for Newspapers, Magazines, and Blogs.
People in your church
I know there are many more ideas out there, but start with a few and get to connecting. Start “Networking” and you might be surprised how close you really are to finding work you love.
Teachers and parents alike ask us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The answers come back as: teacher, doctor, lawyer, policeman, or fireman. We begin to plot our courses to pursue these jobs.
As we become adults, for some reason, we keep our thinking narrowed to those childhood answers and get stuck. In a sense, we have blinders on for one job. When we begin to feel that there only a few job opportunities out there we can become frustrated.
Some of my clients have become this frustrated individual, feeling stuck in their career search. For this client I am reminded of a book titled “What Color Is Your Parachute”, by Richard Bolles in which he talks about finding fields of interest. In Mr. Bolles book, he writes about visualizing a career as if it were literally a field. For example, if someone is interested in helping others, that individual could get into the medical “field.” Within that particular field there are many jobs and roles that a person could pick to help heal others. Possibilities include: Doctor, Nurse, Radiologist, Physical Therapist, medical equipment sales, and the list could go on and on.
So as you begin your career search, change your perspective to look at the opportunities within a “field.” This will help you see many opportunities and give you hope.
I’m back from a week-long trip to Colorado where I was working with a small group of people who are very passionate about becoming Free Agents. I was going to be on an airplane during my regular, live podcast, so I decided to record an episode with these guys, late at night around the campfire.
While it was fun to hang out there and record our conversation, something big struck me. This community thing we talk about all the time is more than just a buzz word; it’s a very powerful tool that has, and will, help many people reach their goals.
It doesn’t matter what the goals are. You might be trying to lose weight, get out of debt, or become self-employed. Maybe you’re just trying to be a kinder person to others.
I’ve received comments from listeners who said they were in tears while listening to the fireside chat. Really? I mean, it was just a conversation that I happened to record.
I Don’t Know What to Do
I understand the power of community; I talk about it all the time. Until you actually experience the power of it, I think your life is only normal.
During the times I’ve accomplished some of my biggest feats, I’ve always been in community with others. It may have been climbing a mountain, growing my business, or just hanging out, talking about life.
Maybe it’s the word community. You say it and people nod their heads, but they don’t seem to get it. They have to do it.
What are you doing to live in community? Or are you just going it alone?
This is a post from the newest member of the Lukas Coaching/Past Due Radio team, Jory Butler. Jory is a Career Coach with great passion, enthusiasm, and motivation.
Have you ever been behind someone who has their turn signal on, but they never turn? It can be a frustrating experience to those following this unaware driver. Come on, you know you have been guilty of this.
Sometimes in our careers, we are that unaware driver and don’t realize how we affect others. Many times our turn signal is nothing more than our personality being portrayed and/or interpreted the wrong way. For instance, a coworker could find someone with a dominating personality abrasive or controlling. Another turn signal could be a decrease in work performance due to outside stressors. Maybe a negative attitude at work is affecting your coworkers or customers.
Allowing others to let us know our turn signal is on can be beneficial. It’s not always easy when someone tells you that your actions or attitudes are affecting those around you. My wife is such a blessing because we have resolved to let each other know when our “turn signal is on. If we continue to embrace the corrections in life and use them to make us better people, we will have a higher probability of success.
My encouragement to you is to really take a look at yourself, rather than just the circumstances. Find a trusted friend to hold you accountable or a coach to come along side you, with motivation and encouragement. In your career be a driver who is aware of how you are affecting others.
As I got into my car last week I was just about to drive away when I noticed one of those annoying pieces of paper under my windshield wiper. You know, the ones where the business can’t think of anything more creative and effective to get the word out, so they bomb every car [...]
Believe it or not, I keep hearing that social media doesn’t work. This isn’t a long post; I’ll just make two points.
First, here’s a list of the top referring websites to Coach Radio.
Direct
Twitter
48days.net (social website)
Google
Free Agent Academy (social website)
Stumbleupon
LinkedIn
Facebook
To be fair, I spend a lot of time on these websites. Did you really think [...]
If you’re not monitoring traffic on your website you’re missing out. I’m not the kind of guy that will tell you to get hung up in the numbers every day, but I will tell you that I spend at least 30-minutes each month reviewing the traffic and the traffic flow on my website.
How do [...]
I’m reading The Referral Engine by John Jantsch right now before it’s released on May 13, 2010. (Disclaimer: John sent me a free copy to review).
John connects newer platforms like facebook, twitter, and linkedin with not only getting referrals but also in giving referrals. John says he was working with a large [...]
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Teachers and parents alike ask us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The answers come back as: teacher, doctor, lawyer, policeman, or fireman. We begin to plot our courses to pursue these jobs.
I’m back from a week-long trip to Colorado where I was working with a small group of people who are very passionate about becoming 
