|
|
This newsletter is designed to provide useful career information in an easy-read format, for career development at whatever stage you’re at on your job path. We publish every 60 days. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to write with your career questions, feedback or requests for topics to be discussed.
– Laurie Sheppard, MCC
|
Vol. 4, Issue 1 |
|
Jan-Feb, 2007 |
In this
issue:
|
|
A Favorite Quote
"Sometimes the most important and most courageous choice one can make will occasion extreme discomfort. Life is not easy for those who would be true to [and love] themselves.”
- Psychologists Davison, Neale
and Kring
|
|
If you are receiving this
e-mail in text format and want to see it in HTML, it can
be
viewed from: www.creatingatwill.com or click here to read it now.
Under The Radar 
POSITIVE WORKPLACE PREDICTIONS
Bob Rosner, is a speaker, consultant and author of the syndicated column, Working Wounded in the
Los Angeles Times.
- "Maximum Impact for the Minimum Wage" "...even small businesses doubt that increasing the minimum wage will hurt the bottom line. In fact, raising the minimum wage will have maximum impact because it gives a boost to the overall economy..."
- "More Executive Pay Cuts" “Great performance will be rewarded and, similarly, poor-performance penalized."
- "A Full-Blown Labor Shortage Taxes Hold" "With more boomers starting to think more about weekends and Winnebagos than work, we’re going to see more and more ‘Help Wanted’ signs."
- "2007 Is The Year Of The Little Guy And Gal" "The combination of executive greed and the labor shortage will turn 2007 into the year that our economy will turn from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market. And, as the little guy and gal get more clout, boss and company leverage will drop and employees will have more say about their job and the workplace in general."
Source: Bob Rosner, Working Wounded, Los Angeles Times, Sun. Jan. 11, 2007
|
Recent Career Trends
STEPS TO CAREER CHANGE
In the book, Don’t Retire, Rewire! Author Jeri Sedlar offers these ten steps to make the transition more successful and less stressful.
1. "Determine why you want to change careers. Is it work in a new field? To earn necessary or supplemental
income? For intellectual or physical stimulation? Or do you just want to stay connected with people?"
2. "Acknowledge how you would like to work, as well as the likely reality. Full-time, part-time, seasonal,
cylical? Many career changers require a high level of commitment, and you may land on a lower rung of
the career ladder—at least to start."
3. "Identify the skills you have and want to use. Just because you have a skill doesn’t mean you must use it
or will succeed in a particular career that involves it."
4. "Consider using an interest, a hobby, or a passion as a platform for a new career."
5. "Conduct the necessary research. Spend time learning about a career and, if possible, visit a work
environment where you can see the job performed firsthand."
6. "Understand that you may need to invest time, money and energy to obtain a needed degree or
certification. This can affect other aspects of your life, including your relationships with a spouse, family
and friends."
7. "Develop a resource list of people, places, and things to help you investigate new work choices."
8. "Network with people of all ages and across professional boundaries."
9. "Manage your expectations. A career change is a process, and results don’t happen overnight."
10. "Follow your head and your heart. Don’t listen to what others think you should do. It’s your happiness at stake."
Career-Life
Symmetry
GIZMOS FOR SELF-LOVE
 The season that reminds us to be extra good to ourselves is upon us. For a Valentine’s Day gift to yourself, maybe you’ll want to pick up these goodies to help you stay better focused and re-energized for work.
- www.bestworkout-music.com lets you purchase workout music that will fit your pace through a program that alters the beat of your favorite tunes.
- These sites calculate your speed, distance, altitude, route and averages through your cellphone as you work out to be sure you’re working out smarter, not harder. You can download the info and track your progress later on your computer. www.allsportgps.com or www.sportsdo.net
-If you trim your trigger foods and know your portion sizes, not only will you loose weight, you’ll reduce work sluggishness. Read The Portion Teller, by Lisa R. Young, PhD, RD, professor of nutrition at New York University.
|
Career Resources & Services
|
|
FREE - click here and say in the subject line what product you’re responding for. Include your name and we’ll contact you for your address.
- Complimentary Goals Session for 2007 with coach, Laurie – for the first 7 respondents
- Laurie's 3 C's for Effective Living double audiotape – for the first 7 respondents
- A Guide to Getting It: Self-Esteem, Laurie's ebook chapter
- Complete Career Industries listing
- Free quiz on "What Motivates Me?"
- Visit our website for additional articles and resources http://www.creatingatwill.com/career_resources.html
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH:
When Your Dream Gets Derailed
(for complete article, click here):
Ever had a dream or goal interrupted? If you’ve experienced heading in a certain direction personally or in your career, and a change derails your plans, what do you do? Do you work harder? Faster? Do you give up? Get going again with these tips:
|
|
|
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Love is the Killer App.- How to Win Business and Influence Friends.
by Tom Sanders
The Power of Feedback: 35 Principles for Turning Feedback from Others into Personal and Professional Change
by Joseph R. Folkman and John H. Zenger
|
|
|
Creating At Will's Coming Events
NEW WEBSITE AND BLOG
February will bring a face-lift to Creating At Will’s website. There will be new features, photos and an interactive area for “Change-makers’ Views” in a new blog by the same name. In an effort to keep this newsletter short and primarily career specific, for those of you have requested an interactive question and answer area, our new blog will be just the place. So, plan to visit us mid-February to see the new changes and offerings at: http://www.creatingatwill.com
|
The Coach Notes
SELF-LOVE
February is already here and most of us are off and running with plans for this new year. Thank goodness we have holidays to pause and remind us to take time-out for ourselves. Valentine’s Day is especially designated to do that. It is a holiday celebrated in over twenty-one countries. Here in America we have set aside February 14th as the day for special appreciation of others. We recognize this day as a day of love where hearts, flowers, chocolate and other special tokens of affection and good wishes are given to our loved ones.
The origin of this holiday depends on which legend you subscribe to. In ancient Rome they honored Queen Juno, as the Goddess of women and marriage. Saint Valentine was a priest in Rome who performed marriages for young lovers in secret, when Claudius disallowed marriages so men would go off to fight in wars. But the central focus of all stories is that relationships are an enduring treasure and finding ways to serve and love others.
Yet what is your relationship to yourself? When was the last time you really acknowledged yourself? This Valentine’s Day, consider: How can I celebrate myself on this day?
To all my ezine readers - my love and good wishes to you this day and throughout the new year of 2007!
Laurie
|
Contact
For more information about the coaching or professional speaking services I offer, plus any of our products, please visit my web site or contact me!
For more information on Creating At Will programs, private coaching with Laurie, media opportunities, or inviting Laurie to speak to your company or organization, please contact her at 1-310-645-2874 or email her at laurie@creatingatwill.com Or, visit www.creatingatwill.com. As always, your comments and questions are welcome: Laurie@CreatingAtWill.com
Referrals: We depend on word-of-mouth to put you and others in touch with the "Changemakers' Career Tips" email newsletter. If the information that we send you is useful, please pass it on to others in your database. For your coach client referrals, we have an awards "thank you" program. Please email us for details.
Privacy policy and disclaimer: Creating At Will does not sell or disclose your e-mail or contact details to any other person or organization. Mention of any programs or services (other than Creating At Will or those in the Resource Section) are not to be considered as expressly recommended, but are for information purposes only.
To update or change your account:: use the link at the bottom of this newsletter.
© 2007 Creating At Will
|
| |
|
