The average person spends at least 90,000 hours of one’s life – on the job. If you don’t wake up in the morning, excited to pick up where you left your work yesterday, you haven’t found your calling.
Work is an important part of life. It often defines your personal identity, your social standing and the way people perceive you. The first question you are likely to be asked, when introduced is: So, what do you do? Usually, this means ‘What Job do you do’? Our profession is often linked to our own self-perception and self-esteem. It’s often what anchors our lives, gives meaning and is an important part of our ‘WHY’
‘Your work is going to fill a large part of your life. The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do what is great work is to love what you do.’ Steve Jobs.
I would add if the job you have is Not the one you Love, you can still begin to love it by the way you do it – with excellence, commitment and bringing your whole self to your job.
Having a more experienced and successful Coach and Mentor, guiding you in your Job Search Strategy and Interview Prep is a good move. This is more so today in India, with a growing talent pool and a shrinking job market. The pandemic also has brought in its wake, a huge unemployment crisis. Though the job market is looking up, there are still around 40 million white-collar workers, who are jobless.
The majority of people remain unemployed, simply because they are not aware of how to start their job search and what strategies to use. Information is key to success, anywhere and everywhere. TheRight strategy is critical to your Job Search today,
Coaching is all about having someone believe in you and encourage you. It’s also about getting valuable feedback, seeing things from new perspectives and setting your sights on different horizons. Coaching isn’t therapy. It’s product development, with you as the product.
The coach’s job is just to ask the right questions, to help you discover you, get clarity until you do. Discover your talents, skills, strengths and uniqueness, that makes you stand out and bring something different to the table, that is relevant and useful to the Company.
Job search coaching works, because it’s about you. When you connect with what you really want and why – and take action – magical things can happen to land your Dream Job.
The biggest mistake is to believe that you are working just for someone else. The driving force to your career today, more than ever before, comesfrom You. Jobs may be owned by the Company, but you own your own Career. Earl Nightingale.
Passion is the difference between having a job and having a career. You want to look back at your career and be proud of the work you did and proud that you tried everything.
Thinking of getting a Job Search Coach or career coach? Research shows that 80% of people who received coaching, reported an increase in Self-confidence. 80% benefitted by accelerating the job search time cycle
Coaching brings a sense of urgency to your job search. Without a sense of urgency, a goal becomes just a desire. Your career is your Business. It’s time to manage it as a CEO. You may encounter many rejections and defeats….but you must not be defeated.
Just worrying about your job is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but does not get you anywhere. No reason to stay with your current job, is a good enough reason to go.
So Go, take Action today and find the Coach who coaches Patience, Focus, Resilience and Commitment
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