| 11,000 days. That's the number of days
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| | excelling in them, and working in a
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| you'll probably work over your lifetime.
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| | field, job, industry that you have a
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| You'll likely have six or seven career
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| | passionate interest in.
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| changes and 11 or 12 jobs in total. You
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| | Others have done it and so can you.
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| may be wondering if you need a change
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| | Sometimes it's easy to forget that we can
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| now.
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| | change if we really want to. Although she
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| 30 million people go to work each day to
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| | was a prominent lawyer, my client Sarah
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| a job they hate. The harmful feelings
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| | was dissatisfied in her work, and glad to
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| permeate their entire life, putting a
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| | take a few years off to have two
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| negative cloud over the home, their
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| | children. She told me she hated
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| friends and many of their other
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| | "practicing law." She found it boring,
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| activities. They may lack the know-how to
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| | yet she felt enormous guilt at abandoning
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| change, may be afraid of leaving the
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| | a career she spent years training for and
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| security of a paycheck, or have a hundred
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| | made great money in. We worked together,
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| excuses for why it's okay to be so
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| | focusing on her real interests and
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| dissatisfied and stay at their job.
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| | natural talents. Sarah landed a terrific
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| There is a better way to live your life.
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| | new job as an executive director for a
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| Meaningful purpose is a driving force
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| | nonprofit organization. She leads others,
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| that adds enthusiasm to your days. Taking
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| | influences policies, develops programs,
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| a passion and making it your career --
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| | and is a very happy person. "I even make
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| living a dream -- can be not just a wish,
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| | a great salary, but I love my job so
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| but a true and certain reality. Here are
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| | much, I'd do this for free," she said.
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| a few steps to get the new career
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| | Make a decision. Many people flounder for
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| rolling: Do some self-analysis. Ask
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| | years and never turn their dreams into
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| yourself -- What really matters to me?
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| | reality. They let themselves remain in a
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| What problem or wrong would I like to
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| | negative or stuck place. Only action can
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| fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my
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| | change your life. Read a book. Take
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| interests and hobbies? What are my
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| | vocational tests. Use a good
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| priorities? What is my secret passion?
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| | career-management professional. Do some
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| What do I want to do with the rest of my
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| | career exploration and gather all the
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| life? Reviewing these questions can give
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| | information you need. Then make a
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| you new insight to where you want to go.
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| | decision and go forward. Outline the
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| Use your unique genius and talents. Every
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| | action steps to reach your career goal.
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| person is born with a unique set of
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| | The only thing at stake is your
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| natural abilities. Talents, such as
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| | happiness. Finding meaning, passion and
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| managing, creating, researching, training
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| | purpose every day you go to work is the
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| others, drawing, can all seem like easy
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| | wonderful reward, so don't wait any
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| work because you have a natural flair for
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| | longer. Begin right now and set in motion
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| them. True happiness comes from combining
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| | your own plan to live a happier, more
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| your natural talents, developing and
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| | satisfying life.
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