| If you dream about having a different
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| | you can't change, vow to keep your eyes
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| career, but don't act on that dream, you
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| | open and to look beyond the
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| may be operating under the assumption of
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| | obvious.Career Myth #6: Asking "What's
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| a career myth. In this article, I expose
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| | the best thing for me to do?" is the
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| 10 myths, sayings you've heard before
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| | right questionThis is one of the most
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| that simply are not true. Let's explore
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| | common questions asked when considering a
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| them.Career Myth #1: You can't make a
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| | career change or a career move. It seems
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| living doing something you really, truly
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| | like a logical analysis - weigh the pros
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| loveThis is the grand-daddy of career
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| | and cons and evaluate the balance.Do not
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| myths, the belief that you can't have a
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| | ask yourself this question!! It rarely
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| "practical" career doing something that
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| | leads you to the answers you're seeking.
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| you were passionate about. It has to be
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| | It will lead you to feeling overwhelmed
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| one or the other.This myth is rooted in
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| | with options (sound familiar?), or
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| fear. Fear that we have to sacrifice our
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| | feeling like you have to choose what's
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| happiness to make a living. Don't buy the
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| | practical over what seems to be
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| myth that you can't earn a living by
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| | impractical.The question that will lead
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| doing what you love.When I first started
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| | you to answers is simple (but not easy!!)
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| coaching, I heard from plenty of people
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| | It is "What do I really want to do?" This
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| that it would be very difficult to make a
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| | is a very different question than "what's
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| living doing this work. I just decided to
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| | best?"Career Myth #7: If you don't like
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| find coaches who were successful, and to
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| | your job, you're probably in the wrong
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| learn from them (simple, eh?).If you find
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| | careerCause and effect, right? One way to
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| yourself buying into this myth, consider
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| | tell if you're in the right career is
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| this question - As you look back on your
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| | whether or not you like your job. If
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| life, what will you regret more?
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| | you're dissatisfied with your job, it's
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| Following your passion or following your
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| | probably a sign that you need to
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| fears?Career Myth #2: It's a tough job
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| | re-examine your whole career choice. This
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| market/economyEven when the newspapers
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| | is frequently what I hear from new
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| and other news sources say that
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| | clients who have decided to work with a
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| unemployment numbers remain steady, that
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| | career coach. They know something isn't
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| job growth is at a standstill, or that
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| | right because they don't like their jobs.
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| we're experiencing slow economic
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| | Their natural assumption is that their
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| recovery, not to mention downsizing and
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| | dissatisfaction is a symptom of a larger
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| outsourcing, don't believe it.It's a myth
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| | underlying issue - their career
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| because it doesn't reflect the whole
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| | choice.This is an example of false logic.
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| story, the fact that that it's a
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| | Not liking your job might be telling you
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| different job market today. It's a
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| | you're in the wrong job. It doesn't
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| changing economy. How we transition from
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| | necessarily mean you're in the wrong
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| job-to-job is different. Hiring practices
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| | career. It doesn't even mean you're in
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| have shifted. So the job market has
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| | the wrong job. You could just be working
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| changed, but that doesn't necessarily
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| | for the wrong person or the wrong
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| make it tougher. What makes it tougher is
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| | company. It takes a skillful approach to
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| that we've been slower to change. We've
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| | discern the source of discontent, and I
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| held on to old practices and old
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| | think it's very hard to do it on your own
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| behaviors. That's not to say that old
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| | (shameless plug for career coaches
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| ways still don't work, but they're just
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| | here!)Career Myth #8: Everyone needs a
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| not as effective.So I challenge you to
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| | mission statementDo you know what your
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| just believe that it's a perfect job
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| | mission is? Mission statements are
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| market for you to find work. I've had my
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| | supposed to guide us, keep us on track,
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| college students try this, just for a
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| | and help us move forward. But what if you
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| week, and, more times than not, several
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| | don't have one? Does that mean you're
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| of them find job leads or make important
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| | destined to never fulfill your potential
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| connections during the week.Career Myth
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| | career-wise?A client who was a successful
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| #3: Changing careers is riskyWhat's
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| | professional contacted me because she was
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| riskier than leaving what you know to
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| | at a career crossroads. She felt that if
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| pursue the unknown? Changing careers
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| | only she could find her mission in life,
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| means leaving behind a piece of your
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| | she would know which career path to
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| identity - your "I'm a lawyer" response
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| | take.She had a clear goal for coaching -
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| to the "what-do-you-do?" question. It
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| | find her mission! Instead, the most
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| might mean admitting to yourself that you
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| | amazing thing happened. She decided that
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| made a mistake with an initial career
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| | she didn't need a mission. She chose to
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| choice. Or it might mean acknowledging
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| | trust that she was already fulfilling her
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| that you're unsure of what's next. And
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| | mission statement, even though she didn't
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| smart people always know what's next,
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| | know what it was. After the client
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| right?Nope. Successful career changers
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| | shifted her focus from finding her
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| often don't have a plan. In Working
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| | mission to living her life, an amazing
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| Identity: How Successful Career Changers
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| | opportunity came her way and she pursued
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| Turn Fantasy into Reality by Herminia
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| | it.Here's a little tip: If your mission
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| Ibarra, she provided evidence that
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| | statement is elusive, stop chasing it. Be
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| waiting until you have a plan is actually
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| | still and let it find you. And in the
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| riskier than just doing and
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| | meantime, keep living your life and see
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| experimenting.Nothing, absolutely
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| | what happens.Career Myth #9: Expect a
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| nothing, is riskier than not changing
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| | career epiphanyWhen you see a link to
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| careers if you're longing to do so.
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| | "Find Your Dream Job," do you immediately
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| Here's why: The longing won't go away. It
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| | click on it to see what's there? Do you
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| will always be there, under the surface,
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| | look at every "Top Ten Career" list out
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| waiting for you to do something about
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| | there to see if anything catches your
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| it.Career Myth #4: Always have a back-up
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| | interest? Do you know your MBTI type? If
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| planSometimes having a back-up plan is
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| | you do, you might be falling prey to the
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| the smart and prudent course of action.
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| | career epiphany myth.I'd love, love, love
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| Back-up plans are so grown-up and
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| | it if most of my clients had a career
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| responsible. But what happens when you're
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| | epiphany that indicated to them, in
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| standing with one foot in and one foot
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| | crystal-clear terms, their next step.
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| out? In my experience, we usually close
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| | Instead, I see career "unfoldings" or a
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| the door and retreat. We are reluctant to
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| | journey of discovery much more regularly.
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| commit to ourselves, and we end up
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| | That is, being willing to not ignore the
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| denying ourselves the satisfaction of
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| | obvious, the pokes, the prods, and listen
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| playing full-out, getting dirty and
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| | carefully to the whisper within. Yep,
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| sweaty. We end up with feelings of regret
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| | forget harp music and angels, for most of
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| and the nagging "What if?"
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| | us, the career epiphany is a quiet
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| question.Back-up plans diffuse our
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| | whisper.Career Myth #10: Ignoring your
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| energy. Diffused energy equals diffused
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| | career dissatisfaction will make it go
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| results. Give all that you've got to your
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| | awayOh, if only this worked in the long
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| dream/passion/risk and you've got a
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| | run!! Granted, it does work at first.
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| better chance of being successful.Career
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| | When you find yourself beginning to
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| Myth #5: There's a perfect job out there
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| | question your career, you'll find it's
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| for everyoneHow long have you been
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| | rather easy to push the thoughts aside
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| searching for yours? You just know, deep
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| | and pretend they aren't there. You know
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| inside, that there's an ideal job that's
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| | what I'm talking about: the "what ifs"
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| perfect for you out there. It matches
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| | and the list of regrets.Over time, the
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| your personality, skills, and interests
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| | random thoughts become nagging thoughts.
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| to a tee. And it pays well. If only you
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| | You spend more and more time daydreaming
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| could figure it out. If only you knew
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| | about options. You build your list of
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| what it was.Is there a perfect job out
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| | reasons to ignore your growing career
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| there for you? No. And here's the good
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| | dissatisfaction:You're too old.You don't
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| news - there are more jobs than you can
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| | want to take a pay cut. You don't want to
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| imagine that would be "perfect" for you.
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| | go back to school. You missed your
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| Chances are you've even come very, very
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| | opportunity 5, 10, 15 years ago. With
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| close to a few of those perfect jobs
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| | clients in this situation, we work on
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| already. So what happened? And how do you
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| | identifying and challenging these fears.
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| recognize one of these so-called "perfect
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| | Sometimes the fear of change remains, but
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| jobs"?Ever see the perfect gift for
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| | there becomes a greater commitment to
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| someone, but it was months till his or
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| | living than to feeling the fear.Challenge
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| her birthday? Then when you go to find
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| | So now that you know that one or all of
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| the item later, you can't. Another lost
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| | these myths have been holding you back,
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| opportunity and you, once again, berate
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| | what are you waiting for?Stacey Lane, MS,
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| yourself for not buying it when you first
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| | CPCC, loves the challenges of working
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| saw it.So maybe you've run into a perfect
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| | with bright and talented professionals
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| job in the past, but because of the
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| | who are struggling with their career
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| timing, you passed by the opportunity. Or
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| | direction and reaching their potential.
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| maybe you were so focused on something
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| | Using an innovative four step process,
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| else, that you missed an obvious clue.
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| | Stacey specializes in helping clients
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| Instead of dwelling on the past, which
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| | develop smart career strategies.
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