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Welcome to Surpass Your Dreams. The goal of the monthly newsletters is to help you recognize your potential and surpass your dreams. Included are tips for either transitioning into a career you love, excelling in the career you have now, or loving what you do for a living everyday.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The World Is NOT A Scary Place
2. Five Ways To Not Let Fear Get The Best Of You
3. Great Resources

 I. THE WORLD IS NOT A SCARY PLACE

Part I.

Kids believe in the best. Adults expect the worst so they won’t be disappointed.

As a mother of a toddler son, I watch a lot of kid’s shows. What strikes me about these shows is the positive messages that come across; messages of hope and encouragement.

Would you like this year to be different? Would you like to look back a year from now with a sense of pride for a job well done? Here's how:

Why is it that as adults we lose hope when it comes to our careers? Did career setbacks or the economy make negativity more prevalent than being positive?

Remember back to a time in your life when you believed that anything was possible? A time when you looked forward to the day and all you could do and learn. What happened to that belief? What happened to that person? Do you want that person back?

See Part II continued below…

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II. FIVE WAYS TO NOT LET FEAR GET THE BEST OF YOU  

Part II.

1. Recognize The Harm That Being Scared Does To Your Career.
We hear constantly that the job market is awful. (Or, in other words scary.) Unemployment is up and we should be happy to just have a job. The truth is many people are not happy, but fear keeps them from getting ready for their next job. Fear is paralyzing. It holds you back and prevents your creativity and energy, the real you, from emerging. Highly qualified, but less confident people lose job opportunities to the less qualified and more confident.

2. Ask Yourself What You Would Be Doing Next If You Were Not Scared.
It’s ok to think big and hope for the best. Having something positive and exciting to look forward to is wonderful. It gives your career purpose, passion, and direction. What do you want to do next in your career? Ask the question and let the answer come out. Don’t worry about how you will do it yet. Allow your dream to surface, and then you can find a way to make it happen.

3. Research What’s Working In Your Industry.
Every industry has some aspect of it that’s going right. Car companies might not be making as much money as they’d like, but car repair companies are doing well. In my former profession, which was marketing, sending out catalogs is no longer profitable, but social media is. Your goal is to look inside your industry to see where the opportunities are. Once you know what aspect of your industry IS making money, you can get yourself ready to learn more/train more/do more in that area.

4. Start Planning Now.
It’s true that there are fewer jobs today. Outsourcing has taken some jobs away. But that is not your excuse to stand still and do nothing about your career. Markets go up and down and yes, we are in a downturn. The good news is there will be an up, and you can get ready for your “up” now. List your goals. What do you want and what are the specific steps you can take to get there? When the opportunities arise, and they will, you will be ready.

5. Remind Yourself That There Is A Lot Of Good In The World Too.
Not everything is bad in the world. There are the family and friends you have in your life. There are seasons and beauty in nature. You have gifts and talents that are special to you. Focus on the positive in life and spread the word. People like, and need, to hear, see, and read the good too.

So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so it might as well be a life you love.

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