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Are you bored with your career? Are you going through the motions? Are you
tired of sitting in front of the television every night wondering when your
career is going to get better?
Maybe what's missing is inspiration.
Inspiration is not something that happens to you, it's something you make
happen. In our careers, we wait for someone or something to rescue us from a
troubling situation. We tell ourselves "Maybe it will get better or go away
on its own." "Maybe the person I dislike will get fired or transferred to
another department." Or, "Maybe I will get recognized for my contributions
and given the credit I deserve."
Maybe this will happen the way you want it to without your participation.
But realistically, it will happen if you go after it.
December is about being grateful. Think about what you are grateful for.
Think about what is good in your career. Focus on this, and then when you
feel better, put a plan in place to go after your dreams.
So what do you say? You only have one life to live so it might as well be a life you love!
The following article was written by Sean North, a coaching client of mine.
A little over one year ago, Sean wrote an article for Surpass Your Dreams.
Back then he was working as help desk expert, dreaming of a writing career.
Today, Sean has accomplished this goal and he is living his dream.
Sean's started a writing company called North Notes. North Notes helps those
who want to get unstuck in their writing whether it's a book, business plan,
or term paper. This article is taken from Sean's first e-book, "Inspired To
Achieve." The e-book includes stories of those in history that did not give
up and went after their dreams. When I began reading it, I could not put it
down.
Here's Sean's article: George Burns' career could have ended as early as 1958, when his wife Gracie Allen retired from Show business. Burns continued the show after Allen retired, but the show was cancelled after one season. Burns could have let his wife's retirement from show business stop him from going further in his career, but he ultimately ended up being a huge comic success and lived to be 100 years old. Many of Burns' biggest successes came when he was in his eighties and nineties. At the ages when many people have long since retired, Burns was enjoying great success. Getting older does have great advantages: we become smarter; we acquire wisdom; we have acquired more skills.
Consider three stages of success that Mr. Burns achieved.
1. Burns Struggled As A Vaudeville Straight Man For Years Until He Met
Gracie
How many of us get frustrated at struggling for six months to a year? How
many of us would have given up after 17 years of sub par success that Burns
endured? Burns showed us that getting older is getting better. THIS MONTH: TOP WAYS TO FIND YOUR INSPIRATION
Are you inspired in your coaching practice? December is great month to
celebrate the year and gear up for a fresh start in January. Why not start
the new year with a bolt of energy and enthusiasm? Here are some top ways to
find your inspiration:
1. Know What Inspires You.
2. Learn To Live With Ambivalence While Striving For Perfection.
There was a chemistry that Burns and Allen had when they created their comic
duo. For eight years, Burns played the straight man and Allen played the
funny lady. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show was a tremendous success
on CBS. They made a dynamic team.
The same concept could apply to our careers. A lot of us have held many
jobs and in those positions, there were probably people whom we loved to
work with and those whom we did not. Like Burns when he was struggling in
Vaudeville, our present job or career may not exactly be what we want to do,
but we do get opportunities to meet people who know other people and so
forth.
2.
For 17 Years (1958 To 1975), Burns Had Very Minimal Success
Many of us may think of George Burns as a great comic success, which he
was. But for about 17 years, Burns had very sub par performances compared
to the show that he did with Gracie. Gracie Allen died in 1964 and Burns
attempted two television shows, one with Connie Stevens, but both shows were
cancelled after the first season. Burns encountered another celebrity death
when Jack Benny died in 1975. Burns was offered Benny's role in the comedy
film, The Sunshine Boys, and had great success. After a 17-year drought,
Burns was back! The success of The Sunshine Boys led to Burns' role in Oh
God!, which was also a tremendous success.
3.
Burns Had Over A Dozen Television Specials After 1975
We never know what may happen when we take our experience from our own
careers and apply them to new positions or careers. The skills and
education we learn from other jobs may help us to get the career that we are
really looking for. Any skill that we can learn should not be discounted.
Burns proved that a person is never too old to do a great job. He had
revitalization in entertainment in spite of Gracie's retirement and death.
Burns did not let the loss of Gracie deter him from making a name for
himself. If any of us catch ourselves giving up or saying things like "I'm
too old" or "It can't be done," think of George Burns.
To visit Sean's web site and find this extraordinary e-book, visit:
http://www.northnotes.com
or,
if you would like to send Sean a few words of
congratulations or encouragement, he can be reached at
seannorth@northnotes.com
Since many of my subscribers are coaches, this section
is for you. It contains tips and techniques to take
your coaching practice to the next level.
Go back to your memories and recall when you felt most inspired. What was
the common thread amongst the different times when you've been inspired? Was
it a quality about another person or your self? Was there a theme to the
times when you've been inspired? Was it an action that a person took - or
that you took? Think about what's inspired you in the past. Look to see
what's missing now.
3. Take A Break From Your Life.
4. Inspiration Isn't Only What's Done TO You.
5. Sometimes We Fall Before We Stand.
6. Divert Your Attention.
7. Surround Yourself With What Inspires You.
8. Get Outside Of Yourself.
9. Grace + Openness + Life + Soul = Inspiration.
10. Inspiration Is A Quality And A State Of Being.
About the Author: This piece was written by Jan Gordon, LCSW, Executive, Career & Personal Coach, who can be reached at jan@qualitycoaching.com
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