SURPASS YOUR DREAMS
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Current Issue:

May,  2006, Issue #85

FROM "JUST A JOB" TO YOUR DREAM CAREER

 

 


Welcome to Surpass Your Dreams. The goal of the newsletter and weekly tips 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 creating simplicity in your life.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. From “Just A Job” To Your Dream Career  
  2. Four Steps For Making The Shift To Your Dream Career
  3. Coaches Corner-Top Commitments towards Masterful Coaching
  4. Great Resources

I. FROM “JUST A JOB” TO YOUR DREAM CAREER

Part I

Are you in a career you love, or in a job you are tolerating?

 

What’s the difference? If you’re working strictly to earn a paycheck to pay the bills, you have a job. If your days are filled with passion and

delight for the work you do, you have a dream career.

So how is your career going? Is it filled with dreams or nightmares?
We all have responsibilities. Bills to pay and futures to save for. Going

to work is reality. So why not shoot for the stars? Why not have a goal to make a great salary while doing work you love?

 

Impossible? Guess what? It won’t happen until you decide that it will happen. When you tackle new challenges in your career, the beginning

is the hardest. Once you jump in, your goals take shape, and they begin to seem realer and easier to achieve.

 

Here is how some of my clients described their dream careers when they were at the beginning of their shift from job to career:

“My dream career would be focusing on the areas where I can find fulfillment and can make a difference in the lives of others.

It has to be creative.”  Linda May 

 

“My dream career would be working at something I'd do if no one paid me to do it.” Dale Alvaraz

 

“It has to get me excited. So excited that I would rather work than watch TV or do something else. Another indicator is when

I can wake up early without an alarm clock and I am looking forward to the day.” Alex So

 

See Part II continued below…

 


 

WHAT TO SAY WHEN...  

Ever wonder what to say in these specific situations?

What do I say on an interview so I get the job?  What do I say to my boss so I get the raise I want? What do I say so people will return my

phone calls and e-mail's? What do I say to a difficult co-worker so we get along?

 

I have created a series of telephone seminars so you can learn something new; specifically what to say at certain important moments in

your career.   

 

All the experts say to ask for what you want in your career, but what's missing most of the time are the actual words to make your career

goals real and your career wishes come true.

To find out what you can say to move your career forward by visiting: What-to-say-when-telephone-seminar-series.html


II. FOUR STEPS FOR MAKING THE SHIFT TO YOUR DREAM CAREER

Part II

So How To Do Make The Shift From “Just A Job” To Your Dream Career? Follow These Four Steps Below:

1. Recognize That You Want More

Do you know in your heart that you want a career that gives you meaning, purpose, and satisfaction? Listen to your inner voice, because what it

is saying to you will not go away until you act. When you get to a point in your career when you know it is not working anymore, it’s important that

you do something about it.

2. Get Ready Mentally To Have More  

Write down what your dream career is. If you do not know, write down what it’s not. When you know what you don’t want, the flip side is what you

do want. Look at this piece of paper everyday. Review it in the morning. Look at it during lunch. Go over your words before you go to sleep. This

process will help your thoughts sink in and become a part of your subconscious.

 

What keeps many of my clients from saying “I can achieve my dream career” is fear. Fear is normal. There’s always fear when we take on new

goals. But ask yourself which fear is harder to be with: the fear of knowing that you did not give your career its best shot, or a fear of failing?

3. Get Into Action To Have More

Nothing happens until someone does something. And, if you want a dream career, you have to get moving. Act. One action leads to another,

which leads to another. This is how goals are reached. Bit by bit. Piece by piece.

 

When you work on your dream career, a little bit each day, your wish will be granted. Consistency is key. Most of us do not believe that we

have hours each day to work on our career, but the truth is we do. How about working on your career ½ hour in the morning, 15 minutes at

lunch, ½ hour before you leave the office at night, or an hour after dinner? Breaking your dream career into small achievable pieces will make

a tremendous difference. You will be surprised and amazed at how much progress you will make.

 

4. Recognize That Anything Worthwhile Takes Time

 

All goals take time. And, the time they take to become real usually takes longer than we’d like. Know that this is part of the process.

 

Keep moving no matter what, even if you do not feel like. Trust that you are on the right path. Your dream career will happen, because you

want it to happen. The effort you put in will be worth it, because the end result will be a career you can proud of.

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

 


III. COACHES CORNER

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.

THIS MONTH: TOP COMMITMENTS TOWARDS MASTERFUL COACHING

You always want to be the best for your clients. See how from the list below. 

 

1. I will ensure that my clients and I have clear expectations from our relationship.

2. I will give my clients space to discover the gift of self-generation.

3. I will respect them for the person they are and where they are right now.

4. I will listen for possibility and ask for permission.

5. I will check in with my client to make sure we are on track.

6. I will ask them to teach me how best to coach them.

7. I will really listen and be present with them.

8. I understand that a “being” call can lead to the best actions from them.

9. I will step with curiosity into areas that make me feel uncomfortable.

10. I will let go of attachment and remain an observer.

This piece was written by Val Boyko, Global Coach, who can be reached at valboyko@comcast.net, or visited at http://www.myglobalcoach.com. Val also wants to thank coaches Philip Cohen and Carly Anderson for their inspiration as well.
 


DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A COACH?

Find out everything and more about the coaching profession and how to grow a profitable coaching

practice from an established, successful coach who will share her secrets, techniques, and lessons

learned with you.

For A Three-Part Coaching Seminar Series That Walks You Through Becoming A Full-Time Coach,

Please Visit: telephone-seminars.html

 


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Make Better Choices In Your Career (April 2006)

Don't Let Worry Ruin Your Career (March 2006)

Eliminate Boredom In Your Career (February 2006)

Will This Be The Year? (January 2006)

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