Craig Nathanson – The Vocational Coach

First, decide what places are right for you.  Many times people tend to leave wrong work and continue to look for another wrong work!

• Decide now what work fits you!
• Where do people like you work?
• What type of people do you feel the most comfortable working around?
• Do you prefer to work alone?
• What kind of work would leave you breathless at the end of the day?
• What work would feel like play?
• What kind of work would get you excited about Mondays?
• Talk to people who want to do what you want to do?

If you can’t decide now what you want to do for a lifetime, that’s ok, but at least you can begin the search.

Change your thinking perspective.

Are you always thinking of the past and worried about the future?  It is time to change your thinking.

Right here, right now, what is the work that you would love to do the most and why? If you know the why, you will find the how. Try out test marketing approaches. Even if you want to work for someone else the steps are the same.

Make a business card describing exactly what you want to do and who you want to be. At the bottom of the card, describe the services and or products that you want to sell. Use this new persona to promote yourself. People can’t help you if you don’t tell others what you want to do.

If you plan to work for someone else, your elevator speech should take less than 20 seconds and clearly state something like this,”My name is Sammy and I have 23 years in the insurance industry as an IT professional and I am currently transitioning to working in the animal industry in a similar role and to be closer to the industry which I care about”.

Ask the other person, “Do you have any ideas or contacts I could follow up with to assist on my search?”

If you want to go into business for yourself the elevator speech is slightly different. If someone asks you about you and your work, you can respond with something like this, “I am the founder of XYZ company and I help people to focus on designing and or develop XYZ products and services”. It also adds a nice touch when you can say “this is my passion and life’s work!”

I’ll be cheering you on as you go!

Craig