New business? Changing
careers?
You've got a whole new ball game.
When
you embark on a life transition, the skills
that brought you success in a former life will no longer work. It's
like trying to play football on a basketball team.
by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
To succeed in corporate life, you've
developed strong political skills. You can maneuver by memo. You know
the unwritten rules as well as the policies.
When you're ready to find a new life, you need to
learn a whole new
set of skills -- like these.
1. Scrambling:
Transition is pickup
basketball, not pro football.
2. Running on two tracks:
Keep going in the
short term but plan for the bigger picture.
3. Decision-making without
data: You come to a
fork in the road and both paths are unmarked. What do you do next?
4. Using intuition:
Hang on to your power. Intuition is no longer woo-woo -- psychologists
recognize intuition as a critical aspect of thinking, residing in a
specific portion of the brain.
5. Listening and waiting: If you rush, you'll
hit a wall. The toughest skill to master.
6. Not being afraid
of fear.
During a life transition, fear is your
ally.
7. Taking the freedom
inventory: count your
money as well as your blessings.
8. Getting help:
how to hire an expert -- and
maybe discover you don't need one
9. Managing identity:
overcome the biggest
roadblock to a new life.
As soon as you leave a well-established career or business,
you're viewed differently by others and you may have to revise
your own self-concept.
10. Enhancing creativity:
think of new ways to
reach your goal.
I offer one-to-one consultations on career strategy.
Recommended reading:
Teach Your Intuition to Send You a
Telegram (not a post card). Click here.
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