Gold Nugget Coaching

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Most people who are dedicated CareerBuilders will benefit by re-framing their roles in the workplace to better deal with its new realities. Thus, for example, instead of pursuing a career path that may no longer exist (the traditional concept of “career”), you may want to get clear about your path in terms of following a Professional’s Path or a Service Path—as I described in the previous posting here. But before we talk more about the details of the paths, let’s take a little detour and talk about a related concept.

It’s not so clear to me that you choose a path, but rather that a path may choose you. Let me explain.

I’ve observed in my life coaching and career change coaching that with many people, a career calling comes into play.  I’ve seen this again and again with people who participate in my life- and career-coaching workshops. The other thing that I’ve observed is that a career calling can be very subtle.

So let’s talk about this concept of “career calling”. . . .

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Even as they declare that career as an institution is dead (as described in the last posting), Fernando Flores, John Gray, and Professor Denning also talk about the good news: a more effective concept of career is emerging that involves life “styles.” It’s important and empowering for all CareerBuilders to be aware of these styles.

Why? Because these styles can help you to clarify your goals and to see new possibilities that are open to you. Then you can put search tools like careerbuilders.com and monster.com to work for you in the best possible ways to achieve your goals.

For example, when you take that “perfect job quiz” or look at the “100 top jobs” or the “top jobs in the US” available on those websites, you’ll be able to interpret the results and resources in ways that are truly valuable for you.

So what are these life styles? . . .

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“Career is dead? “That can’t be,” you may say. “And I can prove it because with one click of my mouse and some  keystrokes I can go to careerbuilders.com or monster.com. And they’ve invested a fortune in helping CareerBuilders like me. They have career links all over their sites.”

Well, let’s set aside for a moment the possibility that their businesses may be built on a concept that’s first and foremost designed to generate profits (for them). Instead, let’s consider the question, “Is career as an institution dead?”

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Are you looking for a job, or thinking about changing jobs? You probably know about the various online job posting services like careerbuilders.com [link] and monster.com [link].

But do you know how best to leverage them? Do you know their strengths and weaknesses?

In a series of posts that starts with this one, you’ll discover what all “CareerBuilders” should know before they put their hopes for a better future in such tools. These and other tools can be powerful when used the right way but, when used blindly, can create frustration or a sense of hopelessness or, worse, can actually be damaging to your future.

But before we get into that discussion, along with tips and hints for using these tools, I’d like to introduce some concepts and get you thinking about some critical questions that will help shape your use of the tools.  Question #1 . . .

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Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Which comes first when there’s something important to do like finding a new job: taking action or making a commitment to find a new job?

With chicken and eggs there’s no right answer. With taking action and making a commitment, my observation is that, rather than a right answer, there’s an effective answer. What do you think the answer is?

If you said making a commitment, you’re correct. And here’s why . . .

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