Gold Nugget Coaching

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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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Last time I showed you how to spot your “life-limiting negative self assessments that drag you down.” They are a form of self-sabotage that can get in the way of your career advancement, erode job satisfaction, deepen middlescence doldrums and, in fact, undermine every aspect of your life.

If you’re thinking, “That’s not me, I don’t do that.” Perhaps you don’t. But if that’s the case, you’d be defying the odds and about 3,000 years of evolution!

So let’s look at how you can deal with the potentially devastating effects of negative self assessments.

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There are times when we get so overwhelemed with a problem that we can’t seem to find our way out. I often see this when people are worried about a problem or situation that’s important to them, such as a challenge at work, their career, or in their personnel life.

Just when you most want to see things clearly, your thoughts just go around and around: What if this happens? What if that happens? What if I do X and they do Y? What if they do A and B and I do J, K and L?  On and on it goes.

Many times, you wind up even more frustrated and confused than when you started, and mentally exhausted. Here’s an easy and invaluable tool you can use to cut through all that mental chatter, CALM DOWN, and tap into your own wisdom.

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