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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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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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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I was leading one of my regular group coaching calls recently in a conversation about how we sabotage ourselves without even realizing it. Self sabotage can undermine any or all of the things that are most important to you, such as relationships, jobs, careers, financial well being, physical health, and more. It can definitely worsen middlesence doldrums.

And it often happens without your even being aware of it. It can just feel like life sucks and you don’t know why. You just wish it would be different. Well things can be different if you just stop sabotaging yourself. And one way to do this is through language.

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