Getting ready for a transition? Read the Fine Print of Your Dream
"In the factory we make lipstick; in the drugstore we sell hope." That's what Charles Revson, Revlon's founder, supposedly said. Often self-help guides work the same way. They promise a new life, easily and effortlessly, starting tomorrow. Take Marsha Sinetar's best-seller, Do What You Love -- The Money Will Follow. Everybody remembers the title, but Ms. Sinetar's text spells out the reality. Sure, the money will come -- but not soon and not a lot. Or consider Martha Beck's Finding Your Own North Star, filled with inspiring stories of successful career-changers. Each story also includes a line or two like, "It was hard at first. Money was tight. But now..." Of course, moving to your dream may also allow you to simplify your life, saving money, time and hassles. Tama Kieves, author of This Time I Dance, says she bought objects to fill the empty space in her previous life as a frustrated lawyer. As a fulfilled writer and artist, she no longer craved shopping sprees at the mall. "Dressing for comfort" has always been part of my own dream. I suspect there's a dry cleaner somewhere in Silver City, but I couldn't tell you where. I'll wear a suit for a paid presentation, but my everyday uniform consists of shorts or jeans and very, very comfortable shoes. Can you pay the price? Only you can decide. Some of my clients could move from a palace to a hut with no regrets. Others feel deprived when they have to sell the yacht or give up one of their two full-time servants. Your family pays a price, too. Relocation typically includes family members who move and those who are moved, such as the "trailing spouse." A career change also creates a "trailing family." One of my former colleagues was reluctant to change careers because, "My partner likes being married to a college professor." Yet other career changers hear their families say, "We'd rather have a happy breadwinner than a rich one." The highway to your dreams is guaranteed to include some bumps and detours along the way. You may welcome the detours and get a laugh out of the bumps. You may actually enjoy changing a flat tire now and then. A few people do move to their dreams in a chauffeured limo with champagne in the minibar and soft music coming from the speakers, as they zip along a recently-paved express lane. But if rattling along in a bus signals torture, not adventure, wait till you can afford the limo. Resentment will cause your journey to grind to a halt, and you might be stranded in the middle of nowhere. I offer one-to-one consultations on career strategy. About The Author Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., is an author, speaker and career/business consultant, helping midlife professionals take their First step to a Second Career. http://www.cathygoodwin.com. "Ten secrets of mastering a major life change" mailto:subscribe@cathygoodwin.com Contact: cathy@cathygoodwin.com 505-534-4294
Related News
Mam’k Schools Set Specific Goals For Student Learning - Larchmont Gazette
Spotlight on Education : Goal setting is important for middle ... - Rogers Hometown News
Why "Goal Setting" Makes You Cringe - Lifehacker
Why "Goal Setting" Makes You CringeLifehacker, CA -Sep 26, 2008That's what goal setting is, and that's why if you want to get anywhere you want to go, you've got to do the same thing. However, the problem with ... |
Caterpillar Inc. Sets New Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Briefs: Luncheon, fashion show - Arizona Republic
Briefs: Luncheon, fashion showArizona Republic, AZ -6 hours agoTopics include goal setting, checking and saving, cash flow, insurance and homeownership and taxes. Classes begin Oct. 21. ... |
Turner Construction Company Establishes Aggressive Greenhouse Gas ... - MarketWatch
Ilya Kovalchuk ready to win with Thrashers - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ilya Kovalchuk ready to win with ThrashersAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA -Oct 9, 2008The theory that you can revamp an offense by adding defensemen and setting them loose to join the rush could meet a stiff test. ... |
Prep spotlight: Volleyball: Dearing lifts Plains over Athens - The State Journal-Register
Nut Program Teaches Basic Business Skills - Jakson Time
Nut Program Teaches Basic Business SkillsJakson Time, NJ -5 hours agoThe program builds leadership financial and literacy skills with girls actively making discoveries and decisions about marketing, budgeting and goal setting... |
RSL ties Red Bulls in 'royal' setting - Soccer America
|
|
 |
|
|
RELATED ARTICLES
Planning for Success
The purpose of having an analytical brain is to use it to think and make a plan before we act.
Mind Over Matter -- The Power of Thoughts
One of the greatest challenges in life is understanding just how powerful our thoughts are. Many of us learn this the hard way -- myself included. After spending most of my early life caught up in negative thought patterns, it occurred to me that I had created exactly what I had been thinking about all those years.
Actual Achievement Part 1
Sport is an excellent medium in which to explore the
mechanics of achievement. My own background is in
Whitewater Canoe Slalom, which requires power and
technique in a constantly changing environment. How is this
for a fitting metaphor for today's business environment and
life altogether? You need resources (power), like money,
people or things and use them in skillful ways (technique) to
adapt, grow and thrive in an ever changing and unfolding
environment.
Plant! -- And Accept The Consequences!
Welcome to Weekly Wisdoms. Last week I found a new way to communicate over the internet with audio. After you listen, if you'd like to try it for yourself, click here for a chance to make your own free audio postcard... Too cool! Have fun! What a busy week! The lumber package for the barn is on the way. Malcolm is here to saw up the rest of the logs for the siding. We are building a new riding arena. Three new potential clients. And we planted 3 acres of grass! Actually we put down twelve thousand pounds of lime, fertilizer, grass seed and clover seed. I feel like a farmer! I woke up this morning thinking about all that seed and what it might look like next year.
Are Your Goals Exciting?
This may sound like a strange question, but are you really excited about your goals? Of course, I'm making the assumption that you have already invested the time to think about what you want your life to be like and identified some of your goals in several areas. If not, please do this immediately. If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there.
New Years Resolutions? Dont Be So Hard On Yourself
Have you set resolutions for yourself to accomplish in 2005? Maybe you want to get more exercise, eat healthier, or spend more time with your family. If you're in business for yourself, maybe you are thinking about hiring a bookkeeper, working fewer hours, or beefing up your marketing plan. All of those things are very good goals, but how do you really feel about them? If you're like me, you probably think that you need resolutions, and furthermore, you have to accomplish all of them in order to be successful. How can we not feel that way when the media is chirping away about making and keeping our new year's resolutions?
Money, a Session With Joseth on Abundance and Money (Channelled)
(Channelled)
(This communication with Joseth happened more than a year ago, while I was focused on bringing money into my life. Apparently I still haven't managed to manage my thoughts correctly to bring all the money into my life that I desire. However I will say that this is the first time in years that my bills are all paid and I do have a positive balance in my savings account.If there is one thing that I have really learned from this session, that is the importance of knowing exactly what I want.)
Want to Learn Something New Today?
How many times do you say, "Gee, I wish I had of learned...?" How often do you avoid new tasks simply because they are out of your "comfort zone" and the task would involve having to learn something new?
Focus On Your Goals Without Envying Others
Many of us waste too much time envying others instead of getting on with our own goals and dreams. This is stupid to put it mildly.
The Promise: The Key to the Successful Achievement of Your Goals
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. - H. L. Hunt
Goal Believing is the First Step to Goal Achieving
We've just gone from "the Holiday Season" to the "Goal Setting Season." Each year, about the time we turn our calendars to a New Year, we hear a lot about goal setting (even though it is sometimes disguised as information about making your New Year's Resolutions). While the research and polls show that most people don't set goals, most everyone thinks about it at this time of the year.
How to Turn New Years Resolutions into New Year?s Results
Are you ready to learn how to finally turn your New Year's
resolutions into New Year's results? The key word here is
"new", because you want to create "new" results. You must
analyze your old year that has passed and your future, which
means do not think "re-run/replay" instead think about forging
forward into the New Year. In order to create "New Year"
results, you must decide to analyze, develop and implement
new action steps.
Why Do Many Smart, Motivated People Never Achieve Their Goals?
In his multimedia "Unleash Your Greatness Success System" Mike Litman gives his audience a virtual "kick in the butt" - albeit nicely. In this program he pushes hard to get the reader past their desire for "feel good" motivation; instead he offers a plan that, if followed, should result in the listener making strides towards achieving his or her goals.
How to Maximize Goals, Affirmations and Visualizations
Do you want to get better results from daily exercises such as affirmations and visualizations, develop a better relationships with your inner self and get in touch with your personal power every moment of the day? The key to all of these things is energy. If you can learn to control the flow of energy within you, you can achieve these results and much more.
Just Do It! Write Down Some Goals and Start Achieving!
You have a choice it would seem ? you can float along on the river of the life, don't worry about where it takes you and maybe disappear over a waterfall or go with the flow but steer your way towards your objective.
Resolutions? Try this!
Several articles and newsletters with the message that New Year's resolutions are a worthless exercise and a poorly disguised setup for failure have passed across my desk this last week, and the year before, and the year before that.
Achieve Your Desires By Scoring Goals
Do you have a desire? Silly question I know because everybody has desires, just not the same ones. Of course there are many that most of us share like those old clichés of health, wealth, and happiness. But there are some that are exclusive to a certain group of people. For example; a musician may desire to play at the Albert Hall but have no interest in constructing his own website. But enough rambling, it's time I got to the point.
11 Questions To Kickstart Your Dream
What's your dream? Want to give your vision a jumpstart? Write down your goals and use these questions to speed up delivery of your dream.
Seven Steps To Planning A Successful Future
Being successful in life is difficult unless you ensure you have a balanced life. To obtain the optimal benefits you must be passionate about your life plan and believe 100% in what you are doing. It is important to have an end goal firmly in your mind, a plan in place to reach the goal and steps in place to follow, which will lead to your goal. It is also imperative to maintain your physical health in the best shape possible. If you do not believe in what you are doing, then stop now. Find a business opportunity that you really want to be involved in and something that offers positive outcomes.
Goal Setting and Interviewing
Before you go on an interview process or even start your own business, you must set goals! As a corporation owner for over twenty years, this is how I went about setting goals for myself. They are as follows:
|
