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Begin With Your Success Sketch and Hang it
Where You Will See It Everyday
Human nature tells you to plan from the beginning. I say start with the
end in mind, draw what that will look like on paper and post your
“Success Sketch” where you can see it every day. Stick people are
acceptable! You won’t forget where you are headed if you have to look t
it everyday. When you get mired down in the trivial nature of everyday
routines, this will remind you that you have a bigger picture in mind.
If you are changing jobs, don’t blindly answer classified ads and send
out resumes. Begin by making sure you want to stay in the same
profession. Do you want to live in the city or suburbs, work with a lot of
people or in a small office, manage multiple projects and people or
work on task specific projects. Sketch yourself in your new role,
smiling, being happy in your new office, house or with customers.
If you are looking for a new home, don’t start by determining the price
you can afford and scanning the newspaper for that price range. Start
with defining 1) proximity to work, 2) school district, 3) proximity to
shopping, 4) number of bedrooms, 5) family room on first floor, etc.
Draw that house on a diagram with your office and schools and post it
where you will see it every day.
I have an index card with my “Success Sketch” on an index card posted
above my desk in my bedroom. My first book is being released in
November of 2009. I know I wouldn’t be a published author today if I
hadn’t envisioned myself being one.
1. Where do you want to live? Current neighborhood? In the city? In
the country? At the beach?
2. Where do you want to work? Home? Small office? Large
Corporations? Close to home? Doesn’t matter? Don’t want to work?
3. Do you like to plan things systematically or are you creative and
free flowing?
4. Do you want to take direction or give direction?
5. Do you value flexibility to your schedule?
6. Do you like to work on one task at a time or do you prefer
multitasking?
7. Do you like to travel during a typical day or prefer to stay at home
or in the office? A mix?
8. Do you want to work/live with a lot of people around you or a few?
9. What qualities do you see in successful people? Are you
cultivating those?
10. Start to sketch yourself living the answers to these questions
and hang your ‘Success Sketch” where you will see it at the start of
every day.
11. Mark your calendar so that every two months you monitor your
progress. Change, add to or edit your sketch if necessary.
Grab a piece of paper or an index card right now, draw your “Success
Sketch” and place where you will see it everyday! If you do this, you
WILL find something different than you are experiencing right now.
Think about the things that are important to you. Family time? Close
proximity to work? Work that you love? Flexibility? Predictability? Don’t
just look to find “a job.” Craft your own destiny based on where you
ultimately want to be. Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune Spin
on Balance" by clicking here.
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Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then on
to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive director,
public relations consultant, and foundation president and CEO. View
Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her website at www.
startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at info@startingovernow.com.
Where You Will See It Everyday
Human nature tells you to plan from the beginning. I say start with the
end in mind, draw what that will look like on paper and post your
“Success Sketch” where you can see it every day. Stick people are
acceptable! You won’t forget where you are headed if you have to look t
it everyday. When you get mired down in the trivial nature of everyday
routines, this will remind you that you have a bigger picture in mind.
If you are changing jobs, don’t blindly answer classified ads and send
out resumes. Begin by making sure you want to stay in the same
profession. Do you want to live in the city or suburbs, work with a lot of
people or in a small office, manage multiple projects and people or
work on task specific projects. Sketch yourself in your new role,
smiling, being happy in your new office, house or with customers.
If you are looking for a new home, don’t start by determining the price
you can afford and scanning the newspaper for that price range. Start
with defining 1) proximity to work, 2) school district, 3) proximity to
shopping, 4) number of bedrooms, 5) family room on first floor, etc.
Draw that house on a diagram with your office and schools and post it
where you will see it every day.
I have an index card with my “Success Sketch” on an index card posted
above my desk in my bedroom. My first book is being released in
November of 2009. I know I wouldn’t be a published author today if I
hadn’t envisioned myself being one.
1. Where do you want to live? Current neighborhood? In the city? In
the country? At the beach?
2. Where do you want to work? Home? Small office? Large
Corporations? Close to home? Doesn’t matter? Don’t want to work?
3. Do you like to plan things systematically or are you creative and
free flowing?
4. Do you want to take direction or give direction?
5. Do you value flexibility to your schedule?
6. Do you like to work on one task at a time or do you prefer
multitasking?
7. Do you like to travel during a typical day or prefer to stay at home
or in the office? A mix?
8. Do you want to work/live with a lot of people around you or a few?
9. What qualities do you see in successful people? Are you
cultivating those?
10. Start to sketch yourself living the answers to these questions
and hang your ‘Success Sketch” where you will see it at the start of
every day.
11. Mark your calendar so that every two months you monitor your
progress. Change, add to or edit your sketch if necessary.
Grab a piece of paper or an index card right now, draw your “Success
Sketch” and place where you will see it everyday! If you do this, you
WILL find something different than you are experiencing right now.
Think about the things that are important to you. Family time? Close
proximity to work? Work that you love? Flexibility? Predictability? Don’t
just look to find “a job.” Craft your own destiny based on where you
ultimately want to be. Start now!
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune Spin
on Balance" by clicking here.
Follow Mary Lee's career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Worksheets: “Does Your Resume Look Weathered?”
and “10 Interview Questions That Scream, "I Get the Big Picture!" go to:
http://www.startingovernow.com/Articles-and-Tip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a career advice expert who went from being a
stay-at-home mother with four children to divorce, poverty and then on
to become a newspaper reporter, trade association executive director,
public relations consultant, and foundation president and CEO. View
Mary Lee’s free career tips, worksheets and Blog on her website at www.
startingovernow.com. Contact Mary Lee at info@startingovernow.com.
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better productivity, or you are in a life transition you represent the
people and organizations Executive Leadership Coach Mary Lee has
helped. Learn how to clarify direction, create strategy, upgrade skills,
optimize your environment and wipe out fear and doubt. Make it fun =
get more done!
Mary Lee’s strategies from her book “Starting Over” helped her in her
own transformation from stay-at-home mother with four children living
a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
welfare and then on to president and CEO. Eliminate self doubt, under-
performance, money fears, relationships woes, and negative influence
so that you may soar. Then lead others to improve their lives and your
business. Start now! For a FREE introductory coaching session via
phone contact info@startingovernow.com.
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1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
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Post a Question etc.:
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