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How to Get Motivated
This week I spoke to a group of wonderful women at Dress for
Success in downtown Pittsburgh. They asked some very intelligent
questions with a similar theme that I hear often from people going
through a transition. “How do you get motivated when you just can’t
seem to get going?”
First understand that if you are going through any life transition
whether it be death of a loved one, divorce, children moving away, or
any number of challenges it is very difficult to expect great fulfillment
in anything until you ground yourself with a sound foundation of
beliefs. And those beliefs should center around one theme…You
already have everything you need to do anything you want.
Accept that you control your own destiny. Know that if you are
dedicated, you can accomplish anything. Believe that greatness is
in your future.
Then set specific steps to get there. And don’t expect to know what
those steps are if you still doubt everything I have said above. The
path will not be clear to you. It will be foggy.
Dedication trumps motivation every time. If someone assaulted
your child, would you sit around and wait to get motivated to do
something about it? Of course not. You would be dedicated to
doing whatever it took to give your child back esteem.
Success is the same. When you are as dedicated to achievement
as you would be to protecting your child, you will not need to get
motivated. In order to get there, ask yourself, “How badly do I want
my life to be better? And “What am I willing to do to get there?”
If you are struggling with a particularly challenging time in your life,
don’t be hard on yourself. Don’t expect to know all the answers.
You cannot set a new and clear path while you are in a storm. You
can hardly see the road.
Remember, you already have everything you need to do anything you
want. Start now!
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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.
This week I spoke to a group of wonderful women at Dress for
Success in downtown Pittsburgh. They asked some very intelligent
questions with a similar theme that I hear often from people going
through a transition. “How do you get motivated when you just can’t
seem to get going?”
First understand that if you are going through any life transition
whether it be death of a loved one, divorce, children moving away, or
any number of challenges it is very difficult to expect great fulfillment
in anything until you ground yourself with a sound foundation of
beliefs. And those beliefs should center around one theme…You
already have everything you need to do anything you want.
Accept that you control your own destiny. Know that if you are
dedicated, you can accomplish anything. Believe that greatness is
in your future.
Then set specific steps to get there. And don’t expect to know what
those steps are if you still doubt everything I have said above. The
path will not be clear to you. It will be foggy.
Dedication trumps motivation every time. If someone assaulted
your child, would you sit around and wait to get motivated to do
something about it? Of course not. You would be dedicated to
doing whatever it took to give your child back esteem.
Success is the same. When you are as dedicated to achievement
as you would be to protecting your child, you will not need to get
motivated. In order to get there, ask yourself, “How badly do I want
my life to be better? And “What am I willing to do to get there?”
If you are struggling with a particularly challenging time in your life,
don’t be hard on yourself. Don’t expect to know all the answers.
You cannot set a new and clear path while you are in a storm. You
can hardly see the road.
Remember, you already have everything you need to do anything you
want. 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: “Goals - What They Did for Me” and “Are
You Leading Your Life or an Actor in Your Own Drama” go to Mary
Lee's web site at: 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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Whether you are an executive who is "stuck," your company needs
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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to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine.co
m
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
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Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
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http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
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