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FREE Resources
to help you:
1. United States of
America's primary source
on career info:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates 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
.com
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_tool
box.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
to help you:
1. United States of
America's primary source
on career info:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates 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
.com
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_tool
box.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
Articles
I’m Not Sure What I Want to Be When I Grow Up –
Tools to Help
I can’t tell you how many people I meet who are not sure they have met their
true calling. I see this in people from all walks of life - from people in
transition all the way to people at the executive level. After teaching, training
and coaching hundreds of people over the years I have seen a common
thread. People who have not matched their character and professional
strengths with their life’s work continue to feel unsettled and under-fulfilled.
I advise all of my clients to focus on what their life will look like not next week
or next month but at the end of the journey. I have them draw a sketch on
paper of what they want their life to look like in three to five years or longer -
their “Success Sketch”. And I advise them to hang that where they will see it
everyday. But it is hard to draw a “Success Sketch” if your mind is “stuck” on
the frozen frame of today.
So how do you “unstuck” the bind of habit and reach for something new
when you don’t know what to reach for? How do you create new dreams
when the dream bank is coming up empty? Do something that will remove
you from the everyday routine and open the door to new dreams.
There are several free online evaluation tools that can help you assess your
strengths and use them as a reference in career exploration. These tools
are very helpful for jumpstarting career fulfillment hope.
VIA Institute on Character – Character Survey
http://www.viacharacter.org/
The 240 question evaluation elicits your unique constellation of strengths
and identifies your top 5 signature strengths - those you most frequently
express. The survey takes about 30 to 45 minutes and is free. A more
detailed report is available for a fee.
LiveCareer.com – Career Test
http://www.livecareer.com/
There are a lot of advertisements throughout this free and detailed
evaluation but the Occupations Fit Graph and Strengths Lists are very helpful.
CareerBuilder.com – Several Career Tests
http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/?
utm_source=cbhome&utm_medium=ardrop&utm_content=careertests
These short evaluations are free and include: Career Planner quiz, Job
Satisfaction Quiz, Job Discovery Wizard and much more.
How do these evaluations help? Many ways. If your top six Character
Strengths are Love of Learning, Curiosity and Interest in the World, Social
Intelligent, Leadership and Zest/Enthusiasm then you are reminded that you
thrive in a position where you can try new things and influence others in a
group setting. Conversely, if you are in a role where you have little ability to
affect change or chorale consensus on an important issue you are going to
have a hard time feeling fulfilled. Then you might want to ask yourself if the
role you are in is the problem or the organizational culture. You may enjoy
your role more if you were in another organization that gave you more ability
to self-actuate.
You may find that you are strong in the Work Style areas of Persuasiveness
and Assertiveness but not in the area of being Systematic. I am not a fan of
concentrating on developing your weak areas. Play to your strengths.
Surround yourself with people who have your weaknesses as their
strengths. Seek opportunities where you can shine as an influencer and
use your assertiveness to negotiate deals that no one else can do. Start
now!
Email this to a friend who may appreciate the advice. Follow Mary Lee’s tips
on Twitter at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE article Surround Yourself with People Who Have Your
Weaknesses as Their Strengths or Change - Here's How! go to Mary Lee's
Articles and Tips Sheets page.
Mary Lee Gannon is a personal turnaround, leadership and productivity
expert who went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children living a
country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, homelessness,
and welfare. As a guest speaker, she demonstrates how she went from an
earning capacity of $27,000 to president and CEO. Her book "Starting Over -
25 Rules for When You've Bottomed Out" is available in bookstores and
online. Email Mary Lee at info@StartingOverNow.com.
Tools to Help
I can’t tell you how many people I meet who are not sure they have met their
true calling. I see this in people from all walks of life - from people in
transition all the way to people at the executive level. After teaching, training
and coaching hundreds of people over the years I have seen a common
thread. People who have not matched their character and professional
strengths with their life’s work continue to feel unsettled and under-fulfilled.
I advise all of my clients to focus on what their life will look like not next week
or next month but at the end of the journey. I have them draw a sketch on
paper of what they want their life to look like in three to five years or longer -
their “Success Sketch”. And I advise them to hang that where they will see it
everyday. But it is hard to draw a “Success Sketch” if your mind is “stuck” on
the frozen frame of today.
So how do you “unstuck” the bind of habit and reach for something new
when you don’t know what to reach for? How do you create new dreams
when the dream bank is coming up empty? Do something that will remove
you from the everyday routine and open the door to new dreams.
There are several free online evaluation tools that can help you assess your
strengths and use them as a reference in career exploration. These tools
are very helpful for jumpstarting career fulfillment hope.
VIA Institute on Character – Character Survey
http://www.viacharacter.org/
The 240 question evaluation elicits your unique constellation of strengths
and identifies your top 5 signature strengths - those you most frequently
express. The survey takes about 30 to 45 minutes and is free. A more
detailed report is available for a fee.
LiveCareer.com – Career Test
http://www.livecareer.com/
There are a lot of advertisements throughout this free and detailed
evaluation but the Occupations Fit Graph and Strengths Lists are very helpful.
CareerBuilder.com – Several Career Tests
http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/?
utm_source=cbhome&utm_medium=ardrop&utm_content=careertests
These short evaluations are free and include: Career Planner quiz, Job
Satisfaction Quiz, Job Discovery Wizard and much more.
How do these evaluations help? Many ways. If your top six Character
Strengths are Love of Learning, Curiosity and Interest in the World, Social
Intelligent, Leadership and Zest/Enthusiasm then you are reminded that you
thrive in a position where you can try new things and influence others in a
group setting. Conversely, if you are in a role where you have little ability to
affect change or chorale consensus on an important issue you are going to
have a hard time feeling fulfilled. Then you might want to ask yourself if the
role you are in is the problem or the organizational culture. You may enjoy
your role more if you were in another organization that gave you more ability
to self-actuate.
You may find that you are strong in the Work Style areas of Persuasiveness
and Assertiveness but not in the area of being Systematic. I am not a fan of
concentrating on developing your weak areas. Play to your strengths.
Surround yourself with people who have your weaknesses as their
strengths. Seek opportunities where you can shine as an influencer and
use your assertiveness to negotiate deals that no one else can do. Start
now!
Email this to a friend who may appreciate the advice. Follow Mary Lee’s tips
on Twitter at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE article Surround Yourself with People Who Have Your
Weaknesses as Their Strengths or Change - Here's How! go to Mary Lee's
Articles and Tips Sheets page.
Mary Lee Gannon is a personal turnaround, leadership and productivity
expert who went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children living a
country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, homelessness,
and welfare. As a guest speaker, she demonstrates how she went from an
earning capacity of $27,000 to president and CEO. Her book "Starting Over -
25 Rules for When You've Bottomed Out" is available in bookstores and
online. Email Mary Lee at info@StartingOverNow.com.
StartingOverNow.com
Articles
| Mary Lee Gannon is interviewed on Mind Your BIZness |
FREE e-book.
Get Mary Lee's FREE
e-book "Make Your
Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by
clicking here. Mary Lee
Gannon's work as a
newspaper reporter,
trade association
executive director,
public relations
consultant,
entrepreneur, and
hospital foundation
president and CEO are
the basis for her free
e-newsletter with tips on
"Starting Over."
Get Mary Lee's FREE
e-book "Make Your
Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by
clicking here. Mary Lee
Gannon's work as a
newspaper reporter,
trade association
executive director,
public relations
consultant,
entrepreneur, and
hospital foundation
president and CEO are
the basis for her free
e-newsletter with tips on
"Starting Over."
People who use the
FREE resources on
this site are:
* Starting over in
their career or
personal life
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* Finding mentors
* Setting new life
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To chart your road
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"Worksheets and
Articles."
FREE resources on
this site are:
* Starting over in
their career or
personal life
* Empty nesters
* Entrepreneurs
* Networking
* Job Seekers
* Starting all over
again
* Going through a
divorce
* Looking for career
opportunities
* Seeking FREE
career advice and
education
* Finding mentors
* Setting new life
goals
To chart your road
map to success
click here for FREE
"Worksheets and
Articles."
Mary Lee Gannon's
Book "Starting Over"
will be released in
November of 2009.
Look for it in stores or
order it from
Amazon.com.
Book "Starting Over"
will be released in
November of 2009.
Look for it in stores or
order it from
Amazon.com.
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Whether your company is in need of better productivity from your workforce, or
you want to build a better network, are starting over, are an empty nester
re-entering the workforce, have been laid-off, or are going through a divorce
there is information here to help you! Learn to take your interests and channel
them into productive goals on a fast track. Reach out of your comfort zone to
achieve proven and practical strategies for success. We invite you to share your
insight, take advantage of the resources here, challenge yourself, and continue
to develop and grow.
For the FREE StartingOverNow E-newsletter, or to contact Mary Lee simply send
an email to: info@startingovernow.com. Share your story.
Make It Fun = Get More Done!
Whether your company is in need of better productivity from your workforce, or
you want to build a better network, are starting over, are an empty nester
re-entering the workforce, have been laid-off, or are going through a divorce
there is information here to help you! Learn to take your interests and channel
them into productive goals on a fast track. Reach out of your comfort zone to
achieve proven and practical strategies for success. We invite you to share your
insight, take advantage of the resources here, challenge yourself, and continue
to develop and grow.
For the FREE StartingOverNow E-newsletter, or to contact Mary Lee simply send
an email to: info@startingovernow.com. Share your story.