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"The Purposeful Careers program was just what I needed to help
me determine my future career ambitions.
Before I began this course, I knew I wanted a career change
but I felt trapped because I didn't have any idea of what new
career I wanted to follow. Having completed the course, I now
know exactly the type of career I want to move into and the
path to get there. Equally important, I also realise there
are opportunities to learn and develop my skills at my current
job as the first steps along the path to my desired career. I
now feel empowered to follow this path.
In the Purposeful Careers program, Annemarie provided a
well-structured approach to help me understand my natural
career preferences, clarify my desired future career, and
devise an action plan to follow the path towards my desired
career. She also helped me to think positively about my
future career, and this was important in opening my mind to
the opportunities available to me to realise my desired
career. I now look forward to the journey towards making it
happen."
Rasik Rama
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:: Purposeful Careers Coaching
CLARITY = FULFILMENT, ENJOYMENT & MEANING!
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Are
you feeling stuck in your career and confused about possible job options? |
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Do you dread Monday
mornings and feel that the day and week just drags by? |
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Are you ready to make a
change but want to avoid saying 'yes' to a job that you may end up despising
even more? |
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Do
you lack self confidence and
have the belief that you can't accomplish your career goals? |
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Are you currently
working in a successful position that you dislike? |
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Are you puzzled about
your strengths, talents, career values and career interests with this
uncertainty, blocking you from moving forward? |
If so, you are not alone.
According to an international survey of 2,160 senior
executives, over 51% regretted not having pursued a career more closely
related to their interests; a Gallop Poll found that 71% of workers were
not engaged in their jobs; and the United Nations reported of a spiralling
level of stress globally through people unable to find meaning and true
purpose in their work.
Can you relate to that?
Unfulfilling and uninspiring shouldn't be the choice of words
you use to describe your career!
Through having worked with hundred's of clients, we have
seen 10 common career barriers that often hold people back from
a career of fulfilment and meaning. Are any of the following 5
career barriers blocking you?
Career Barrier: Lack of
self-confidence; thinking you haven’t the skills or
knowledge to do anything else.
Samantha had been working as an Accounts Clerk for over 7 ½
years with the same company. Her dream for as long as she
could remember was to put her name forward for a promotion
to an Administrative Manager’s role. Samantha was very good
at her job and would have had a strong chance of being
considered for the Administrative Manager’s role; however
she was not able to recognise her skills and talent and
therefore had never put forward her application. Her lack of
belief in herself and her abilities had kept her from
reaching her full potential, and with each passing day she
was becoming more miserable in her current job.
Can you relate to Samantha's position? |
Career
Barrier: Caught up in the ‘family tradition’; your career
path was pre-determined by your parents who wanted you to
continue the long line of descendents who have been working
in ‘a particular profession’. You were expected to follow in
the footsteps of your ancestors.
Bill
came from a long line of tradesmen; his great-great
grandfather began a carpentry business which had grown into
a highly successful construction company, with Bill’s father
now at the helm. Throughout his childhood and later
adolescence, Bill began working in the business, being
primed to take over management upon his father’s retirement.
Not wanting to upset his family Bill had never shared with
them that he had a passion for writing and creativity rather
than working with his hands, so for years had laboured in a
role that he found very uninspiring.
Can you relate to Bill's situation? |
Career
Barrier: External pressures: Financial pressures forcing
hasty decision making to accept a position that is of no
interest to you.
Robert
was a National Sales Manager with an IT software company and
after the sudden closure of the company, he found himself
out of a job. Due to financial pressures Robert was forced
to re-enter the job market quickly. He reluctantly accepted
a position as a senior sales executive, which was quite a
step back from his previous role. The unexpected closure of
the IT software company, finding himself unemployed, coupled
with added financial pressures had been quite traumatic for
Robert and shook his confidence. He was still working in the
sales role 3 ½ years later and was very unhappy.
Can you relate to Robert's situation? |
Career
Barrier: Money outweighing happiness; you may be in a
profession that offers significantly high remuneration and
therefore continue working in a role that you don’t enjoy,
justifying your unhappiness with the fact that you are being
well paid.
Jeremy
was a successful lawyer and had a well established and
growing customer base of corporate clients. Unfortunately
with the high remuneration Jeremy was earning came long
hours, working in an environment that was often ruthless and
hostile. Life and work balance were certainly not evident in
Jeremy’s life and his excessive hours were slowly taking
their toll. Jeremy had always justified this as being part
and parcel of this profession, however was beginning to
question whether he really wanted to continue working in
such an environment. Jeremy also wondered whether he was
beginning to show signs of burnout.
Can you relate to Jeremy's situation? |
Career
Barrier: Procrastination; you may take a role that you do
not enjoy with the thought “I’ll accept this role and then
begin looking for another job once I’m settled” but never
get around to doing so. Procrastination sets in and blocks
you from making the move.
Julie
worked in a high level PR role, and while she had these big
dreams of moving on to something bigger and better, some 10
years later she was still working with the same company, in
the same role. “When I’ve finished this big project, then
I’ll do something about it.” Or “I’ve really got to look
into what I might want to do once I make a move, however
this upcoming deadline is really quite tight – so perhaps
I’ll start investigating my options once this assignment has
been completed.”
Can you relate to Julie's situation? |
Imagine!
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Taking the next step in your career effortlessly, with renewed optimism! |
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Overcoming setbacks
to reclaiming success and enjoyment in your career! |
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Looking at each new day with
reinvigorated passion and enthusiasm! |
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Having meaning, purpose,
satisfaction and fulfilment in your work! |
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Receiving acknowledgement, recognition and reward for your talents! |
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Feeling so enriched and empowered in your work that the day just flies
by! |
You can!
With our comprehensive life-altering Purposeful Careers Program
Click here if you
answered "YES!"
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