Envision the Future

Envision the Future I find myself running into brick walls a lot while trying to help job seekers. Not necessarily my brick walls, but theirs- I cant, it doesnt work, it wont work, thats not me, its not fair. But these become my brick walls too. My role as a sherpa is to get you to believe you can, so that you will take the actions necessary to break through these walls. Im pretty no-nonsense and my family has declared me un-fun. To prove them all wrong and change up my imagea bit, Ive surrounded myself with people who are fun and full of non-sense (they may or may not know who they are). So to all you job seekers out there, what can you do that is uncharacteristic?More fun? Years ago I attended a wonderful and too brief keynote by Yvonne Conte. If youve ever seen her, you know how fun she is! One of the exercises she asked us to do was to describe our dream job. Not just what we would be doing, but all the details of the work environment.So, here aresome questions you can answer: What is the job title Who are your customers Whatindustry or focus does your companyhave What does a typical day involve How fardo you have to travel to get to your job What does your workspace look like What hours do you work Who are your co-workers What is your boss like(whats their background and management philosophyand howdo they recognize your successes) What is your favorite part of yournew job When your workdayis over, how do you feel This isabout creating a vision of what you are striving for. Once you can picture it, it is much more likely to come tofruition, right?! You could even get really goofy and begin cutting out picturesand articles that truly helpyou visualize your newrole. Heck, youve got nothing to lose in trying this. It might seem silly, but it might just work!