Do you hate your job? Do you hate the long commute to your job? Do you hate the cubicle where you sit all day that sucks the life out of you? Is the highlight of your day using your bathroom break to have the opportunity to scroll the Instagram app on your phone? Keep reading to find out the questions you should be asking that will turn things around and set you on the way to living a more purposeful life as a new decade begins.
Welcome to new and returning readers to the Branding24Seven community! As the brainchild of JMStrategy LLC (JMS), a boutique consulting firm that offers strategic solutions to strengthen your organizational brand, this blog is the place to find the answers to your most burning branding questions. Now let’s go over a two-prong analysis that will give you the motivation to do whatever it takes to have the career you want starting in 2020.
STEP ONE: DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE?
This deceivingly easy question is the first one the JMS team asks new clients. Experience has shown that, as human beings, we often aim for conflicting objectives. Have you ever wanted to lose weight and eat whatever you want at the same time? Don’t you wish you became a supervisor yet be able to skip time-consuming meetings or ignore office politics altogether? Have you not stated time and time again that you wanted to work for yourself even though you lack the discipline to force yourself to maintain a consistent schedule of working hours and cannot imagine giving up the security of a steady paycheck?
As these three scenarios point out, Dear Readers, there are always drawbacks to consider regardless of your industry. For this reason, before changing your course of action Dear Readers, it is imperative to do some serious research. You can find out the three little steps you can take today that will help you develop a sobering yet unbiased outlook of the work that lays ahead.
STEP TWO: HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT DESIGNING THAT FABULOUS LIFE?
As a result of the extensive research you’ve just completed delineated in step one, Dear Readers, you know now that a purposeful and meaningful career does not materialize out of thin air or because you’ve made a wish! Success is the intersection where preparation meets opportunity. So, let’s get the preparation underway, shall we?!!!
First, the road to a meaningful career is far from being a smooth straight line to infinity. If that what you think, Dear Readers, you’ve got to stop reading this publication right this minute and resolve to the idea of staying put in the job you will never love! Case closed and Thank U, Next as songstress Ariana Grande told the world when she released the song by the same title a year ago (November 2018)!
No, but seriously Dear Readers, life is too unpredictable! And why is it that the road to success always has so many twists and turns? So, the JMS team invites you, Dear Readers, to shift the focus away from the omnipresent fear of the unknown and to listen to the impulse that has you question everything and search Google for some answers.
Second, keep an opened mind but with a critical eye. Yes, Dear Readers, you have to be honest with yourselves every step of the way. If you hate your lives right now, you’ve probably made some terrible decisions out of ignorance or desperation. The JMS team invites you to take a hard look in the mirror, be honest about your strengths as well as weaknesses, and use this moment as an opportunity to learn from your mistakes Dear Readers.
Third, accept that designing a fabulous life is a process that requires continuous updates. Yes, Dear Readers, as you run through this thing called life, your tastes and priorities will evolve. So why expect your outlook on life won’t? It will! Like it or not, change is the only constant of the human experience! So, Dear Readers, grab something to write down your answers to the prompts the JMS team has put together to help you design your dream career (see below for the JMS career design 5-W roadmap).
There you have it, Dear Readers! The JMS team thanks you, Dear Readers, for taking the time to read today’s publication. The branding24seven community is here to inspire and encourage as you, Dear Readers, are embarking on the challenging yet exhilarating journey to design your dream career.
Dear Readers, we want to hear from you! Which writing prompt did you like best? What goal(s) are you excited to pursue in 2020 as a new decade begins? Did we miss anything? Let us know by email at jms@branding24seven.com or by mail at JMStrategy LLC
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