{"id":1097,"date":"2013-01-02T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T19:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/career-advice\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2013-01-02T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T19:17:30","slug":"career-success-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/career-success-in-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Success in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2013-goal-setting.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1099 aligncenter\" title=\"2013 erfolg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2013-goal-setting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2013-goal-setting.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/2013-goal-setting-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69ec319af114c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69ec319af114c\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/career-success-in-2013\/#Defining_Success\" title=\"Defining Success\">Defining Success<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/career-success-in-2013\/#The_Need_for_Action\" title=\"The Need for Action\">The Need for Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/career-success-in-2013\/#Executing_the_Vision\" title=\"Executing the Vision\">Executing the Vision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/career-success-in-2013\/#Are_you_completely_lost\" title=\"Are you completely lost?\">Are you completely lost?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>I made a new friend recently, a small business owner and writer like me. I admire <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maryannmoore.ca\/\">Mary Ann Moore\u2019s<\/a> ability to generate an income in a truly authentic way. A poet and writer of prose, she also holds writing circles, and I just signed up for my third session. These have inspired my professional creativity and personal growth.<\/p>\n<p>This entrepreneur also introduced me to a new definition of success. \u201cI measure success,\u201d said Mary Ann, \u201cby doing what I love and being able to determine my own hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Defining_Success\"><\/span>Defining Success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many people measure success by the amount of money earned, the title they attain, the stock options they are given access to \u2013 but how many define success as hours of work vs. hours of play, research, creating, connecting, and learning?<\/p>\n<p>Before you consider your own success, you must define it. A non-definite goal is not much of a goal at all \u2013 you \u00a0can\u2019t figure out how to get \u201cthere\u201d if it\u2019s a mist-shrouded destination!<\/p>\n<p>Here are two exercises to get you started on defining your version of success.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather as many old magazines as you can, and create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=creating+a+vision+board&amp;hl=en&amp;client=gmail&amp;tbo=u&amp;rls=gm&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=vCzeUOyxHaXZigKahIGADg&amp;ved=0CEMQsAQ&amp;biw=1366&amp;bih=674\">vision board<\/a>. It\u2019s a fun activity to take scissors, glue, and Bristol board, and snip photos and words from magazines to help you define what success means to you.<\/li>\n<li>Not into craftwork? Try the boardroom approach by pulling out a flip chart and markers, writing the word \u201csuccess\u201d in the middle, and seeing what comes to mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might see that something needs to change, as your current situation doesn\u2019t match your now-defined idea of success! Maybe a new job search, perhaps a new company, and then again you might be heading back to school \u2013 bricks and mortar or online. Whatever success looks like to you, it won\u2019t happen without action!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Need_for_Action\"><\/span>The Need for Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are a series of quotes from famous people that connect the need for action to follow thought.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.\u201d \u2013 Leonardo da Vinci<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cThe secret of getting ahead is getting started.\u201d &#8211; Mark Twain<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it.&#8221; &#8211; Zig Ziglar<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGood business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.\u201d &#8211; Jack Welch<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u201cAs I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.\u201d &#8211; Andrew Carnegie<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEverything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.\u201d &#8211; Jules Renau<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with vision is making a positive difference.\u201d &#8211; Joel Barker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From ancient times to modern, there were likely people who dreamed and others who \u201cdid.\u201d Even if you are not yet ultra-clear on your goal, making some change is better than remaining stagnant. \u00a0Winston Churchill said \u201c\u201cI never worry about action, but only about inaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Executing_the_Vision\"><\/span>Executing the Vision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Career success isn\u2019t instant \u2013you must execute a plan following the defined goal. Let\u2019s say you wish to make a complete career transition from personal trainer to pharmaceutical sales, from funeral director to accountant, or from secretary to writer. Big changes (and all come from my own clients\u2019 stories!). Here are a few basic steps that apply to most career change plans:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine whether you have the basic qualifications. The personal trainer with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology \u00a0and a history of successfully selling potential clients on her training packages has the qualifications; the one with a CanFitPro certificate and no sales record does not. Realism is critical in a successfully executed plan. If you don\u2019t have the qualifications needed, you can either decide to return to school, or find an alternative that incorporates the aspects of the first goal that are most critical to your definition of success.<\/li>\n<li>Begin researching by collecting job postings that are typical of your goal. Gather key words and phrases, follow tangents to learn more about the industry, research companies, key players, market conditions, influencers \u2026 subscribe to newsletters, blogs and read, read, read! After all, the funeral director who fills a resume with references to caskets and memorial services, rather than expense accounts, month end reports and ROI won\u2019t be seen as a likely candidate!<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t neglect the power of the written word! Your resume does influence recruiters; however, if it is poorly crafted and neglects to take into account your reader\u2019s perspective, it will influence a toss to the trash. No money for a professional\u2019s help? It\u2019s off to the library to research resume strategy. Your resume MUST demonstrate an alignment rather than point out the differences.<\/li>\n<li>An internet presence is expected these days. \u00a0Either a well-developed professional website (for the entrepreneur, personal website, or a sincere LinkedIn profile are necessary in today\u2019s recruitment market. If you\u2019ve been resisting this step, consider this: I have even heard of employers who state that they would not hire a new grad who had no LinkedIn presence. Extreme, yes, but companies do get to set their own expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_you_completely_lost\"><\/span>Are you completely lost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If, after reading through this, you are at a loss as to where, what, when, who, why or anything (!!), you need to get to know yourself better. A few ideas on finding your path are as follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallupstrengthscenter.com\/Purchase\">StrengthsFinder test<\/a>. For a reasonable fee (under $10), this product helps you define what makes you tick.<\/li>\n<li>Here\u2019s an article that will stir some ideas: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/index.php\/2012\/02\/27\/purpose-work-love\/\">Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Explore your career regrets, if only to retrace your steps to a time when you felt more in control or more satisfied. Dig deep to figure out what aspect of \u201cthen\u201d you are missing from \u201cnow.\u201d The top five regrets seem to be\n<ul>\n<li>taking a job for the money, aka \u201cgolden handcuffs\u201d<\/li>\n<li>staying too long, or \u201cI wish I had quit a long time ago\u201d<\/li>\n<li>wishing for the confidence to own one\u2019s own business<\/li>\n<li>wishing they had worked harder rather than having wasted their time in school<\/li>\n<li>wishing one had acted on a hunch, intuition, niggling brain whisper that suggested \u201cYou really want to style hair, not teach kids.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The advice here is: use your regrets as catalysts for change. If you don\u2019t, regret may turn to bitterness, an ugly place to be.<\/p>\n<p>Your career\u2019s success is your responsibility. It seems straightforward, however many people abdicate this responsibility to chance and fate.<\/p>\n<p>My conviction to career management comes from knowing two things.<\/p>\n<p>One is that when we choose a job that really makes us happy, we are more productive, have more success with less stress, and we end up contributing so much more. It\u2019s a great place to be, working to one\u2019s strengths.<\/p>\n<p>The second is that I see, over and over, clients who are in that sweet spot of working in a job that blends their talents, strengths and personal preferences \u2013 and they rarely get there by chance.<\/p>\n<p>Your career is yours to manage, and you begin on this path by defining how success looks to you!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like my (free!) report on Best Kept Secrets of Successful People, send me an email at <a href=\"mailto:newleafresumes@gmail.com\">newleafresumes@gmail.com<\/a>. Tell me your biggest career hurdle, question, puzzle, and I\u2019ll send you the report. 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