CAREER
“It can be hard to find the time to think about what you want, when you’re busy doing what you’ve always done.”
about the answers to the following questions before you make your next big career decision:
► “How is this serving me in my life?”
► “Is this truly what I want to do?” (not should do, have to do, must do)
► If I was being really brave, would I do this?
Take the time to think It can be hard to find the time to think about what you want, when you’re busy doing what you’ve always done. Doing a guided inner journey can be very revealing. All you need to do is get comfortable, read the instructions and spend some time reflecting on the answers. Here are three guided inner journeys to get you started.
Guided Inner Journey #1
► Turn the clock back and look at a time in your life when you felt your full power – a time when your spine, arms and fin- gertips were tingling with excitement, a time when you sim- ply didn’t care what anyone thought of you, a time you were absolutely alive!
► Ask yourself: Where were you? What were you doing? Who was around you? What was occurring with them at that time? What was your impact on them?
Sue Belton is an executive coach and life coach and founder of
www.suebelton.com. She specialises in helping ambitious, high-achieving professionals discover, plan and follow a new path without fear or self-sabotage getting in the way. Contact her to learn more about finding your purpose while you’re in the UK.
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Guided Inner Journey #2
► You’ve been given a billboard and can put any message you like on it. Thousands of people will drive by and see your bill- board each day. What does it say?
Guided Inner Journey #3
► You’re in a space ship, on your way to an undeveloped planet in the universe. It’s a fine planet in every way but it’s uninhab- ited. This means you can create this planet however you want it to be created. When you land, what will you do? What’s the impact you want to have? How will you create the planet the way you want it to be? The ship lands on the planet and the door opens. You touch the planet and say, “it’s going to be this way”. What is “this way”?
► Notice the themes and values that come out of all three exer- cises and start working on your life mission statement using this as a template: “I am the…(metaphor) so that people… (impact)”.
Being an expat can offer you the time and space to create the life of your dreams. There are so many paths in front of you…Which one will you choose to follow?
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