I havethreelessonsthat I wanttosharewithyouthathopefullywillhelpyoutogetyoubackontrackandfeelingbetteraboutyourcareerandyourlifereadytogetthejobyouwant.
TopnotchInterviewiscomingsoonformoreinfoandfreetrainingtonow, As a careerstrategist, I havetaughttriedandtruestrategiesandtechniquesthathavehelpednumerousambitiousprofessionalsjustlikeyoutoeland, theirdreamjoboffers.
Andsoifthisissomethingthatyou'reinterestedin, workingwithmeoneonone, I cangiveyoudetailsaboutthat.
I'vebeentherenow, forthoseofyouwhoknowmeandknowmystory, youknowthatthatwasduring a timeinmylifewhen I wasinthewrongcareerpath, thewrongfield.
Andthatwasaccounting.
I realizedveryquicklyaftertakingonthattypeofjobthatitwasn't therightpathforme.
Andbecauseofthat, I starteddreadinggoingintoworkeverymorning.
And I justwassolostandfeelingsostuckthat I wasn't surewhatpaththeyneededtotake.
Sotoday I wanttosharewithyouthreekeylessonsthat I'velearnedthroughthisjourneyofminethathopefullywillhelpyoutounderstandwhetheryou'reontherightpath, careerwiseandjustlifewiseandwhattodoaboutitrightnow, ifyou'refeelinglost, yourfeelingstucksothatyoucanstarttofeelmoreconfidentandmoveintherightdirection.
Solet's justrewind a littlebitandletmesharewithyoumystoryleadinguptome.
Workingin a BigFouraccountingfirm, I hadTeohtake a lotofaccountingspecificcourses, and I alsohadtowritemy C P exams.
And I workedmybuttofftocompletethosecoursesandtopassthoseexams.
Andeventhough I hadspentmonthsyearsdoingthatandfinallygettingmy C P a designation, I knewprettyearlyonthatthiswasnotthepaththat I wantedtocontinueonfortherestofmycareer.
Sohowdid I knowthis?
Itwassimple.
Itwasallbasedonhow I felt.
I wasdreadinggoingintoworkinthemornings.
I didn't enjoythedailytasksthat I hadtoperform.
I didn't likethelonghoursthatwereinvolved, and I justwasn't happywiththeoverallstructureandworkenvironment, either.
Now I couldname a hugelistofreasonswhythiswasn't therightfitforme.
Butthepointwasthat I wassimplyjustnothappy, and I knewthat I neededtomake a change.
Sowhen I wentaheadandappliedfordifferenttypesofjobsandfinallylandedanopportunitytobecome a recruiter, I thought, Thisisit.
Thisisthejobthat's perfectformeAndthemainreasonwasbecause I wasreallygoodatmyjob.
I became a topperformer.
I wasvaluedfortheworkthat I didand I reallyenjoyedrecruitingbutOnleyfor a while.
Eventually I gotto a pointwhere I honestlyfeltthat I hadhitallthegoalsandallthetargetsthat I couldpossiblyreach.
And I knewthatitwastimeformetomoveon, andthat's when I wentaheadandstartedthenewandexcitingbusinessthat I runtoday, mycareerconsultingbusiness.
Sohowdid I knowwhattodo?
Whatdid I dioandwhatdid I learntoday?
I'm goingtosharewithyou.
Like I said, threelessonsthat I'vepersonallylearnedthathopefullywillhelpyoutogetyourselfontherightpath.
Backduringthattime, when I wasfeelingsuperunhappyanduncertainandlostandpeopleclosetome, suchasmyparents, myfamilyandfriendswouldapproachmeandaskme, Linda, what's botheringyou?
I wouldalwayssaymyjob.
I knewthatitwasthebiggestthorninmyside, andthiscouldbethesameforyou.
Whatyouhavetorememberisthatthenegativethoughtpatternsandbehaviorsthatweholdontothatstuckenergytakes a preciousspacestoragespaceinourbody, andinourmindsit's thesameasholdingontomoldyoldexpiredfood.
I wantedtoendthingsoffwithaninspirationalquote, anditsays, Ifyou'rewalkingdowntherightpathandyou'rewillingtokeepwalking, eventuallyyou'llmakeprogressbyBarackObama.