Are you ready for a career change?
Are you ready to undertake the Career Redesign Program workshop?
Which one of these statements most resonates with you?
- I don’t know what I want to do but I know its not what I’m doing now
- I sort of know what I want to do and need help getting there
- I know what I want to do but I have been pigeon holed by my past experience
- I know what I want to do
Still not sure? Read through the following questions and simply answer each one with a yes, maybe or no.
Then count up the number of each response and follow the next steps below.
1. Are you in a place in your life where you can comfortably move forward in your transition or redesign without having to deal with another pressing aspect of your life such as caring for others, children or parents or yourself due to a health issue?
YES - MAYBE- NO
2. Do you have some clear or firm ideas on what you want to do next?
YES - MAYBE- NO
3. Is there an issue that you can’t stop thinking about?
YES - MAYBE- NO
4. Do you have a sense of how far away you are from making a big change in your working life?
YES - MAYBE- NO
5. Do you feel you are financially ready to make a transition?
YES - MAYBE- NO
6. Do you have someone you can comfortably talk to about your ideas and plans?
YES - MAYBE- NO
7. Are you open to the idea of taking classes or doing some kind of on the job learning or volunteering to update your skills or learn something new?
YES - MAYBE- NO
8. Do you have an image of the kind of environment you want to work in and how much time you want to work?
YES - MAYBE- NO
9. Do you want to work for yourself or for an organisation?
YES - MAYBE- NO
10. Can you articulate where you are in the transition process or what it is you want to do?
YES - MAYBE- NO
Which one of these statements most resonates with you?
- I don’t know what I want to do but I know its not what I’m doing now
- I sort of know what I want to do and need help getting there
- I know what I want to do but I have been pigeon holed by my past experience
- I know what I want to do
Still not sure? Read through the following questions and simply answer each one with a yes, maybe or no.
Then count up the number of each response and follow the next steps below.
1. Are you in a place in your life where you can comfortably move forward in your transition or redesign without having to deal with another pressing aspect of your life such as caring for others, children or parents or yourself due to a health issue?
YES - MAYBE- NO
2. Do you have some clear or firm ideas on what you want to do next?
YES - MAYBE- NO
3. Is there an issue that you can’t stop thinking about?
YES - MAYBE- NO
4. Do you have a sense of how far away you are from making a big change in your working life?
YES - MAYBE- NO
5. Do you feel you are financially ready to make a transition?
YES - MAYBE- NO
6. Do you have someone you can comfortably talk to about your ideas and plans?
YES - MAYBE- NO
7. Are you open to the idea of taking classes or doing some kind of on the job learning or volunteering to update your skills or learn something new?
YES - MAYBE- NO
8. Do you have an image of the kind of environment you want to work in and how much time you want to work?
YES - MAYBE- NO
9. Do you want to work for yourself or for an organisation?
YES - MAYBE- NO
10. Can you articulate where you are in the transition process or what it is you want to do?
YES - MAYBE- NO
Follow up:
Count up how many of each Yes- Maybe - No you answered.
If you answered No or Maybe to the more than 7 questions then it sounds like you could fall into the category of
" I don’t know what I want to do but I know it's not what I’m doing now"
If you answered Yes to the majority of questions then you could fall into one of the following categories:
"I sort of know what I want to do and need help getting there"
Or
"I know what I want to do but I have been pigeon holed by my past experience "
Or
"I know what I want to do"
If you think you fall into the category of "I don't know what I want to do but I know it's not what I’m doing now",
go to the Resources Section in Free Stuff and try the Get Started activities.
If you think you fall into one of the other categories then spend time scanning this website's free resource section for clues on what you could do next to achieve your career redesign,
OR sign up for the Career Redesign Program Workshop , where you'll also receive a copy of Sweet Spot Careers (the book).
'Are You Ready'? has been adapted from an excellent and highly recommended reference: “The Encore Career Handbook” (see the resource section for details)
Count up how many of each Yes- Maybe - No you answered.
If you answered No or Maybe to the more than 7 questions then it sounds like you could fall into the category of
" I don’t know what I want to do but I know it's not what I’m doing now"
If you answered Yes to the majority of questions then you could fall into one of the following categories:
"I sort of know what I want to do and need help getting there"
Or
"I know what I want to do but I have been pigeon holed by my past experience "
Or
"I know what I want to do"
If you think you fall into the category of "I don't know what I want to do but I know it's not what I’m doing now",
go to the Resources Section in Free Stuff and try the Get Started activities.
If you think you fall into one of the other categories then spend time scanning this website's free resource section for clues on what you could do next to achieve your career redesign,
OR sign up for the Career Redesign Program Workshop , where you'll also receive a copy of Sweet Spot Careers (the book).
'Are You Ready'? has been adapted from an excellent and highly recommended reference: “The Encore Career Handbook” (see the resource section for details)
