Why Having a Personal Agenda in Your Career Will Help You Win

I talk a lot in my career coaching business, when I speak on panels and at conferences about being purposeful in your career to fast track your progress.

So I have a question I want to ask you:

Are you a piece of driftwood, being pushed from one beach to another, sometimes drifting out at sea for months (or years) at a time, rotting away and at the total behest of both the elements and the tide…

Or…

Are you a bullet train, sure of your destination and eager just to go, Go, GO!?

 

 

Being purposeful in your career means you’re doing 3 things:

1 . You know what you want (it might not be a 100% solid plan yet, and that’s ok)

2 . You’re open to adapting your plan if other, more aligned, more exciting career opportunities present themselves to you along the way

3 . You take regular action towards achieving what you want

And that’s it.

When you think about it like this, being purposeful about creating the outcomes you want is all pretty simple right?

 

 

However…

In my experience, I have seen that most people aren’t clear of what they want and, as a result, they are that piece of passive driftwood…

Sorry if that’s a bit harsh, but unless I say it like it is, nothing will change…

See it as tough love. 🙂

So…

Are you committed right now to breaking this cycle and determining what you want from your career?

Or…

Are you prepared to continue to allow other people to determine your career trajectory for you?

I’m sensing you want to seize control again and make some new decisions in your career…

Am I right?

Well that’s great…

So, what do you want?

Think about the next 12 months… what would be a great outcome for you?

Take yourself to this time next year…

Imagine all that success you have had in that timeframe…

Now you can answer that question: what do you want?

Rebecca x

P.S. If you’re serious about getting ahead in your career and are tired of making excuses, let’s work on this together! Let’s speak. You can book a free 15-minute Strategy Call with me right now and start being that bullet train and determining your success on your own terms… and leave that rotting piece of driftwood behind.