{"id":1909,"date":"2021-09-13T05:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T05:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2025-05-06T07:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:19:24","slug":"landing-a-dream-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/landing-a-dream-job\/","title":{"rendered":"What African Travel Taught Me About Landing a Dream Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever dreamed of landing a dream job?<\/p>\n<p>When I was a teenager, I fantasized of travelling to Africa. I have always been a massive wildlife-nut and am permanently plugged into David Attenborough shows.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as I moved to London and began\u00a0working, I started my\u00a0<em>Rebecca&#8217;s-Going-To-Africa<\/em>\u00a0fund.<\/p>\n<p>Literally, I started saving whatever money I could to finance my trip and I remember once I hit \u00a35,000 I started planning in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>At age 25, I flew out solo to Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The next few months were a dream come true&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I watched weaver birds build their teardrop nests on drooping acacia branches; visited Masai tribes and was welcomed into their homes that were filled with goats too as soon as dusk fell; I stopped to investigate abandoned nomadic camps, the houses clumped with animal dung; and observed Masai people going about their daily work&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1912\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai.jpg 1612w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Camel-masai-600x423.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I camped at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro; saw wild lions, zebra, giraffes, rhinos and cheetahs in the Ngorongoro Crater; sailed to Zanzibar island; tasted spices; snorkelled with poisonous lionfish (and got sunstroke &#8211; not so good); and watched fisherman haul in their nets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1913\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zanzibar-fisherman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zanzibar-fisherman.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zanzibar-fisherman-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zanzibar-fisherman-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zanzibar-fisherman-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Zanzibar-fisherman-600x365.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I kayaked and camped for 3 days along the Zambezi river sharing the space with crocodiles, a lot of enormous hippos and elephants&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1914\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Canoe-Zambezi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Canoe-Zambezi.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Canoe-Zambezi-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Canoe-Zambezi-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Canoe-Zambezi-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Canoe-Zambezi-600x420.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And stupidly drank a bubbling white potion from a witch doctor&#8217;s brew&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1918\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Drinking-brew2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Drinking-brew2.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Drinking-brew2-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Drinking-brew2-979x1024.jpg 979w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Drinking-brew2-768x803.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Drinking-brew2-600x627.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I abseiled down, and flew over, the Victoria Falls in a microlight; and one day, even rode an ostrich&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1919\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ostich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ostich.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ostich-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ostich-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ostich-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ostich-600x408.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And camped near a traditional remote Xhosa village in the foothills of Zimbabwe&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1915\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village.jpg 1727w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Xhosa-village-600x402.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0hiked in the Drakensburg mountain range; swam (yes) with great white sharks; hiked Table Mountain; and finally,\u00a0met penguins on the shores of The Cape of Good Hope, the southern most tip of the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1916\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cape-Point.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cape-Point.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cape-Point-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cape-Point-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cape-Point-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cape-Point-600x366.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Living out that dream changed my life forever.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>I have always made life and career decisions on my own terms but that trip cemented that attitude.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>I choose to be purposeful about determining what I want, how I spend my time (and who I spend it with) for my life\u2019s experience to be the most meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>And I choose to settle for nothing less than the best opportunities for me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Because why do anything less?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>\nLanding A Dream Job<\/h2>\n<p>I changed careers and have, for the last 13 years worked in the most satisfying, most stretching role I could possibly have imagined.<\/p>\n<p>As a Career Coach for women, empowering them to land dream roles and opportunities every day, \u200b\u200bI absolutely love the impact my work makes and get so excited when I see my clients succeed in chasing down their own ambitions too.<br \/>\n\u200b\u200b<br \/>\nWhat does landing a dream job look like for <em>you<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your dream role?<\/p>\n<p>Is it the role you&#8217;re currently in, or not?<\/p>\n<p>Are you clear what it looks like, or not?\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Would you like some expert help\u200b to achieve your dream job?\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>If so, I&#8217;d love to help you, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>Life is far too short to settle for mediocrity.<\/p>\n<p>So decide right in this moment now, that you are worth every second and you owe it to yourself to chase down those extraordinary opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Are you with me?<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca x<\/p>\n<p>P.S. If you are ready now to make your career a priority, you might want to get hold of one of our most popular downloads, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccasfreegift.com\">The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted<\/a> &#8211; it&#8217;s a great first step to help you land that dream job!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Blogposts:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/ladies-12-signs-you-need-help-in-your-career\/\">Ladies! 12 Signs You Need Help in Your Career<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Episodes from our Podcast, Her Ambitious Career:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1805692\/10350803\">Are You Drifting in Your Career?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever dreamed of landing a dream job? When I was a teenager, I fantasized of travelling to Africa. I have always been a massive wildlife-nut and am permanently plugged into David Attenborough shows. 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