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Shary Raske |
January 2010
Can you change? Will you change? Do you really have the life you want? What’s holding you back? For a no cost questionnaire to pinpoint what’s blocking you from moving forward, either respond to this email or call for details! (314) 560-1088 . An Object in Motion Tends to Get Tired After a While An Object at Rest Tends to Stay in Motion You say you want to make a career change, but do you really? It’s a new year and I don’t know about you, but there’s something about starting in a fresh decade that seems to make anything possible. What is standing in the way of the life that you want? You’ve heard that you just have to get better organized, or get a focus, or learn current career transition methods. Mostly from me, I’ve asked you if you have a comprehensive plan with success metrics built in to evaluate if you are on track. All of these factors are important; yet there is an often overlooked, yet absolutely essential element to having the life you want: sleep. I was shocked to learn that a chronically sleep-deprived person actually concentrates worse than someone who is legally intoxicated Pretend you are living this scenario: You are tired. You are working a full time job and going to school full time. You see your eleven year old son on Tuesdays. Your husband travels and is only home on the weekends. You know that when you finish your executive MBA, you will go for an even higher level of executive leadership. And you are tired. Seriously tired. You have this nagging feeling that this pace isn’t good for you, but you push that thought down, and keep going. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious. Men and women are achieving what they want to achieve everyday. Yet the most successful professionals in the long run get enough sleep. How often do you carve out extra time by sacrificing sleep? One of the first things I do when working with a new client is to evaluate how that professional uses their time. Less than six hours of sleep each night for more than 90 days is a red flag. Yet it is so socially acceptable to push beyond your human limits! This behavior is even admired. However, the body has limits. It has a built in survival mechanism that will make you sick before you literally leave this world permanently. Without enough sleep it is difficult to meaningfully connect to another human being. If you’re brain is behaving like someone legally intoxicated, it will be difficult to enlist others into your cause. Why? Because you are not there. Something mechanical comes out instead of your heart. Then your only option is to achieve by force and then everyone loses, including you. Have you ever been like that, knowing you need to stop, but you just keep pushing to the point of exhaustion? Do you rebel even at the thought of taking two weeks off alone, with no cell phone, no electronics, and no newspapers? Could you even let go and rest for just one day? My work is to help career changers get to where they want to be. Sleep is an overlooked asset. If you are chronically tired, you may need to change your lifestyle before you can move forward with your career. Sometimes, a medical evaluation for a sleep issues is needed. Sometimes the issue is related to unresolved psychological issues, and therapy is needed. Sometimes it’s just a bad habit that needs to stop. It is possible to be both in motion and being rested. It’s a new year, and the life you want is calling. Sweet dreams! Ready for a CPR (Career Planning Readiness) diagnostic session? Are you stuck or confused about what’s next for you? Well, I fix that. I work with career changers who want to get to where they want to be faster and easier! A Career Planning Readiness meeting will immediately identify ways to move forward. Leave with a preliminary plan on how to fix your career situation. Available nationally through tele-coaching or one-on-one in the St. Louis region. Call today for details (314) 560-1088. If you know of events, that might help people in transition, let me know. Here’s one if you live in the St. Louis region: AMERICA'S NEW ECONOMY Thursday morning, February 4, 2010 Strategies to Grow your Business in Tough Times. When: 2010-02-04, 7:30am - 9:00am Location: MO Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110 Cost: zero Outcomes: Priceless. To register call Kelly Rowland at 314.421.6200 at St. Louis Business Journal If you are a job hunter, why would you go to a business growth event? Because when done correctly, this is how jobs are created without you having to compete with anyone! Evaluate how well you could learn enough to be a solution to a business owner's strategic initiatives. Which is the better: to talk to 3 people or 30? If you don't know and would like How to Work a Room with Confidence, let me know. Next Issue: Show me the money. What’s it going to cost you financially to make a career change? What's it going to cost you if you don't? Shary Raske, Career Strategist, Courage to Change Enterprises (314) 560-1088. We offer career transition services. We help you figure out where you want to be and how to get there. Enjoy reading, and please forward to others, particularly those who are job searching. If you received this in error, our apologies; see column on your left for options. |
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