Career Questions To Ask Yourself When In Transition
by Hallie Crawford Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Hallie Crawford is a certified career coach, speaker and author from Atlanta who helps people live a purpose-driven life, identify their ideal career path, navigate their transition and nurture their careers. Her team of career coaches work with people of all ages, have clients all over the country, and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals.
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The process of reinventing yourself can take some time. Career transition involves careful planning, and outlining of steps and procedures. Set goals that are realistic yet also a stretch, so that you can step out of your comfort zone and set yourself up for success. Take time to consider the most important questions:
• What do you enjoy most about the work you do now?
• What are your greatest strengths?
• What areas would you prefer to steer clear of in the future?
• Who are the key people and resources you'll need to help make your dream career manifest itself?
• What about finances - will you be borrowing money, or dipping into your savings as a way to get the plan off the ground?
• How can you manage your expenses to successfully make the transition without hurting your bank account?
Because this is a process that usually takes time, I encourage you to start now. Take action while you are feeling more stable, and not reckless or impulsive. If you already are really unhappy and on the verge of desperation, that's okay too, but there are things you can do right now to help yourself feel better and remain on steady ground with respect to your career. If you're reading this, you're taking the first step!
For more help on getting starting in identify your ideal career, download our new free report "Top Three Tools to Identify Your Ideal Career" here: www.halliecrawford.com/freecareerhelp
Hallie Crawford is a certified career coach, speaker and author from Atlanta who helps people live a purpose-driven life, identify their ideal career path, navigate their transition and nurture their careers. Her team of career coaches work with people of all ages, have clients all over the country, and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals.
She is regularly featured as a career expert in the media including Fox, CNN, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Hallie attended Vanderbilt University where she obtained a degree in communications. After receiving her masters in communications at the University of Illinois, she jumped from job to job, searching for a satisfying and fulfilling career. However, instead of finding what she did want to do, Hallie only found what she didn’t want to do.
She struggled and was frustrated for years before realizing there were other people undoubtedly experiencing the same thing. It was then that she realized what it was she wanted to do: help others who are in a career transition avoid the struggle she had gone through.
Hallie’s entrepreneurial spirit and her desire to create something from the ground up led her to quit her full time job and start her own business in March 2002. Through coaching, Hallie helps others determine what they are really looking for in their careers and then gives them the confidence and assurance to take the steps in order to obtain their dream job.
She is a member of the International Coach Federation, Coachville, and the Georgia Coach Association. When she is not helping a client one-on-one, Hallie coaches small groups through virtual teleclasses and regularly holds speaking engagements and career workshops. She also offers various products, including a her book Flying Solo: Career Transition Tips for Singles which can be purchased at www.halliecrawford.com/products.
Visit Certified Career Coach Hallie Crawford at www.halliecrawford.com or sign up for Hallie's monthly e-newsletter, Creating Your Career Path, here: www.halliecrawford.com/newsletter
• What do you enjoy most about the work you do now?
• What are your greatest strengths?
• What areas would you prefer to steer clear of in the future?
• Who are the key people and resources you'll need to help make your dream career manifest itself?
• What about finances - will you be borrowing money, or dipping into your savings as a way to get the plan off the ground?
• How can you manage your expenses to successfully make the transition without hurting your bank account?
Because this is a process that usually takes time, I encourage you to start now. Take action while you are feeling more stable, and not reckless or impulsive. If you already are really unhappy and on the verge of desperation, that's okay too, but there are things you can do right now to help yourself feel better and remain on steady ground with respect to your career. If you're reading this, you're taking the first step!
For more help on getting starting in identify your ideal career, download our new free report "Top Three Tools to Identify Your Ideal Career" here: www.halliecrawford.com/freecareerhelp
Hallie Crawford is a certified career coach, speaker and author from Atlanta who helps people live a purpose-driven life, identify their ideal career path, navigate their transition and nurture their careers. Her team of career coaches work with people of all ages, have clients all over the country, and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals.
She is regularly featured as a career expert in the media including Fox, CNN, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Hallie attended Vanderbilt University where she obtained a degree in communications. After receiving her masters in communications at the University of Illinois, she jumped from job to job, searching for a satisfying and fulfilling career. However, instead of finding what she did want to do, Hallie only found what she didn’t want to do.
She struggled and was frustrated for years before realizing there were other people undoubtedly experiencing the same thing. It was then that she realized what it was she wanted to do: help others who are in a career transition avoid the struggle she had gone through.
Hallie’s entrepreneurial spirit and her desire to create something from the ground up led her to quit her full time job and start her own business in March 2002. Through coaching, Hallie helps others determine what they are really looking for in their careers and then gives them the confidence and assurance to take the steps in order to obtain their dream job.
She is a member of the International Coach Federation, Coachville, and the Georgia Coach Association. When she is not helping a client one-on-one, Hallie coaches small groups through virtual teleclasses and regularly holds speaking engagements and career workshops. She also offers various products, including a her book Flying Solo: Career Transition Tips for Singles which can be purchased at www.halliecrawford.com/products.
Visit Certified Career Coach Hallie Crawford at www.halliecrawford.com or sign up for Hallie's monthly e-newsletter, Creating Your Career Path, here: www.halliecrawford.com/newsletter