 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dear Reader,
You have a coupon at the bottom of
this e-zine for a special subscribers'
discount
toward the next Holistic Business
Building TeleClass, starting
January
24th.
| From Day Job to Dream Job! |
|
|
Should You Transition to
Your Dream Job
|
|
Can you relate to these scenarios?
- You work a full-time Day Job,
either paid
or unpaid, and also work part time at the
holistic practice you love, your Dream Job.
- You are waiting until the income from
your Dream Job is steady enough to
support
you, and then you'll quit your Day
Job.
- You want to start a holistic practice, but
you're not 100% sure this is the right
time.
- You know you want to launch your
Dream Job, but the details of
how you'll
survive are pretty sketchy and that's
holding
you back.
How, exactly, do you make that leap
from
Day Job to Dream Job?
I made the leap from Day Job to
Dream Job
almost 3 years ago, and since then I have
supported
many others considering the same
transition. The good news is that you
already
know the answers; they just may not
seem
clear to you right now.
I had two big questions when I transitioned
from my Day Job as a trainer for the
federal
government to my Dream Job as a
self-employed coach and trainer. The first
question
was, "Should I?" The second
question
was "How will I?"
This article focuses on how I chose to
answer the question, Should I start my
own
business? Next month I'll share some
excellent tips on How to transition to your
Dream Job. (If you can't wait, email me
and
I'll send you next month's article pronto!)
I'll tell you in hindsight that I spent much
more time mulling over whether I
should start
my business than how I'd start my
business.
Looking back (always a wonderful
perspective), the should I question
was a gut
call, made in response to where I felt my
intuition was leading me. In other words, it
just plain felt right. I was no longer happy
doing my Day Job, and I wanted
something
different. But what?
I don't remember where I first heard this
great phrase, but to me it captures that
in-between world of leaving behind the
known
and following the beckoning future:
"We'll know we're ready for a change
when
our current circumstances begin to
pinch."
Are you feeling a "pinch" in your current
work? I recognized the pinch when I started
arriving a few minutes late to work each day,
when I counted the hours till the end of my
work day, and when I looked at the projects
on my to-do list and realized that only one of
them was exciting and fun, namely
coaching!
I had at least 8 years remaining before my
earliest possible retirement, and it seemed
like an eternity. While I loved my coworkers
and the work environment, I had lost my
passion for all but a few of the tasks my
employer was paying me to do. I definitely
felt the pinch.
At the same time, I was pulled toward a
Dream Job that seemed just out of
reach. I
was also short on details as to what that
Dream Job would look like. All I knew was
that it fed my passion for coaching and
supporting holistic practitioners.
I invite you to answer the Should I
question
by paying attention to the recurring thoughts
and ideas that try to break through to you
during the bustle of your daily life. It is my
belief that our recurring feelings ARE our
passion, trying to get our attention in the
midst of our busy lives.
If your thoughts and daydreams keep
returning to swapping your Day Job
for a
Dream Job, then chances are that's
your
passion talking.
Fortunately for me, I had been working with a
coach when the Should I question
came up.
With her support, I was able to hear my
intuition, look past the fear, and summon the
courage to act in my own best
interest.
So how can you best hear your passion
when it speaks to you? Here are a few
questions I invite you to mull over:
- If money was no object, what would you
love to do for a living?
- What do you do best?
- If you knew you could not fail, what would
you attempt?
- What types of people do you like working
with, and how do you like to interact with
them?
- What parts of your current job do you
enjoy the most?
If you are considering creating your
Dream
Job, please join me next month when I
will
share some simple steps that can save
any
new business owner time, money, and
headaches!
And if you have already committed to
creating your own business,
congratulations!
Increase your chances of success by
investing in my Holistic Business
Building TeleClass, which starts on
January 24th.
Please join me next month, when I'll discuss
Your Dream Job - How to Set Yourself
Up for
Success!
Until then,
Blessings & Light,
|
| Celebrating Three Years in Business! |
|
|
April 2008 will mark the third
anniversary of A
New Leaf Coaching, and the second
anniversary of this e-zine!
To celebrate, I invite you to share with
my readers
how a tip or suggestion
you read in my archive of articles
enhanced
your holistic practice.
Tell us what
topics inspired you to grow and improve
your
business. Then check out my April 2008
e-zine and see your
success story, website, and
photo.
I'm
already
accepting submissions so send yours to
ANewLeafCoaching@earthlink.net and
join in
the celebration!
|
| Call in - Coach Anne on the Radio |
|
|
I'll be taking live calls and questions
during my upcoming radio interview!
TOPIC: Your Spirit Guides Called!
They
said, "Get a Business Plan!"
Sunday, February 24, 2008, 7 - 8 pm,
ET
I invite you to call in during this live, radio
interview and ask questions related to
your
holistic business.
The toll free
number is
(866) 854-9275.
Topics may
include:
- Making the metaphysical, physical
- Maintaining a positive mind set as a new
entrepreneur
- Are you under pricing your holistic
services
- Free local resources every entrepreneur
should know about
|
| Holistic Business Building TeleClass |
|
|
The coupon below gives you extra
value when you register by
January 10th!
_ _ _ _
Where will your business be in
6
weeks?
In 6
months?
What are the consequences if you either
take no action, or continue exactly as you
have?
If you are serious about taking your
holistic
business to the next level, this teleclass
is
for you.
Teleclass meets:
January 24,
February
7, 14, 21, 28, March 6, 2008
Thursday evenings, 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
ET
(Class will not meet on January 31)
All sessions conducted by telephone.
For current and future Holistic
Entrepreneurs.
|
| Exciting New Services Coming in 2008! |
|
|
I Hear 'Ya!
In response to your requests, I'm rolling out
new, affordable support in the
form of Group
Coaching.
Coming in April 2008, Group Coaching for:
- Trainers, facilitators,
and seminar leaders
- Holistic
practitioners and small business owners
|
|
Copyright 2005 - 2007, A New Leaf
Coaching -
Anne
Kelly
All rights in media reserved. The content of
Give and Take may be
forwarded in
full without special permission provided it is
used for
non-profit purposes and full attribution and
copyright
notice are given. For other purposes,
please
contact Anne Kelly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward this
article to a grateful
friend
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
