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motivated in the workplace to S Can you express these values
find a sense of purpose. Use ‘Knowing in your present position?
these pointers to figure out what you S What is the future scope for
whether it’s your job or career expressing them in your line of
that’s getting you down, she don’t want work?
suggests. often leads S Can you talk to your boss
about finding ways to bring
WHAT’S THE SOURCE you closer to what you value to life?
OF YOUR STRESS? what you do S Do other companies in your
Make a list of all the things in industry have positions where
yourcurrentjoborlineofwork want’ you can express your values?
thatcausestress.Howmanyof S Can you imagine an alterna-
them are related to: tive career that will let you live
S Yourindustryorcareer(such out those values?
as night shifts or certain tasks
andresponsibilitiesparticular WORKING TOWARDS
to your career)? A JOB CHANGE
S Your present job (such as a f you’ve worked through these
nasty boss, unfriendly col- uestionsandfindyourselflook-
leagues or a stressful work ng at positions higher than
commute)? oursandthinking“that’swhere
S Yourcopingstyle(yourtime- I want to be”, you’re in need of a
management skills, your abil- ob change, Matlala says.
ity to work in a team or how
well you handle disagreements in work S What career options did you long for BEFORE YOU JUMP SHIP . . .
relationships)? back then that you might have been S Find out whether there are opportu-
talked out of by well-meaning adults and nities in your company for training and
ARE YOU PROUD OF THE peers? development.
FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUR? S Now imagine that with the wave of a S Discuss your concerns with your line
S Do you know what your company’s wand you could have any job in the manager or the human resources de-
goals are? Do you know how you help world. What would you do? partment.
achieve these goals? Do you believe in
these goals? WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO? KEEP THESE TIPS IN MIND WHEN
S Do you support the goals and stand- From family members to celebrities, the YOU LOOK FOR A NEW JOB
ards of your career or do they leave you people you look up to can tell you a lot S Be discreet so you don’t damage your
feeling compromised? about what you value in life. current work relationships.
S Makealistofalltheaccomplishments Take a moment to consider who you S Don’t quit before getting another for-
you’re proud of. What are your accom- admire and why. If you believe those qual- mal offer of employment. S
plishments telling you about what you’d ities are worth striving for, consider this: © GALLO IMAGES/BONA/FRANÇOISE GALLE
liketoexperiencemoreinyourworklife?
WORKING TOWARDS A CAREER CHANGE
GIVE YOURSELF
PERMISSION TO DREAM If, after having thought about life coach own events-management or professional-
Now that you have some sense of why Kate Marshall’s questions, you’ve looked organiser businesses.
you’redemotivated,it’stimetofigureout at every position you might fill in your Keep these tips in mind before you
what you’re passionate about. industry as a whole and can’t imagine change your career
Whenansweringthesequestions,give feeling fulfilled, you might be after a S Get some outside perspective – it helps
yourself permission to dream big, career change. to look at your career through a different
Marshall says. Imagine a time when you “A career change doesn’t have to be a lens. So find a mentor or coach.
might look back at the actions, choices difficult move and shouldn’t always require S Changing a career takes time. Set your-
and decisions you made in your working studying towards a new degree. It might self short-, medium- and long-term plans
life. Now ask yourself: just be about finding the right industry with specific, realistic and measurable
S How would you like to be remem- fit for you,” career coach Khanya Matlala goals.
bered? says. Also, remember that even the right
S What work would you like to be known Think of these examples change at the wrong time can be a bad
for?
career move.
S Nurses who’ve become personal mid-
GALLO IMAGES/GETTYIMAGES IMAGINE IF YOU COULD wives and parenting coaches for first-time now, consider what small thing you can do
If a big change isn’t the right move for
parents.
GO BACK IN TIME . . .
S Journalists who become ghost writers
every day that will motivate and inspire you
Picture yourself at the age of 15.
to stay or keep looking for something new,
for celebrities.
S Personal assistants who’ve built their
Marshall says.
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