January 17, 2007

But What Will People Think?

In This Issue:

Feature Article: "But What Will People Think?"

Goal Setting: "5 Words To Live By"

Career Tips: "8 Basic Career Truths"

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* FEATURE ARTICLE *

“But What Will People Think?”

Do you sometimes find yourself wanting to do something - or even be someone - and feel totally "right" about it, only to have
this little, insidious doubt creep into your mind:

"But what will people think?"

Assuming that what you want to do is legal, moral, ethical and unlikely to harm anyone... I'm here to say:

"Forget what other people think!"

All too often we hold ourselves back from achieving and being all that we can be because we consciously or sub-consciously worry that others won't approve.

Granted, we're approval seeking creatures - let's face it, we want people to admire our new house or think our kids are cute - but sometimes you've got to ask yourself:

1. Am I seeking approval from the right people - from people who really have my best interests at heart?

2. Will I ever get their approval for anything I do? Or is it never really going to be good enough?

3. Are they qualified to judge me? Do they really know more than I about what I should do (or be) and whether or not it's right for me?

4. Do I really know whether or not they will approve... or am I making an assumption that may not be true?

5. Is it better to seek forgiveness than ask for permission?

There are probably other questions you could ask yourself too - but the point is: living your life to please others helps no-one.

Putting your own life on hold while you satisfy others is unlikely to bring you much joy... and chances are you won't really know or be capable of fully satisfying those around you either.

It's not easy to forge ahead when other people don't understand or support you... but when the end draws near, wouldn't you rather look back and say "I'm glad I..." rather than "what if?"

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* GOAL SETTING *

“5 Words To Live By”

Yesterday, I was listening to an audio program by Lee Milteer
when she said something that really resonated with me.

She said 5 words that I feel are THE words to live by when it comes to accomplishing anything that's important to you:

"Aim for EXCELLENCE, not perfection"

Perfection is often illusory... and perfectionism probably derails and strangles more projects and goals than it assists. Excellence, on the other hand, still gets things done, without sacrificing quality.

Alternatively, there's the "mantra" that: "It doesn't need to be perfect, it just has to be good enough"

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“How an Ordinary Manager Transformed a Struggling Business On The Verge Of Collapse Into a $40 Million Company”

Here’s a shocking, yet true, story...

At the start of last year, a good friend of mine took the job of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at a small technology company.

The company was five years old, but hopelessly unprofitable.

It’s backers – a venture capital company – were growing impatient with the company’s abysmal performance and ordered the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to appoint someone who could commercialize the company’s technology – so they would finally have a product to sell.

Otherwise, the venture capital company would no longer fund the business.

My friend was excited about the job. He was a bit of a risk taker, and despite the pressure, looked forward to helping the company bring its product to market and build it into a profitable business.

But there was one problem.

A big problem.

The staff, the CEO warned him, were “incompetent and lazy.”

In fact, one of the reasons the CTO was being hired was to get
rid of the “dead wood.”

“Frankly,” the CEO told my friend, “you’ll probably have to fire
the lot of them.”

Read on...

* CAREER TIPS *

“8 Basic Career Truths”

By Curt Rosengren

1. You are not a cookie

You are an individual, and incredibly unique. What's right for "everyone" isn't necessarily right for you. There is no cookie cutter solution. Look inside, do the hard work of getting to know yourself, give yourself permission to act on it, and create a career that's tailored specifically to you.

2. Being who you are fills the well

When you are doing something that is in alignment with who you are and what lights your fire, you actually get energy from the work you do. It continually fills the well. That means you have more to give, in all areas of your life.

3. Being who you're not drains the well

When you're wearing a mask, doing something that isn't in alignment with who you are and what lights your fire, you have to dig into your energy reserves to get the job done. It drains the well. Eventually, you're going to start pulling up dust in the bottom of the bucket.

4. You will never be someone else half as well as you can be you

It's simple math. Being you in your career means you have more energy to excel. You don't have to use up half your energy just to maintain the status quo.

5. Time won't make a bad job better

Waiting for things to get better is not an option. If you don't feel good about your work now, guess how you'll feel in five years? (Hint, the answer isn't "better"). Ask yourself, "If I don't do something now, what will tomorrow / next month / next year look like?"

6. Any action is better than waiting

Do not, under any circumstances, sit and wait for the time to be right. Because guess what? That's never going to happen. Even if you can't take giant leaps towards change, you can still take small steps. And consistent small steps will take you where you want to go far faster than sitting and waiting... and waiting... and waiting...

7. It's not what you love, it's WHY

It's not knowing what you love doing that is important in creating that career that juices you. It's knowing why. When you say, "I love doing________," what you really mean is, "I love doing _________ because________, ________, and ________.

Back to the unique and individual theme - each person's reasons for loving the exact same thing can be different. Understanding the underlying characteristics of the things you love will make it easier to recognize the career paths that incorporate them.

8. There are multiple perfect jobs for you

Contrary to popular opinion, there isn't just one "dream job" out there that you were meant to be doing...there are many of them!

Once you understand what the underlying characteristics of the things you love doing are, you can use them to identify all kinds of careers that would satisfy them. It's like an erector set for a career you can love.

About Curt

Curt Rosengren is a Passion Catalyst (sm). Through one-on-one work, public speaking, and writing, he helps people identify their passions and create careers that ignite them. He is the author of the e-book, The Occupational Adventure Guide: A Travel Guide to the Career of Your Dreams). He writes for Motto magazine, and blogs about career passion on his blog, The Occupational Adventure (sm). For more information, visit Passion Catalyst.

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