Five Strategies to Move You Toward Your Green Career
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"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
Will Rogers
I'm not sure where I ran across this quote last week, but it definitely caught my attention. Not only did I see some of my clients in this statement, but I saw myself! Do you see yourself in this quote? Check out my article below for more insights on how you can keep from getting "run over" in the process of reaching for your green career.
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Tip of the Week: Five Strategies to Get You Moving Toward Your Green Career
The other day this quote stopped me in my tracks!
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers
It got me thinking:
How many of us are actually on the right track, but we aren't willing to claim it?
(Do you actually have a pretty good idea of the green career you want to have, but you aren't drawing a line in the sand to say you know what you want to do?)
How many of us risk losing traction because we aren't taking action on the pieces of our vision that we are clear about?
(Or, are you waiting until your new green career vision is crystal clear before you take any action?)
Strategies to Get You Moving!
If you are waiting for complete clarity before you act, get over it. NOTHING in our rapidly changing world is 100% clear! We must learn to live and act even when circumstances are not crystal clear.
Claim what you do know! As soon as you acknowledge what you do know, you can move onto the next question. (If you never claim what you know, you continue to swirl in doubt, questions, and internal chaos, which serves no other purpose than extending your journey considerably.)
Feeling confused or overwhelmed isn't a sign you are on the wrong track. These feelings just mean you need to assess where you are in this moment and what your best course of action is right now. Walk yourself through the ideas and options swirling around you to take stock of your situation. What do you know? What don't you know? Where are you really stuck?
As you work on any project, keep your eye on your current task and the next two tasks you want to work on. Create a rolling to do list that always has three items on it. When you finish one task, add another task to the end of your list. With this strategy you'll never fall into the "What do I do next?" state of paralysis.
Taking small incremental steps can be a very effective way to make progress. Often it's in taking small actions that you gain the clarity you need to see the next step on your journey. If you never take these small steps, you don't get the bump in clarity that you need to move forward.
In a Nut Shell ...
Move forward with what you do know.
Add new knowledge through incremental actions.
Revise your vision of what you know.
Keep repeating to create a robust vision of what you want.
Copyright 2011, Transition Dynamics Enterprises, Inc
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About Us
Green Career Central(TM) is an online coaching and resource center designed to help mid-career professionals, students, new grads, and career counselors make sense of the green economy and the green job market.
Carol McClelland, PhD, author of the award-winning, Green Careers For Dummies, is one of the nation's leading green career experts and founder of Green Career Central. Throughout her career, Carol has helped thousands of people find careers that match their values and interests.
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