Fall has fallen. A new season is upon us. Time to regroup, see what we've harvested for the year, and start to plan for next year.
Time for me to pull out those coaching tools and get them moving again.
Time to set achievable goals.
Time to invest in ourselves and where we want to be by this time next year, the year after, five years out, and so on.
For myself, I am looking at being retirement eligible in three years. Will I want to retire then? If so, what will I need to do between now and then in order to be truly able to retire and move on to the next phase of life? What will retirement look like - what will I do with my time, where will I live, what goals will I pursue?
What is coming up in your life that you need to pause and think about?
This is a good time to pull out those Manifestation Boards and re-evaluate them. For more on those, see the post from March 2016 here.
Also a good time to re-evaluate your satisfaction level, on a scale from 1-10, in the six areas of your life from the Circle of Perception: career, relationships, physical, spiritual and overall well-being, and finances. If any area is below an 8, what needs to change to increase the satisfaction level there? What are some achievable goals you can strive for in the next month, 3 months, 6 months, year to get there?
Fall is a time for harvest and reflection. As we move into the holiday season, it is also a time for gratitude and extreme self-care.
Lots to contemplate, so I will close for now.
Until next time, Namaste!
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Sunday, July 27, 2014
MaXIMIze - Career - Mentoring
The definition of "mentor" per the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is: a trusted counselor or guide; see also tutor or coach.
Seeking out mentorship in your chosen career field or path means you are seeking someone - or several someones - to help counsel and guide you along your chosen career path. Having a guide to light the way is a good thing, particularly when you come to a fork in the road and are unsure of which side to continue on. Having several mentors means you get different points of view, different facets of experience and knowledge to draw from.
A good mentor, like a good coach or counselor, gives you guidance but does not plot out your course for you. Your mentor should give you reasoned, honest input and feedback based on his or her own experiences and the experiences of those your mentor knows or has known personally and professionally.
A mentor can be someone further along on your chosen career path, perhaps someone in a position you might attain to, or someone who came up the ranks in a similar fashion - like the supervisor I shared about last week who advanced from being an administrative assistant to the chief of our contracting division over the course of her career.
Your mentor might also be a peer who is going through some of the same trials and tribulations along his or her path that you are.
Feedback and guidance can come from all levels, and mentorship is no different. Someone in a higher position might not see the pitfalls of his or her communication style or treatment of those around them clearly. Good leaders garner feedback from all levels - above, peer and below.
There is formal mentorship - where you build a relationship based on mentoring or being mentored, with scheduled meetings and such - and there there is informal mentorship - where you seek guidance from those around you in a less structured manner.
I recommend that you look outside your direct supervisory chain for formal mentoring both to avoid unnecessary conflict and to gather other points of view in order to broaden your horizons. I also recommend you offer to mentor others, particularly where you see potential in someone - helping others grow helps us grow too...and it builds good karma!
Next week begins a new month and a new topic - Relationships.
Until then, Namaste!
Seeking out mentorship in your chosen career field or path means you are seeking someone - or several someones - to help counsel and guide you along your chosen career path. Having a guide to light the way is a good thing, particularly when you come to a fork in the road and are unsure of which side to continue on. Having several mentors means you get different points of view, different facets of experience and knowledge to draw from.
A good mentor, like a good coach or counselor, gives you guidance but does not plot out your course for you. Your mentor should give you reasoned, honest input and feedback based on his or her own experiences and the experiences of those your mentor knows or has known personally and professionally.
A mentor can be someone further along on your chosen career path, perhaps someone in a position you might attain to, or someone who came up the ranks in a similar fashion - like the supervisor I shared about last week who advanced from being an administrative assistant to the chief of our contracting division over the course of her career.
Your mentor might also be a peer who is going through some of the same trials and tribulations along his or her path that you are.
Feedback and guidance can come from all levels, and mentorship is no different. Someone in a higher position might not see the pitfalls of his or her communication style or treatment of those around them clearly. Good leaders garner feedback from all levels - above, peer and below.
There is formal mentorship - where you build a relationship based on mentoring or being mentored, with scheduled meetings and such - and there there is informal mentorship - where you seek guidance from those around you in a less structured manner.
I recommend that you look outside your direct supervisory chain for formal mentoring both to avoid unnecessary conflict and to gather other points of view in order to broaden your horizons. I also recommend you offer to mentor others, particularly where you see potential in someone - helping others grow helps us grow too...and it builds good karma!
Next week begins a new month and a new topic - Relationships.
Until then, Namaste!
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