MaXIMIze - Career - Why Do You Want to Leave Your Current Position?

A friend of my dear friend discussed this in his blog a while back, and it seemed appropriate to address this month here, since we are focused on careers.

While I don't know that it is an allowable question in an interview in the public sector, it is something to consider when you are looking for that next position, particularly to ensure you are looking to move for the right reasons and not *just* for higher pay, bigger glory, or you really can't stand your current co-workers. These are all extrinsic reasons for doing something. To be successful in the long run, we need to stay focused on the intrinsic reasons.

When seeking to answer the question of why you are looking to leave your current position - particularly to answer it for yourself - consider the following:

How your current position does or does not fit in with your personal value system.

Whether or not your current position is aligned with your passion - the underlying drive that lights your fire and illuminates your path.

If perhaps - as I have in my current position - you've reached the summit of what you can truly accomplish in that position and are looking for your next mountain.

These are all intrinsic reasons for looking to move on.

Another one is seeing a need to be filled and believing you can fill it. That's how I ended up being a program and project manager for four years working a program I still believe in, even though I support a completely different project these days.

So, if you are looking to move to another position - or just, really, to leave the one you're currently in - I challenge you to consider, REALLY consider, why so you can answer the question "Why do you want to leave your current position?" - at least for yourself.

If you need coaching on how to take the Five Whys process and use it to really get at the heart of career change or change in other areas of your life, please contact me.

Until next time, Namaste!

MaXIMIze - The Power of Words

As we approach the season of Lent - beginning on Wednesday, February 18th this year - it is important that we remember the power of words.

Words have power, mighty power, whether they are written, spoken, or thought. Words are also a conduit for energy in our lives - positive energy and negative energy.

Albert Einstein said, "Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another."

This flows along with the Special Feature I posted last year about a pastor who suggested to his flock that they focus on giving up bad behaviors that bring negative energy into their lives rather than the usual things they forgo during Lent - things like chocolate, alcohol, dessert, etc.

Also, near the beginning of last year, I posted about Personal Prose and showed the difference between power words and poison words. I provided a list of power words to replace the poison ones with in that post.

My goal during this year's season of Lent is to post daily inspirational snippets to encourage the transformation of negatives into positives in your life so you can live your best life now!

Here are some examples of what I'll be posting, with thoughts and examples for each:

Change "I'd love to…" into "I'm going to…"

Transform drama into action.

Move from lack to abundance.

Transmute denial into acceptance.

If you would like to contribute to these, feel free to share your thoughts with me either via email or by commenting on this post.

Change your language, change your life!

Until next time, Namaste!