In today's day and age, technology has afforded us the "luxury" of instant everything. If you want a song or album you can sign on to Itunes and download it. If you want a movie you can turn on Netflix and buy it. If you need to talk to someone you can text, IM, skype, call, and email. Keep in mind the calling and emailing are the new "snail mail" versions of communicating. Neurologically our society has been trained to get things instantly. We expect all aspects to happen at the blink of an eye and when there is some sort of process or delay we become extremely uncomfortable.
Now just to be clear I am not negating the awesomeness of all these luxuries. I engage in them more often than not. HOWEVER - when it comes to human interaction, love, financial security, career, peace of mind, serenity, health, sobriety, and stillness there is no app or device that can get you those things right away. They take time. They take consistency. They take dedication and focus.
This article is specifically about what do you want/need now vs. wanting and needing in the long term.
I have many clients who face the decision regarding a JOB vs. CAREER.
Do they take the job right now to pay the bills or do they hold out and take the time needed to research their passion, train, and network for their CAREER?
My thought? BOTH!!!! Instead of looking at this as an "OR" situation - what can you do right now to look at is as an "AND" situation?
Look... I have blogged about this endless amounts of times. RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM. Your reticular activating system is the part of your brain that tells you what to notice around you. For example: DO NOT under any circumstance think of the color RED. Don't do it - I am warning you - DON'T think of the color RED! What are you thinking about? Red right? Your subconscious doesn't know how to negate - it will always look for what you tell it to whether you want it or not. Take this example: You want to know what the name of the restaurant is that you and your family went to in your old town growing up. You can't remember the name but you remember the cross streets and the name of the town. You go to GOOGLE and type in the information you do know. BAM the name of the restaurant pops up with tons of information. You typed information into Google and Google searched for the answer with the information you gave it. The brain works the same exact way. What shows up in your life is dictated by the language you use - ALWAYS.
So in regards to the JOB vs. CAREER - what language can you start to use to either working in a job vs. working toward a career? If you tell your brain that you can do both your brain will search out ways to achieve that. It is a simple concept but not necessarily easy to accomplish. This takes dedication, focus, and being accountable for an outcome.
Here is a key tip on beginning your journey of a fulfilling career....
Ask an EMPOWERING QUESTION. Empowering Questions are the keys to discovery. Any time you ask a question that begins with "Why" you are most likely in the problem. "Why do I keep finding dead end jobs?"
Google that sentence. Do it right now. Look at the web pages that come up. Your language will dictate what shows up in your life. Now type in: "Where can I go to find a fulfilling career?" Look at those web pages - pretty amazing ins't it? THIS IS HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS. By asking questions that begin with WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & HOW - your reticular activating system (just like the Google search engine) will start to find exactly what you are looking for.
Also - it really helps if you hire a coach - like me to support you with accountability and to set a course of action to achieve your outcome.
Please call me for a complimentary coaching session today. 818-903-9983.
Have a beautiful day!
