A few days ago I wrote about my 2007 personal best running goal to break 7 minutes for the mile.
Alas I had 2 attempts before 31st December and did not make it. My first time trial on a windy and cold day ended in running 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
(My daughter took the photo [...]
Here’s what I’ve come up with for the career goals “reality review” exercise I wrote about here:
http://markmccluretoday.com/reviewing-your-career-change-goals
1- Complete this paragraph in 15 minutes or less.
I had some interesting experiences on my career change journey in 2007. For example, here are 5 important lessons I’ve learned from the past 6 months:
My ex-employer hasn’t missed a beat.
I [...]
One of the dangerous habits in growing this new online business is that there’s a very strong survival instinct to keep on working… and working… and working. In fact, to work way more than I ever did in any corporate career role.
(Note to myself: I can mentally hear a few of my mentors call me [...]
Some really big goals are best experienced as a journey towards and beyond your own personal best in a given field.
For example, I like to go running - although I am probably classed as a jogger these days in the eyes of most club runners.
And I no longer have much desire to compete against others [...]
In this end of December lull between the old and the new year, do your thoughts sometimes turn to what might’ve been and what’s yet to come?
You’re not alone.
As both a career changer and a coach, I’ve noticed 2 direct benefits of a yearly review:
Life’s a great teacher - so by looking critically but compassionately [...]
Have you ever woken up after a good night’s sleep, refreshed and ready to go - aware you’d some kind of wonderful dream but not recalling the details?
Me too. It’s a great feeling, isn’t it.
Kindly spare a thought for people who are less fortunate - and have to, for one reason or another, depend on [...]
Christmas in Japan is a strange affair indeed.
Shops, department stores and the mass media do their best (at least in the big smoke called Tokyo) to make folks spend a bit more right up to Xmas eve.
Then an interesting transformation occurs - seemingly overnight.
While Rudolph and friends were busy coming down chimneys and filling fireplace [...]
Well, I made it out of bed for the 7am call as mentioned here:
http://markmccluretoday.com/one-of-the-worlds-fastest-growing-professions
It was basically a chance for people interested in coaching to learn more about ICA’s offering.
There were folks dialed in from all over the world - and quite a few interested in career change, including that of becoming a full or part-time [...]
Are you reading this and wondering when I’m going to ‘drop the hammer’ about setting career goals for 2008, and how you’re wasting your time with New Year Resolutions etc?
Nope, not this time.
Instead of looking forward, I want you to look backwards. (Pay attention - because this is heresy in most coaching circles).
Imagine you’ve just [...]
You may notice on this blog new products and services designed to help people make successful career changes - from those just thinking about it (but stuck on taking action), right through to folks who have actually taken the plunge.
And since an important part of my career coaching philosophy is in “taking action”,
I am going [...]
