I was super excited to get some coverage in the AJC on Sunday in a great article “Jobs: The quarter-life career crisis” by Laura Raines.
I really can relate to the quarter-life career crisis as well as many of our clients. The quarter-life career crisis happens usually when a person is in their 20’s and 30’s. It’s when that person realizes that they are not in a job they are excited and passionate about. They are not in their dream job. Are you in a career crisis?
I am constantly reminding my career coaching clients about the importance of visualization. If you can’t see what it is you want, you can’t achieve it. The first step in finding your dreams is to be able to visualize it; to be able to define it for yourself. If you can’t think it, it can’t happen.
This article gives some other great tips. Here’s a quick excerpt about visualization – then click the link to read the full article:
Not everyone needs a total makeover, Crawford said. Sometimes people are just in the wrong company, the wrong job description or the wrong environment.
After nine years, Cassie Gokey felt in a rut working for her consumer packaging company. She had had numerous promotions, but the company culture had changed. Stressed by the hours and bored with the work, she felt stuck.
“Hallie asked me to visualize what I wanted my career and life to look like in 20 years,” Gokey said. “When she asked what the future me would think about my present job, the answer was obvious. I knew she’d say: ‘Just make a change. What are you waiting for?’ ”
Now in a business development role with AHP LLC, a Duluth-based manufacturer of disposable diapers, Gokey has moved out of her comfort zone.
“I like the challenges of working with an up-and-coming brand. There are a lot of unknowns, and that’s exciting,” she said.
She sees others in jobs they dislike. Some quit and go back to school. Others settle for the steady paycheck rather than take the risk of changing gears.
“The quarter-life crisis is pretty common,” Gokey said. “I guess the good thing is that it may be more acceptable to be in flux earlier in your career.”
Read the entire article here:
Career Crisis, Career Help – “Jobs: The quarter-life career crisis”
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Here’s to having a career you love!
Hallie Crawford
Career Help Coach
