Moving Towards a Great Dream Job (A True Story)

by Joel Garfinkle, Dream Job Coaching

One of my subscribers wrote a wonderful e-mail telling me of her journey towards her dream job. She found Fulfillment@Work and my writing inspirational and helpful. Her story illustrates important points that I think are vital to helping you progress towards your dream job. She wrote:

In part because of you, I am on my way to finding my dream job. The only reason I am on my way is because I had to realize that there was absolutely nothing I can do at my former job to make it better. I spent 21 years in the world of corporate defense law and was very good at it. But, for me, it was a completely dysfunctional world and I realized that I could no longer do what I had to do to be suited for that work in that environment.

Powerful statement, don’t you agree? How many of you feel the same way? Many people stay longer than necessary at jobs that make them fundamentally unhappy and unfulfilled. Why? Because they are good at it. I’m sure that this woman is very skilled at what she does and many of her colleagues are wondering why she’s leaving. As you get better and better at a job, you get more rewards and more recognition. This makes it much harder to leave.

Instead of focusing on your skills - what you’re good at - focus instead on what you enjoy and your gifts and talents. When you shift your focus from what you’re good at to what will serve your soul, you’ll be on the path to true fulfillment and your dream job. Don’t wait 21 years to hear this wake-up call. Notice if you’re feeling dissatisfied today and make a change. Talk to your employer about how to increase your sense of fulfillment at your current job or change your job. Take the first step today!

To learn more about how Joel Garfinkle’s expert Public Inspirational Speaking can help you as an individual in your quest for your dream job or improve your group’s interactions at work or play please visit his Business Management Speaker page. The rapid changes that businesses face daily require very close management of how the dynamics of change can impact the business processes. Joel’s speaking skills and insights cut through the haze with crystal clarity when Change Management is the topic.

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