What Life Enhancing Clues are you ignoring?

I met a young lady yesterday, actually she cut my hair.

Anyway, I asked her if she always knew she wanted to be a hair dresser.

She said no. In fact she went to college and studied accounting, and also looked at getting in to the construction business because she knew she wanted to do something with her hands.

It turns out, her mother had always encouraged her to get into Beauty school and she had always thought her mother was crazy.

But when she was younger, she was always playing with peoples hair and even cutting it, including her mothers.

In the end her mother convinced her to at least try beauty school, as she could always pull out, so she did.

After the first day, she was totally hooked and hasn't looked back. She now has BIG plans to have salons all over the world, New York, London, Paris and more.

She absolutely loves being in the salon and can do a twelve hour day without even noticing the time going by. She loves it so much, it doesn't even feel like work!

The clue as to what would bring her this type of job satisfaction was always there, she just ignored it! Her mother could see it, but she couldn't.

Is there something in your life that comes so naturally to you that you don't even consider it as a viable option?

Think back over your life.

What sort of things do you enjoy doing and always have?

What is it that REALLY interests you?

You may be ignoring a Vital Life Enhancing clue!


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Is this worth Valuing?

Looking at your values and being clear about what they are is a key factor in arriving at a place where you are comfortable with yourself.

What is it that really matters to the you?

Do you value being part of a strong team?

Do you value having autonomy?

Do you value having flexi time?

Do you value having clear boundaries?

Do you value being able to make family a priority?

Do you value complete openness and honesty?

The list goes on...

So what would happen if you gave your values a more prominent place in your life?

If your values and behavior are not in line, inner conflict will occur.

If you find yourself in a position where your values are not the same as the environment you are working in, not only inner conflict will occur, there may be outer conflict as well.

You don't want to find yourself in a position where you are constantly being challenged to change or even drop your values.

Your values are worth clarifying in your quest to find more fulfillment in your work and in your personal life as well.

Definitely worth valuing!

( I think I've used up my quota for the word "value" today )

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Be who you want to be?

I saw a heading to day that got me thinking.

It said "Be Who You Want To Be".

There's nothing wrong with the statement in itself. The problem comes when you are trying to be someone you were never created to be.

So many people get frustrated, discouraged and even depressed whe they are trying too hard to be somebody they really aren't.

You can do it for a while and may even get quite good at it. But after a time, it definitely takes its toll.

It's not even a matter of if, but when it takes its toll. You may experience job burn out, personal burn out, depression or general unhappiness.

This can be like trying to write with your left hand when you are right handed. You may get quite good at it, but it will never be natural and will always require more effort.

Spend some time finding out what your uniqueness is, then develop those unique capabilities.

Once you have this understanding of yourself, this will be the person you want to be, and you can THEN be the person you want to be.

You may be interested in another blog that I wrote , Chasing the Dream

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Are the Monday Blues real?

I came accross a news item that was quite interesting.

Not much practical use but interesting none the less.

Apparently there was study conducted in Australia to test the theory that people are more depressed on a monday morning and more elated on a friday evening.

Well apparently its a figment of our imagination. The study found that people were just as happy on monday mornings as they were on friday evenings.

In actual fact, they discovered that wednesday was more likely to be the day when people felt a bit down.

"As it turned out, the real low point of the week, we found, was Wednesday, not Monday, and that mood change was only slight," Professor Areni said.
(from the NZ Herald)

So it would seem if you are depressed on a monday, you are probably depressed the rest of the week as well (and watch out for wednesdays).

So there goes that excuse. If you aren't looking forward to work on mondays, it's not because it's a case of monday-itis, it's because you need to be looking at your job in general and why you are unhappy.

Career Success begins with knowing yourself, so start to get to know yourself, find a job or position that yourself likes, and get rid of those week long blues.

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P.S if you would like to read the article CLICK HERE

Chasing the Dream

Who's dream are you chasing?

I went to hear a man called Dr John DeMartini speak the other night. He is a very interesting man who has some ineresting things to say and is a behavioral expert, speaker and author in the personal and professional development industry.

One of the things that attendees to Dr John Demartinis seminar were given was a card with a saying on it that I quite liked.

The card read :
"A Successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others".

I think that is so true!

So often I come accross people who want to make a change for the better in their working lives, and yet other people try to impose their own ideals on them.

Some other people can get caught up living their parents dream for them and not their own.

You won't find a fulfilling life if this is what you are doing.

You need to understand and pursue your own unique path.

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