Your responses to the question I posed last week were so helpful. And…I have my work cut out for me, heading into a new year.
That work is developing the material from my radio days to share with audiences eager to focus on career transitions, hiding from success, and seizing opportunities.
Of course, my work also includes finding the right audiences—marketing myself and setting up speaking gigs.
Not that I plan to abandon what I’ve been doing, coaching people who need stronger communication skills and doing programs on professional presence, networking, and speaking with authority.
But it feels right to add to my repertoire, and the timing is perfect for a fresh approach, don’t you think?
I wonder what changes you’re making as we prepare to look at 2018 in the rearview mirror.
Maybe, like me, you’re adding something to the services you already provide. Maybe you’re tweaking what you offer. Maybe you’re contemplating a complete overhaul or a pivot to a whole new career.
Now’s the time, yes?
And here’s your opportunity to put your intention out into the world. It helps, I find, with commitment and follow-through. (And I’ll freely admit that follow-through is not my strong suit. The Strengths-Finder tells me that Adaptability is one of my strengths–that’s a nice way of saying I start things and don’t finish them.)
So, in the interest of making a New Year plan and sticking to it, tell us what 2019 holds for you. No, I don’t want to call it a “resolution.” I’m curious, though, about your plans for professional growth.
Post a comment below and share your intention. And if you need support to make it happen, now’s the perfect time to say so.
Here’s to a fabulous 2019 for all of us!
Catherine,
Your email has much content with much to digest. I am not ready to answer because you posed questions that require serious contemplation which takes a little time.
Some immediate thoughts in no literary sequence come to mind.
– Keep coaching. That is not career advice. It is what I hope you keep doing. You help people.
– Act and communicate with meaning. I have a lot to say about that but I will be brief. In church on Sunday, I heard an audible sigh of relief from hundreds when I said, “There is only one announcement today.”
Life is too short to live without meaning. Our impact on other lives is too great to be so inconsiderate as to not communicate with purposeful and considered meaning.
– Focus on the ‘who’ am I. ‘What’ am I. All the coaching programs always start with asking the question of why (Why do you want to make a $ million?) I guess that a useful and tactical question is why but to me it is less motivating than asking, “What am I?” The purpose can only be to be a more perfect me.
I think Catherine’s message has been awesome and impactful to very many.
Later
Thanks, Jim. I love your story about the announcements in church. I can just imagine the relief of a congregation that’s not about to be subjected to a lot of blahblah they don’t much care about. Or even a lot of blahblah that they do care about. A reminder to all of us about the value of short-and-sweet.
Catherine,
Your email has much content with much to digest. I am not ready to answer because you posed questions that require serious contemplation which takes a little time.
Some immediate thoughts in no literary sequence come to mind.
– Keep coaching. That is not career advice. It is what I hope you keep doing. You help people.
– Act and communicate with meaning. I have a lot to say about that but I will be brief. In church on Sunday, I heard an audible sigh of relief from hundreds when I said, “There is only one announcement today.”
Life is too short to live without meaning. Our impact on other lives is too great to be so inconsiderate as to not communicate with purposeful and considered meaning.
– Focus on the ‘who’ am I. ‘What’ am I. All the coaching programs always start with asking the question of why (Why do you want to make a $ million?) I guess that a useful and tactical question is why but to me it is less motivating than asking, “What am I?” The purpose can only be to be a more perfect me.
I think Catherine’s message has been awesome and impactful to very many.
Later
I’ve been searching and receiving inspiration about how to blend my two careers (passions and callings) in real estate and visual art and at the end of 2018 I’ve had a major breakthrough in another step along my path to “create and care”. So I’ve got some great anticipation going on to see and experience the road ahead!
Thanks and appreciation for all your thoughts and questions Catherine.
Happy new year, Colette
Colette, I’ll be intrigued to see how your breakthrough plays out. You are balancing two very different careers. But then, isn’t that what makes life interesting?
I’m starting my first (virtual) mastermind group working through John Maxwell’s 15 Laws of Growth in January. Really happy to be focusing on personal growth with other people who know growth must be intentional. This will be the first in a series, so I am very excited! Looking forward to rolling out all sorts of value adding programs and growing my business in 2019!
That’s great, Marcy! Let me know how it goes, will you?