Re: Fw: "Making Crucial Career Decisions" Piazzale Newsletter

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

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 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:07:53 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 4:11 PM, "Steve Piazzale, Ph.D. 
 > BayAreaCareerCoach.com" <http://www.mail.vresp.com/~Steve_Piazzale_Ph.D._BayAreaCare> wrote:
 > 
 >  
 > "Making Crucial Career Decisions" Piazzale Newsletter 
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 > >"Making Crucial Career Decisions"      
 > > Hello Noelle
 > >
 > >Hope your holidays went well.
 > >
 > >Around this time of year, we start thinking about goals and resolutions. And 
 > >usually I send out a newsletter emphasizing how using the SMART (specific, 
 > >measurable, attainable/action-oriented, realistic, time based) model helps you 
 > >to clearly define and achieve sub-goal steps. 
 > >
 > >This year I'd like to focus on how to make decisions that help you define the 
 > >goals themselves.
 > >
 > >A common career question clients pose is "Should I stay in my current job and 
 > >make the best of it I can or should I look for something else and, if so, what?
 > > 
 > >
 > >To help answer such questions, I've come up with the "Ideal Job Description" 
 > >action item and the "24-second clock." A personal story gives a rough example  
 > >of how, without knowing it at the time, I used both of these concepts to 
 > >decide to become a career coach.
 > >
 > >10 years ago, I had been laid off from my tech writing job (they closed the 
 > >entire west coast office), I was tired of tech writing, I was going through a 
 > >divorce, and my only daughter was going off to college--man, everything was in 
 > >turmoil and I was pretty scared. 
 > >
 > >I decided it was time to reinvent myself but doing what? I knew that it was 
 > >really important for me to "make a difference" in people's lives, to be 
 > >something of an expert in some area, and to have people coming to me for help. 
 > >
 > >One day I thought "Enough debating and research about what I should do.Steve, 
 > >you have 24 seconds to decide what your next career is and once the 24 seconds 
 > >is up you are stuck with the decision for years to come. So I started the 
 > >count down...24, 23, 22...remember there will be no going back...16, 15, 
 > >14...choose wisely...10, 9, 8...remember what's important to you in work...6, 
 > >5, 4...time's running out...3, 2, 1. Well what is it Steve? CHOOSE!!!" 
 > >
 > >Psychotherapist! 
 > >
 > >Psychotherapist? Why? Well I'd be helping folks, I'd be an expert in an area, 
 > >and people would be coming to me. I knew, however, that I didn't want to get 
 > >another Stanford Ph.D. so I did a lot of informational networking about 
 > >related careers and found coaching to satisfy all the criteria without going 
 > >back to school and that my training in Sociology and Psychology was totally 
 > >relevant.
 > >
 > >Ok, so with clients who're deciding what their career goal will be, we often 
 > >go through this dual exercise. The Ideal Job Description assignment is now a 
 > >formal exercise in figuring out what your new career's characteristics must be 
 > >for you to be happy and successful in it. And the 24-second clock is designed 
 > >to help you go with your gut after having gathered facts about yourself. 
 > >Interestingly, a recent study examined how top CEOs make their most crucial 
 > >corporate decisions. The answer is they gather all the data they can and 
 > >then...and then guess what?
 > >
 > >They go with their gut intuition!!!
 > >
 > >Oh and for those who are wondering; why 24 seconds?...That comes from NBA (
 > >professional basketball) where they have 24 seconds to get a shot off--a good 
 > >antidote to procrastination. 
 > >
 > >If you would like a copy of either the "Ideal Job Description" assignment or a 
 > >discussion of SMART goals, just ask.
 > >
 > >Here's to a healthy and very Happy New Year!
 > >
 > >Steve  
 > >
 > >________________________________
 > >
 > >Steve Piazzale, Ph.D. 
 > >Get the work  you want and deserve! 
 > >http://www.BayAreaCareerCoach.com 
 > >650-964-4366