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This blog is a VIDEO! 👉 Intentional thoughts lead to intentional actions. That's the only way to be successful. 👍 Well, I guess that's not totally true. Without thinking intentionally you might happen upon success. 🤷♂️ Intentional thinking ⚡ supercharges ⚡ your actions so you get the EXACT results you want QUICKER! What could be better??? Here are three ways to act intentionally if you’re mind is starting to wander toward a new era in your career: Once you have established yourself in your new career or position, things might start to settle in and you might feel more capable of balance in your life. You might feel like you can commit your time and energy to your family and friends in addition to your work. It’s freeing because you can work with the anticipation. I’ve been anticipating this since my daughter was a baby. Driving, along with college, grad school, family, grandkids. All of it.
Looking at a career move can be a truly enlightening experience. And making a move can (and should) be enjoyable and fulfilling. Here are three ways to act intentionally if you’re mind is starting to wander toward a new era in your career: Once you have established yourself in your new career or position, things might start to settle in and you might feel more capable of balance in your life. You might feel like you can commit your time and energy to your family and friends in addition to your work. It’s freeing because you can work with the anticipation. I’ve been anticipating this since my daughter was a baby. Driving, along with college, grad school, family, grandkids. All of it.
When you’re just starting out in a new career, you will probably prioritize work because you want to learn the job, make a good impression with your new colleagues and leaders, and set yourself up for success in the future. Once you have established yourself in your new career or position, things might start to settle in and you might feel more capable of balance in your life. You might feel like you can commit your time and energy to your family and friends in addition to your work. It’s freeing because you can work with the anticipation. I’ve been anticipating this since my daughter was a baby. Driving, along with college, grad school, family, grandkids. All of it.
If you’ve never done it, backwards planning can be intimidating. It can also be freeing. It’s freeing because you can work with the anticipation. I’ve been anticipating this since my daughter was a baby. Driving, along with college, grad school, family, grandkids. All of it.
A person can rediscover their passion for their work when they take on a new assignment. They will see their work in a new light. They can see their work as part of the larger picture, but because it’s new, they will see that larger picture in a new light. That is a sure sign that you are burned out. This is the World Health Organization’s definition of burnout. Well, part of it anyway. There are other elements that I’ll discuss in future posts. I want to focus on this piece first - specifically, the unsuccessful management of stress.
When you’re just plain miserable (or demoted, or unemployed), you’re spending 10-12 hours per day in that frame of mind when you’re physically at work, as well as a lot of time when you’re not. That is a sure sign that you are burned out. This is the World Health Organization’s definition of burnout. Well, part of it anyway. There are other elements that I’ll discuss in future posts. I want to focus on this piece first - specifically, the unsuccessful management of stress.
“Burn-out is a syndrome [which results from] chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” This is the World Health Organization’s definition of burnout. Well, part of it anyway. There are other elements that I’ll discuss in future posts. I want to focus on this piece first - specifically, the unsuccessful management of stress.
Dr. Mitchell is a professional Certified Life Coach