How To Make The Right Career Moves
by Deborah Brown-Volkman, contributing columnist

Are you making the right career moves? Or, are you
waiting for the right career moves to come to you? Are
you listening to your inner voice allowing it to guide
your moves? Or, are you wishing that pesky voice would
go away?

One of the biggest career challenges is tapping into
your inner voice when direction is needed. For
example, how can you listen to what your heart says is
the right career move when you are stressed and busy?
How can you uncover what you’re supposed to being
doing next when you have a job to get to everyday,
kids to take care of, and loved ones you want to spend
time with? There is just too much to do.

Unless, you decide to listen to your inner voice. When
you don’t spend time on your goals, your goals get
lost.  Your career dreams start to vanish. What you
want in your career becomes a blur. You know what you
are doing in your career is not the right thing for
you anymore, but you don’t know how to go about
finding something different. You blame yourself. If
only you were smart enough, creative enough, talented
enough, then a great career would come to you. A great
career is possible, but not without your
participation.

As a career coach, I work with many individuals who
want to know if they are in the right job. I tell them
that the answer is inside them and your answer is
inside you too. Your inner voice never lies. What you
should do next is there, waiting for you.

So How Do You Make The Right Moves In Your Career?
Follow These 5 Steps Below:

1. Decide To Make The Right Moves

Your career cannot improve on its own. Until you
decide to make a better step, the actions necessary to
make this happen cannot begin. There are always
reasons to stay where you are. The money is good. The
job market is tough. What you know is better than what
you don’t know. Or, is it?  It’s actually harder to
stay in a bad situation than to work towards
happiness. Listen to your inner voice. If it says it’s
time to act, then listen. Decide that today is the day
your career begins to change for the better.

2. Make Time For Yourself

Making time for you does not have to be hours at a
time. Just enough time to give you clarity about your
career. You can spend ten minutes in the morning
before you get out of bed. You can spend five minutes
while you are in the shower, or twenty minutes while
you are driving to work.  The goal is not how long,
but what you do with the time you have. If you clear
your mind for a few minutes each day, over time, the
answers you are seeking will come to you.  

3. Listen To What You Hear

How many times has your answer come and you talked
yourself out of what you heard? (Many times, I’m
sure.) Ever notice that your answer is always the
same. Your answer will not change and will become
louder over time. It’s just how your inner mechanism
works.  You don’t have to read another book, attend
another seminar, or have another conversation with a
friend about what to do next.  Listen to what your
inner voice is telling you and then start moving in
that direction.

4. Tell Yourself That You Can

It takes courage to move forward in your career. What
happens if you are wrong? What about the people in
your life who will tell you, “I told you so!” But,
what happens if you are right? Maybe the answer you
have been hearing is there for a reason. Maybe you are
meant to do something different.  Maybe you have done
all you can where you are, and you are supposed to go
somewhere else so you can make the difference you are
always talking about. How will you know if you do not
try?  Tell yourself again and again that you can until
you believe it.

5. Take Action Today

Do you know if your next career move is going to work
out or not? No one knows in the beginning. All you
have is what feels right to you inside. If you keep
moving towards what feels right and move away from
what feels wrong, you will be happier. You will have
more optimism and energy. The light at the end of the
tunnel will start to appear.  Taking the first step is
always the hardest, but know that the steps get easier
over time. Action brings action. One action today,
leads to many actions completed tomorrow. The right
career moves are in you. They will work out if you
take the path you know you are supposed to take.

So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so
it might as well be a life you love!





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Deborah Brown is a noted Career and Mentor Coach that shows Entrepreneurs, Executives, Professionals, and Coaches how to transition into careers they love, excel in the careers they have now, start their own businesses, and find time for themselves. She is the author of the "21-Day Career Empowerment" program. This 21-day e-mail program gives participants the insight, clarity, and knowledge to either choose their current position or their next career To Learn More Visit: http://www.surpassyourdreams.com , send an e-mail to info@surpassyourdreams.com or call (516) 432-2440.