How do You Measure Your Job Change Success?
When changing careers and seeking out the right job for you, it’s easy to avoid the work necessary to achieve your goals and do something, anything, else. Rather than going to an association meeting, well, there’s this interesting game on the web. You may have gone a long time without a single job offer, so why bother?
One of the biggest obstacles my coaching clients encounter is keeping themselves motivated and progressing. This most often happens to those who do not keep a log or journal of progress.
Finding a job is a job in and of itself. In order to successfully transition into a new position, you must create a plan and do the work necessary to achieve this goal. Having a plan will help to keep you motivated, and keep you from “spinning your wheels.”
As a coach, I talk a lot about goals. They are a crucial part of any successful endeavor. There are a lot of different ways to view goals and just as many proponents of specific means to set your goals. I believe that the method should be personalized, but contain some particular elements.
Those elements are: the goal should be as specific as possible, be given a time line, and have measurable steps or milestones. Once these components are covered, the real work begins. The next step is to take action, as soon as possible, to begin the process. Without action, your goals are merely wishes.
Once action has been taken, it is important to keep track of that action and any progress made. Humans have a tendency to forget these details, and soon the enthusiasm of achieving success runs low. With a record of how far you have come, that spark can be re-lit with a review of your accomplishments and giving yourself credit where it is due.
Finally, celebrate all your successes, no matter how small. You deserve acclaim, you’ve worked hard!
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Lesley V. Ingves
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