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Strategies for Career Success - Mid-January 2010

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Fearless Living
Special Offer
Upcoming Workshops
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Joan Runnheim Olson is the expert and visionary behind Strategies for Career Success, a no-cost bi-weekly e-newsletter for professionals, managers, and executives. Each issue delivers simple strategies you can use right away to create the career of your dreams. Go to http://www.pathwayscareer.com to learn more.

Editor's Note

Welcome to the Mid-January issue of Strategies for Career Success. I'm very excited about 2010 and looking forward to overcoming any fears that may be blocking me from achieving my goals in all areas of my life. How about you?

Is fear stopping you from changing careers, changing jobs, or advancing in your career? Last weekend I attended a "Fearless Living" workshop and share what I learned in this issue of Strategies for Career Success. Learn tips to help you begin to break free of the grip that fear may hold on you.

Don't miss our January special offer of one-free coaching session with the purchase of the Career Change Accelerator Program. Read below for more information.

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Enjoy!

Joan Runnheim Olson

Certified Career & Leadership Coach

Fearless Living

Is fear keeping you from achieving your goals? Do you dread getting up for work on Monday morning? Are you in a job search, but not getting offers? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, this article is for you!

This past weekend I attended a workshop on Fearless Living by life coach, author, and TV personality, Rhonda Britten. Britten served as a life coach on the television show, "Starting Over" and will serve that same role on "Celebrity Fit Club" which begins airing next month. Feeling guilty, which is a form of fear, for her father murdering her mother and then killing himself when she was 14 years old, Britten struggled with depression, alcoholism, and numerous suicide attempts. Twenty years later, she made the decision to work on her own emotional fears and then help others. She is traveling across the country, sharing her experience and knowledge with in an attempt to create a Fearless America and ultimately a Fearless World.

My goal in taking the workshop was to rid myself of some emotional fears that I feel are preventing me from achieving what I really want in a few different areas of my life.

What fears are holding you back?

Fear can come in many forms. Do you say to yourself....
1) I can't do that.
2) I'm too old.
3) I'm not smart enough.

4) I can't believe I did that.

5) I'm just too busy.

I encourage you to purchase the book "Fearless Living" by Rhonda Britten and the "Daily Training Manual" by the Fearless Living Institute. The manual is a 10-week program in which you record:

1) Your intention statement for the day.
2) What you are grateful for that day.
3) What you acknowledge yourself for that day.
4) What you did to practice loving yourself.
5) Insights you gained that day.

6) Account for each 1/2 hour of your time each day.

These exercises are designed to keep you focused, get you out of complaining mode, stop using excuses, and release yourself from expectations of yourself and others. Also, you will see how you're spending your time. This can be a huge eye-opener! Whether you want to move up, move forward, or move on in your career, using your time effectively can either make that happen or not.

At the workshop on Saturday, several attendees who had completed the daily training manual found it to be a life-changing experience. Last night as I was reading "Fearless Living" and recording in my daily manual, light bulbs were flashing like crazy. This insight will help me move past my fears and achieve my goals. And it can for you too! In doing the work, Britten purports it will allow you to "Live the Life Your Soul Intended."

Whether fear is keeping you from finding a career that's more satisfying, keeping you stuck at a company at which you no longer enjoy, keeping you from getting paid what you're worth, or keeping you from advancing in your career, Britten's books and exercises can help.

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Special Offer

Ready for a Career Change? For the month of January, I am offering a free one-hour coaching session with the purchase of the Career Change Accelerator Program. To learn more about this program, click here.

Schedule your session today! Call Joan Runnheim Olson, Certified Career & Leadership Coach, Pathways Career Success Strategies, at 715-808-0344 or email joan@pathwayscareer.com or go to www.pathwayscareer.com.

Career Workshops at W.I.T.C.

Do you have a résumé that's not getting results? Are you stuck in your job search? Are you ready to successfully manage your career? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions and you live in the Twin Cities or Western Wisconsin, check out the following workshops which I will be presenting at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) in New Richmond, WI. The cost to attend is so low ($9.07 each), you can't afford to pass them up!

Jump Start Your Career

Let’s face it; it’s tough out there for job-seekers. Are you looking for ways to accelerate your search? Attend this one-hour workshop to learn new strategies and/or to put together a plan to jump-start your job search. Not for the faint of heart. Be willing to step out of your comfort zone and commit to techniques you may not have used in the past. (Tues., February 23, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. )

Take Charge of Your Career

The statistics are staggering! Every week, another company downsizes, outsources, or off shores. We’re all responsible for our own careers, from finding a first job, to changing careers at mid-life, to working after "retirement." But don’t worry – taking responsibility for your own career management doesn’t have to be a scary experience! This presentation is designed to inspire you to begin your journey toward successful career management. (Tues., February 9, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.)

Résumés that Work

One page, two pages, include references or not? With everyone telling you something different about what to include in your résumé, what’s a person to do? Learn today’s tips on crafting a résumé that will catch an employer’s eye. In this two-hour session, get started on putting together a résumé that won’t get put into the "No" pile. Note: Bring along a copy of your current or old rrésumé and job descriptions, along with job postings of desired jobs. (Tues., January 26, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For registration information, click on the following link:

http://www.witc.edu/conedcontent/pdfs/2010spring/newrichmond.pdf

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An unwritten want is a wish, a dream, a never-happen. The day you put your goal in writing is the day it becomes a commitment that will change your life. Are you ready? - Tom Hopkins

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