Strategic tips for managing your career – if you are – or seek to be – a paddler…
8. Always be open and able to change direction.
Business changes at a dramatic pace. Your career soon can be outdated or obsolete due to shifts in market conditions, changes in consumer preferences, and emerging technology. Coaching opens minds, creates awareness, helps you use new information quickly, and sparks the creativity within you.
Career opportunities abound, if you are open to seeing them and willing to take control of your career. One of the best coaches, mentors and friends taught me much about being open and able to change directions. Louis Emond was a professional executive coach, a Retired Officer in the US Air Force, and an International Marketing executive and industry consultant. He understood and shared the value of not only the need to be open to change but the willingness to change direction.
What I learned from Louis is managing your business and your career, is about taking personal responsibility, demonstrating leadership, planning for success, and when you need to change directions by all means change directions.
Execute a change, don’t ponder, worry or think, EXECUTE. As I celebrate my birthday today, I am also thinking about Louis citing Vince Lombardi’s dictum of, “If it is to be, it’s up to me,” – Louis thanks for being my mentor, for practicing what you preached and for giving many insights to recall, and use.
My friend and mentor Louis Emond, died in May 2012. I miss his friendship and wisdom. I am also very thankful for all he taught me about being open and willing to change direction as needed. Rest in peace always Louis.
Action Tip:
This tip is from Louis. He often cited Vince Lombardi’s dictum of, “If it is to be, it’s up to me”, if you seek to be a paddler it is up to you. Identify your purpose, be open to change, grow, and change direction as needed. You can manage your career, your business and your life alone. Or you can find a coach, learn and do it faster. The odds are you will also have a lot more fun learning along the way.
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