Are you asking yourself ‘What do I want to be when I grow up?’ or ‘What do I want to do next?’ or ‘What do I want to be or do when I retire?’ If you are in a job search the odds are that you are asking these or similar questions. All are great questions.
Recently, a former client contacted me to say “I plan to retire in the next 3 years, and I am as stuck as to how to make the shift as I was several years ago with my job search, will you help?” My reply after understanding where he was stuck was yes.
Why, he was stuck with what managing his retirement career, not all the other retirement stuff like 401 Ks, health insurance, etc., those things are not my forte.
If you are searching and asking these questions, here is a quick tip to help you accelerate your search. Write the question at the top of a blank page of paper, then over several days set aside 10 minutes to brainstorm all the possible ideas you have and write them down, add pages if you need to. Don’t evaluate the ideas, just jot them down. At the end of the week review all the ideas. Move the top 3 to 5 ideas to blank pages and continue to explore your ideas.
Ask yourself these questions for starters:
What would it take to do this?
What would be the impact of this?
Why do I want to do this?
When you are ready to seriously explore your ideas discuss them with someone you trust. Then formulate a plan, and take action to create the transition or transformation you want.
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