Transitions2success

Well, hello again. How has your day been? Get anything accomplished? How about those goals we’ ve been talking about? Hope your day went according to your plan!

Mine sure didn’t. But, that’s not to say I didn’t accomplish anything. Two of my granddaughters have birthdays coming up, so my plan changed a bit. I like to sew dresses for them. (Remember I had four boys!) So I spent some time picking out materials for dresses and pinafores. (Do you know what pinafores are? My husband didn’t. They are like jumpers to wear over the dress.) So I’ll be doing some sewing in the next few weeks.

Anyway, I didn’t get to work on the goal system that I mentioned yesterday. But I promise to get to it and let you know the results. It shouldn’t take as long as it looks since I’ve already done some of the background work on goals and working toward them.

Maybe you have too. Several years ago, I worked through the process in a book called “What Color is Your Parachute.” Have you heard of it? If you are out of work right now, it is well worth considering. Every year or two a new edition comes out. It will certainly help anyone who is serious about it to get a handle on where you want to be headed and what you would be good at doing. It is much more rewarding to be doing a job that fits you. Makes work feel like fun! (Almost!)

There are also some valuable resources that will tell you what kind of person you are and what you are good at. Sometimes we don’t even recognize our own traits and what they add up to. If you are interested in any of these testing tools, get in touch with me and we’ll talk about it. I have training in career counseling and may be able to help you.

That’s all for today. Tomorrow is a busy day, but Thursday I hope to work on that study course. Keep me accountable – hold me to it.