A tweet on Twitter this morning caught my eye. In relation to today's holiday - Martin Luther King's birthday - the question was asked, "What will be your legacy?" It seems that most of us today are so caught up in day-to-day living - or even surviving - that we haven't pondered that question much. It's amazing, though, that if you do start to think about it, ideas regarding career management begin to surface. One hundred years from now, what do YOU want to be remembered for?
Curiously, this same issue was brought up on a movie I watched on television over the weekend - remember "Cocktail" with Tom Cruise? Tom - or rather his character, 20-something Brian Flannigan - was seeking ways to earn his life's fortune. He sat down with pen and paper and began writing his own obituary. When he did that, ideas flowed.
So, my career coaching assignment for career changers this week is this: write your own obituary. You can do it; just give it a try. Imagine the story your grandchildren will tell about how you made your mark on the world. What will they talk about? What do you want them to talk about? Consider all ideas, no matter how crazy they may sound. From all ideas, bits and pieces can be pulled together to gel into one cohesive plan.
Wishing you much career success in 2010!
Meg
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