If you are at a crossroads in your job, this is the time to stop for a moment and think. It may be a golden opportunity to stop spinning your wheels in your career lane and make a commitment to make a change.

Think career

Design a career for yourself that corresponds with what you really want to attain in life and that is connected to your values and beliefs. There are many options you can choose: salaried employment, management, independent, partner, business owner or multi-careerist.

What is right for me?

Your career must be based on logic, rationale and wisdom. It should be based on the past and on what you have now: intelligence, strength, general and specific knowledge and experience. What you have gained up to now can be relevant for other career paths.

What attracts me?

Look for a career that will enable you to authentically realize who you really are, to love your line of business, to implement personal values that move you forward toward a destination that gives meaning to your life.

A breakthrough

In contrast to the expected future, a breakthrough is a new future and not a continuation of the past. Use a forced turning point or initiate a crisis to begin a breakthrough. Take a risk, let yourself be unsure and uninformed, plan for the future, take advantage of opportunities and new possibilities that may arise.

Think of a job

Get down to brass tacks and think of a job or position that will take you into the new career you have chosen. Define the characteristics you want. Think of the possibilities of progress and growth. Choose a job that is best suited for you.

Be proactive

Look for work and take advantage of the possibilities that the world of employment offers – national and local newspapers, Internet Web sites and employment fairs. Focus on looking for work proactively. This is the time to initiate, to instigate, to design and create your future. Make sure you are fully and truly devoted, seek help from the appropriate placement companies, invest in networking in all cycles of your life, be creative and take initiative.

Don’t look, find!

Let others look for work…you concentrate on finding it. Invest your intentions, focus, time and energy: manage the process of finding work in an organized manner. Look for more than one position at the same time so you’ll have the opportunity to choose, move forward in the utilization of any possibility that opens up, relate to the calendar and the market situation, investigate and improve the organization of your relevant skills.

Being accepted

Investigate and examine the workplaces offered to you. Make sure they are right for you. Prepare good answers to why you are preferable over other candidates. Be open to opportunities that may come your way. Be honest in your job interviews and business meetings. Guide your acceptance process into a new job.