You don’t have to settle for less than a job you truly enjoy. Your dream job is out there! Follow these 3 steps to find the career fulfillment that you've been missing.

1. FIND A JOB YOU LOVE
3 STEPS TO FIND FULFILLMENT IN YOUR
CAREER
Create Your Career Path
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2. FIND FULFILLMENT FIRST
 Are you re-entering the workforce and aren’t
sure what path is best for you?
 Do you feel stuck trying to figure out what
your next career move should be?
 Have you never really been 100% certain what
career path would be best for you?
Here’s the good news: You don’t have to
settle for less than a job you truly enjoy.
Whether you’re changing careers or re-entering
the workforce, it’s vitally important to find a job
that is fulfilling for you. You will be happier and
more successful.
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3. STEP 1: FIND FULFILLMENT
Definition
Fulfillment brings us happiness, makes us better in relationships and
can help us be more successful at work (money and otherwise.)
Overall it creates a greater life balance!
Implementation
 How do you honor your values more at work?
Set boundaries, volunteer for projects you’re interested in, speak to your
boss about changing your role.
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4. S TEP 2 : I DENTIFY TALENTS AND SKILLS
Defined - Talents vs. Skills
 Talent is natural and inherited
 Talent could be good painting, writing, creative problem solving.
 Skills can easily be learned
Skillcan be communication skills, learning new software - can
be learned by work or school.
Why Important?
 Utilizing talents is related to fulfillment
 Your chosen career path-does it require talent you don’t
have, or skills that can be learned?
 Talents/skills you still enjoy
How to Define Your Talents/Skills
 Review resume, interview others, skills assessment
 Don’t discount what comes naturally
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5. D EFINE Y OUR TALENTS AND S KILLS
How can you define your talents and skills?
 Review your resume with a highlighter or with a friend who can point out
transferable skills
 Interview others who have worked with you and know you well
 Take a skill assessment (free online: assessment.com, strengthfinder.com)
 Don’t discount what comes naturally to you!
How can you use your talents and skills more at work?
Identify those that you want to use
Further your education.
Change roles within your company.
Work part time in a new field to gain experience.
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6. STEP 3: EXECUTE AND RISK
Any change requires some amount of risk. The key is to minimize it!
Why is risk important?
Without risk there is no reward. To be successful with the risks you take you
have to mentally prepare yourself for them.
 Identify your goals
 Define practical ways to achieve them
 Create a plan
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7. FIND FULFILLMENT FIRST
“The greatest RISK in life is not taking one.”
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8. A B O U T C R E AT E Y O U R C A R E E R PAT H
Create Your Career Path was founded by certified career coach, speaker and
author Hallie Crawford. Crawford has served on the Board of the Georgia Coach
Association, and is regularly featured as a career expert on CNN, Fox Business News
Forbes.com, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo HotJobs and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Create Your Career Path is a boutique career coaching firm known for their personal
attention, commitment to clients and a blend of dreaming and being practical in
achieving career goals. Collectively in the past 10 years, they’ve helped hundreds of
clients all over the world find and succeed in their dream job.
Each of their coaches are certified coaches with specific career coaching experience
and training. They cater to professional men and women, management level and
higher, in mid-career transition. Their success rate is 97%, measured by the number of
people who have gotten what they wanted out of coaching. The coaches use a
specific tried and tested process and tools developed by Hallie Crawford over the
years.
Contact us for a complimentary consultation: www.halliecrawford.com/contact.html.
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