The document discusses identifying the 1, 2, or 3 most important steps someone can take to accelerate their career. It advises the reader to get honest with themselves about what specifically needs to change or improve. Examples given include revisiting career goals and values, communicating more with their network, and investing in skills development. The document encourages the reader to make these important steps a project and focus their time and energy on them to experience more career energy and advancement.

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The 1, 2, 3 Wildly Important Steps
for Your Career, Right Now 27 June 2017
At any given moment, there are (only ever always!) 1, 2 3 wildly important steps you need to take. And you
know what they are. Step out of autopilot and create a project around those career-accelerating initiatives.
At any given moment …
… there are (only ever always!) 1, 2, or 3 wildly
important things you need to work on, to move your
career forward in the way that you’d wish. With the
velocity you’d wish.
And I’m purposely using the word “wish” here because it
exactly highlights the trap.
For whilst the word “wish” sounds positive, we need to
watch for this word. Because beneath that veneer of
positivity, it’s a word that comes from lack (not having).
And specifically, lacking control or influence.
But we do have control and influence. We do know what
we need to work on.
And so take back control and influence by getting honest
without yourself about those 1, 2, 3 wildly important steps.
Because you know (at least, in part) what they are,
already.
I’ve never held an initial call with a client and not had
them come-up with some inspired and insightful answers
to my question: What needs to change? What do you
need to focus on? What aren’t you doing you know you
need to?
They know. (Only ever always!)
Write down your 1, 2, 3
wildly important career
shifting steps right now.
 Like revisiting your career goals, the values and
drivers behind those goals, and getting back to
clarity on the things you really want from your
career.
 Like getting brave enough to write that list of all
the things you’re tolerating in your current
situation. And making the staunch commitment
to get into action eradicating those tolerations.
 Like communicating with your network.
Connecting with new or key people. And getting
out of the negative habit of only reaching-out
when you need something.

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 Like investing in personal and professional
development that works on some of those key
skills you know you need, but have neglected for
your focus on delivering in your current role.
 Like initiating your “special project” at work. Or
developing your strategic relationships. Or
demonstrating your thought leadership. Or any of
the other initiatives that will raise your profile
and pique your own interest.
 Like reaching-out to a coach, mentor or confidante
to help you get clarity on your career wants and
needs, generate new ideas, get into powerful
action – and hold you to account.
Or whatever your 1, 2, 3 wildly important career-
accelerating steps are.
And notice: in the last few weeks, how much time, energy
and attention has gone into those 1, 2, 3 wildly important
career-accelerating steps. And notice how that level of
focus and attention (or lack thereof!) is exactly
commensurate with the career energy (or lack thereof)
we’re experiencing, right now.
Move yourself out of career autopilot and remind
yourself that you know what the 1, 2, 3 wildly
important career-accelerating steps are. And make a
project out of it.
Dan Beverly is a leadership and performance coach helping high-achieving,
high-performing professional women PIVOT into rapid career advancement.
His mission is to inspire possibility in others: to help us excel in careers without
compromise; and to leave us feeling energised and uplifted by a new future.
Go online to book your Discovery Call with Dan – and start capitalising on
your pivotal career moments today.
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