Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Are You Suffering From Battered Career Syndrome?



Part one: What’s going to be different for you this year? 

Moving into the New Year, we are already hearing the business pundits state that the economy will remain much of the same as 2012 - slow growth. Companies aren’t taking many risks. They are not hiring the way they did in the past. The tried and true corporate jobs are few and far between. I hear it every day from my clients who are seeking to take back control of their lives by looking into business ownership. Many people are banging their heads against a wall, going down the conventional career path, knowing that they can’t count on a stable national economy to provide them with a steady job that will support their ILWE goals any longer. We refer to it as the Battered Career Syndrome. So let’s rethink who you are right now and how you are going to make this year different.

Do you capitalize on your strengths everyday to make a living?  If not, what if you could? As a business coach with The Entrepreneur’s Source, we are transforming lives and helping people turn their frustration to freedom by going from unEmployment to Empowerment.  It is possible to be better positioned for success if you play to your strengths more. I can help you get there by getting to the heart of what matters. Give me a ring. Make today the day you begin to change the direction of your life. 408 520 4101

Look for Part Two: "What Are Your Business Ownership Options?" in the next February issue.




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A New Year – A Time for Reflection, Evaluation and Planning



As the New Year begins, it is a time for reflection, evaluation and planning. This is an important process from both a personal and professional perspective. From a personal perspective, we typically consider our interactions with others, attitude, physical well-being and Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity (ILWE) goals. On the career front, our focus should be on the vehicle that will serve our ILWE. Reaching your personal and professional goals doesn’t have to be a long-term process; for example, living a healthier life requires a daily commitment of exercise and adhering to the proper diet, but the likelihood of long-term success drastically increases when you work with a nutritionist or physical trainer. Likewise, reaching your career goals nowadays requires some out-of-the-box thinking and support, maybe even from a career or business coach. In either event, now is the time to begin the journey.

When reflecting on your career options, let me ask you, “Is your current career path on track with hitting or exceeding your ILWE goals?” If not, perhaps it is time to explore alternate career options, including the pros and cons of business ownership. Depending on where you are in your career, this might be the time to take your financial future back into your own hands. As a business and career coach, I can help you understand the benefits of business ownership, introduce you to different concepts and explore how these align with your ILWE goals. When evaluating business ownership versus employment, keep the following in mind:


• Careers are no longer uninterrupted and seamless due to companies merging, downsizing and rightsizing.  Many of our clients worry about how long they will remain employable;

• Career income streams are being interrupted with long periods without earnings and benefits.  Many of our clients worry about how they will fund their longer and active life expectancy;

• Wage earners can expect six to eight job changes by the time they are forty.  Many of our clients worry about the fact that today’s jobs are very short-lived;

• 75 percent of the adult population has a desire to be self-sufficient; however, only seven percent are self-sufficient.  Many of our clients worry about the fact that in the conventional job market there is little to no opportunity to build wealth and equity.

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Learning Lessons in the New Year


There are lessons to be learned for all of us from this past year, especially looking at the most recent tragic events. The big one for me is that life can literally change in a split second. It begs many questions like, “Am I doing what I really want to be doing?”, “Do I have the control of my life, and am I doing what I need to be happy?”

In this issue of the “Start a Business” newsletter, we are asking you to think about results. The New Year is a good time to think about goals; however, we’re not talking about some shallow resolution. All of us have dreams, yet so few of us seem to “act” on them. What are the results we’re expecting out of life, our career, our relationships? Why is it that some people “seem” to have no problem achieving their dreams, and others struggle to make progress? Is there something holding us back?

As a TES coach, I suggest you ask yourself this question, “If we looked at your life a year from today, what has to have happened during that period, both personally and professionally, for you to be happy with your progress?” Now that’s a results-oriented question, isn’t it? Oftentimes, what holds us back are self-created obstacles, perhaps eveb limiting beliefs. Are we open to changing? Are we open to doing things differently? The article below about the “Battered Career Syndrome” is a good place to start to begin to think about change… change that produces results.

At TES, we work with seekers, people seeking to be self-sufficient, and take them through a self-discovery process. We help them explore their Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity goals and the results they want out of life, rather than simply looking at a business opportunity superficially, we dig deeper. We explore what you want that business to do for you and your lifestyle. Surprisingly, 95% of our clients end up discovering possibilities they admittedly never would have looked at on their own or would have prematurely dismissed. Isn’t it time to dig beneath the surface and do something for you? I’d like to help you by being your tour guide on the journey.

Wishing you a successful year - both personally and professionally,

Andy Ainsworth
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
408 520 4101

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