Top 10 Ways To Turn Downsizing Into Opportunity
| Category: Top 10 Tips | Date: 2003-05-16 |
1. Accept reality. Feelings of resistance, victim-hood or anger keep you stuck. Only when you accept the present can you move your life forward.
2. Simplify your life. Definitely trim expenses and if possible, build reserves. Money pressures back us into corners that do not contribute to open-hearted, free choices.
3. Practice extreme self-care. Nurture yourself physically and emotionally. Use sleep, exercise, good nutrition, personal relationships and even therapy to maintain top mental, emotional and physical shape.
4. Tame your fears. Listen to your inner voices but don’t let them rule your decisions. They are only pieces of the puzzle – to be considered along with all other facts and feelings.
5. Identify work that you really care about. Work can be a source of joy – if it is aligned with your values, needs and talents. Consider what you love, what you’re good at, what people need and what people will pay for.
6. Decide to go after it. A firm decision – that is, commitment – fathers action.
7. Believe that you can achieve it. Our beliefs empower us to achieve what we conceive. Believe in yourself first, then re-enforce yourself with affirmations, inspirational reading and personal supporters.
8. Craft a vision. Clearly picture your work and your life as you would like it to be in the next 5-10 years. Who are you? What are you doing? Where are you? Who are you with? Write it down. Make it lively, colorful and compelling.
9. Create a plan to get there. Map out what you need to do to make your vision a reality. New skills? Business plan? Research? Move to another city? Set appropriate priorities, goals and time frames.
10. Be accountable. Work diligently and consistently at executing your plan. Find ways to hold yourself accountable for meeting your goals on a timely basis – use a support group, a mentor, a family member or a coach.
About the author.
patricia@corporateexit.com
http://www.corporateexit.com
2. Simplify your life. Definitely trim expenses and if possible, build reserves. Money pressures back us into corners that do not contribute to open-hearted, free choices.
3. Practice extreme self-care. Nurture yourself physically and emotionally. Use sleep, exercise, good nutrition, personal relationships and even therapy to maintain top mental, emotional and physical shape.
4. Tame your fears. Listen to your inner voices but don’t let them rule your decisions. They are only pieces of the puzzle – to be considered along with all other facts and feelings.
5. Identify work that you really care about. Work can be a source of joy – if it is aligned with your values, needs and talents. Consider what you love, what you’re good at, what people need and what people will pay for.
6. Decide to go after it. A firm decision – that is, commitment – fathers action.
7. Believe that you can achieve it. Our beliefs empower us to achieve what we conceive. Believe in yourself first, then re-enforce yourself with affirmations, inspirational reading and personal supporters.
8. Craft a vision. Clearly picture your work and your life as you would like it to be in the next 5-10 years. Who are you? What are you doing? Where are you? Who are you with? Write it down. Make it lively, colorful and compelling.
9. Create a plan to get there. Map out what you need to do to make your vision a reality. New skills? Business plan? Research? Move to another city? Set appropriate priorities, goals and time frames.
10. Be accountable. Work diligently and consistently at executing your plan. Find ways to hold yourself accountable for meeting your goals on a timely basis – use a support group, a mentor, a family member or a coach.
About the author.
patricia@corporateexit.com
http://www.corporateexit.com
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