092 Pursuing Meaningful Work – Your Career Change Action Plan
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Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 092 – Your Career Change Action Plan
When planning a career change, people have to deal with their fears. The best way to face your fear, is to make a plan by answering these questions:
What have you got to lose?
What have you got to gain?
What’s stopping you from making the change?
If you want to change your career or shift to a vocation that’s a better fit, put together an action plan.
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082 Pursuing Meaningful Life – Live Spontaneously
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Pursuing Meaningful Life Episode 082 – Live Spontaneously
I visited my folks who live a couple of hours away. It was a surprise visit. Sometimes, I have a need to do things spontaneously. Otherwise, the structure will drive me crazy.
Do you have any spontaneity in your life? Do something spontaneous today.
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091 Pursuing Meaningful Work – Quit Your Job
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Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 091 – Quit Your Job
Our career coaching client wrapped up the process with us. He did a good job going through the entire process. After 24 years with a company, he decided to leave because the company has changed so much, that it no longer fit his passions.
Are you thinking about quitting your job? Put a plan together with it. Don’t stay locked up in your current situation.
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089 Pursuing Meaningful Work – Find a New Career Soon
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Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 089 – Find a New Career Soon
Our Online Career Coach will be available on Sep 1, 2010. We’re releasing a Gold and a Platinum version. You can purchase these online at https://leadershipequip.com/?store&catid=1.
Understand yourself better and find a new career that’s a better fit.
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081 Pursuing Meaningful Life – God Uses You in Ways You Don’t Anticipate
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Pursuing Meaningful Life Episode 081 – God Uses You in Ways You Don’t Anticipate
We conducted an English-training camp in Ukraine back in 2004 and 2005. Foreigners came to Ukraine to help in English Training camps. The camps have been ongoing yearly for seven years now.
My friends Bill and Terry have been to Ukraine 13 times each. They just love interacting with students.
It’s an enriching experience for both of them and for the students as well.
Do you know that sometimes God is going to use you in ways that you’d never anticipate? Get out there and keep trusing God day-to-day. Don’t be surprised if he uses you in miraculous ways.
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090 Pursuing Meaningful Work – Interview with Ben Robinson
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Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 090 – Meaningful Work Interview: Ben Robinson
Ben Robinson is from Kyiv, Ukraine. He’s a friend from several years back, when I worked in Ukraine, teaching English for a Christian group. Ben is also a partner and will be working with us with some coaching clients as well.
Ben has lived in Ukraine for almost 15 years. He grew up in the United Kingdom. But he was born in Spain when his parents went on a holiday. He is now married to a Ukrainian, Tanya. They have 3 children, two with a UK passport, and one with a Ukraine passport.
He initially came to Ukraine as a volunteer staff to teach English. After 2 years, he joined an organization called the Center for Leadership Development. It was an organization that works with young university graduates.
Currently, he works as a co-pastor of a Church in Kyiv which works with a lot of graduates, from creative backgrounds. He also continues to teach as a freelance trainer and coach. Finally, he does a little bit of photography work.
He says, “Life, in its fullness and the dynamics of life, and the questions people face, are similar, wherever we are in the world, People want to have a way to make a difference. People need to know what their talents are, people need to find a place to use their talents.”
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Work Teams with Different Personality Types
There they were – 8 people in one place.
What's Your 'Type'?
They were all different…very different. But…that’s a good thing.
It was last week in Nebraska that I met these folks. They own a medium-sized agricultural business. And…they are very successful….
But – there are times when they irritate each other. The detailed folks get frustrated with one of the bosses who relate to them in general terms. The flexible, spontaneous team members get tired of feeling restricted to a tight structure. Sometimes, the Introverts don’t say anything when they are frustrated…they just let the Extroverts talk.
So how do the owners of this business make it all work?
Well….it’s a process. It’s a process that’s sometimes difficult…but it’s worth it in the end.
And…we are helping them in this process.
We did a first in a series of team-building workshops for this client. First, we took them through the basics of personality and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. At the end of the first session, they learned their personality ‘type’.
Later, we’ll take them through more workshops to help apply the personality principles of personality and really take to heart what the strengths of their own personality type are.
Then, we’ll help them recognize and appreciate the strengths of those that are different than they are.
Will it be difficult? Yes
But…it will be worth it.
Interested in our team-building workshops? Give us a call at 785-979-0381 or email me at brent@leadershipequip.com
080 Pursuing Meaningful Life – The Value of Relationship Over Time
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Pursuing Meaningful Life Episode 080 – The Value of Relationship Over Time
We have a special guest on this podcast. His name is Bill. We met in Virginia Tech in 1996.
We had a Coming to America camp which started in 2004. It’s being held twice a year now. The camps focus on Ukraine college students. Aside from teaching English, there’s also a faith component and relationships. Most people that come to the camp are still Americans, but there there are also a number of Australians, Brits, and Canadians.
Bill is also drawn to Ukraine because meeting the people, students, and learning about their culture and their history, he just fell in love with Ukraine.
Tune in to hear more about his relationship with Ukraine and his love for crossing cultures.
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079 Pursuing Meaningful Life – Cross Cultural Adventures with Terry
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Pursuing Meaningful Life Episode 079 – Cross Cultural Adventures with Terry
Terry is from California. I met him in Ukraine in 2003. We both love Eastern Europe and Ukraine. He has been to Ukraine more than 10 times.
Terry loves travelling because when he was young, he read a lot. He read about different places and developed the need to see these first-hand. His grandparents from his mom’s side, all came from the Netherlands. His dad’s ancestors originally came from England.
He also studied Japanese when he was in college and this made him want to see Japan.
Tune in to hear more about his cross cultural adventures.
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088 Pursuing Meaningful Work – Taking Risks In Your Career
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Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 088 – Taking Risks In Your Career
I posted a blog post on 48Days.net. Dan Miller, the owner of 48Days.net highlighted this post and it generated some discussion.
Have you taken a big risk in your career? As you’re reading this, I’m in Ukraine. A couple of years back I made a risk of going to Ukraine. It was a big risk that has resulted in huge dividends.
What risks have you taken today? Are you on the edge of making a change in your career?
