In Transition Step Two

In Transition Step Two

Deciding What You Want To Do

Last week I gave you the assignment of writing one or two paragraphs describing the five achievements you are proudest of in your life as a whole, business and personal.

If you have not finished them just take your time. Most people need at least two weeks to do this correctly. I needed three weeks when I did it the first time. Now I want to help you use your finished Five Proudest Achievements in getting out of transition and into the work that really makes you happy.

When you have finished the five achievements, you will have looked pretty deeply into yourself. You will have discovered the traits and skills that enabled you to complete those achievements, and I expect you will realize that you were a happy person during the course of completing each of them. Give careful thought to this because you are in transition into a new season of your life, one in which you can experience new things, new challenges, and accomplishments you can be truly proud of. This new season of your life should be truly new; new as in not doing the same thing you did during the last season.

You are probably saying,

"Wes, I need income, the check book is running dry and so are my credit cards."

I understand, I've been in your shoes a lot of times, not so much between "jobs" as between sales while selling on straight commission, as in if I don't get a sale, we will have to choose between gas in the car and food on the table; with four children, no less. I have always talked with God, which has been a big help: this has taught me to be patient, think before I act, and constantly remember that I am a good man. It has also taught me humility, enough humility to take a job at night, stocking shelves, cleaning a restaurant and other things, just to provide some income, while I worked my day job with energy. By the way, being in transition and doing the things I am suggesting, is a full time day job. Give your self and God, time, with Him there is no need to panic.

While you are finishing the proudest achievements and thinking about what they tell you, do three other things, if you haven't already.

Make a list of all the skills you have developed.

Make a list of all the different kinds of experience you have had; the source of this is probably in front of your mind now that you have been looking at achievements you are proud of.

Get a small notebook, the size that you can carry in your shirt pocket or a side pocket of your purse. When you get up tomorrow morning write the day and time on top of the first page and thereafter, all day long till you go to bed, whenever something makes you happy, write it in that notebook. It can be the smell of roses, the smile on someone's face, just being with a person special, whatever it is, put it in the notebook. Do this for two weeks, then put the notebook away for two weeks, then read it.

Then read again, your five proudest achievements. At that point, you will know what you really want to do in this new season of your life.

Think about it, do not put restrictions on your thinking, get out of the box and mental walls you may have installed, and look out, way out.

Next week we will talk about finding the company, the way, to make this happen.

Wesley (Wes) Zimmerman