3 Steps to Carve Out a Career You Love (That Loves You Back)
By Will Marre, Author of Save the World and Still be Home for Dinner
First, do something you are happily willing to become great at. You must love it so much that you’d do it for free with pleasure. You must love it so much that you’re willing to put the effort and practice into becoming and staying great.
Second, target customers who value what you do. Only people who value artistry pay for extraordinary wedding pictures or floral arrangements. Only people who value fitness pay for extraordinary training. In my case, only companies who prize values-based leadership hire me. Don’t waste your time with either customers or employers who don’t value what you value.
Third, tell everyone you know to tell everyone they know that you are dedicated to becoming the best at the career you have chosen to pursue. This is essential. The world doesn’t need or value generic work, so use your gifts to do extraordinary work. People who are willing to invest in their own greatness are a rare find. You’ll be surprised who shows up to help you become great. But they must know that you exist—that you are committed.
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Mark James, CPC is the founder and CEO of Hire Consulting Services (HCS). Established in 1999, HCS is a highly customized executive outplacement and career coaching firm for executive-level professionals.
Mark is equipped with over 25 years of experience in Executive Career Management Coaching, as well as Outplacement and Executive Search Consulting. He is the author of the three best-selling books—Keys to the C Suite: Unlock the Doors to Executive Career Path Success, The Interview Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Your Career, and The Recruiter Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Working with Executive Search Recruiters.
Mark uses a proven and successful strategy and structured process to fully enable his clients to conduct a professional job search campaign and with the singular goal of securing their next career opportunity in significantly less time it would take without a career coach. Clients gain a new perspective of their marketing value coupled with executing a strategic plan and closing the deal on their new role in their next job.
