To find your best-fit role, get clear on your strengths and your ‘why’
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In this podcast I share one of my client’s journey through my 7 Step Career Change Program to finding her best fit role.
When I met Lucy she was ready to take the next step in her career, but lacked clarity about what that would be. She had a number of ideas, but none of them resonated. We worked through my program and the result is fantastic: 2 best-fit roles that match her strengths and her ‘why’.
In this interview, Lucy shares her experience. I recommend listening to the whole podcast, but here are some key points you can jump to if you're short on time.
- Lucy’s career crossroad 1.0
- Self-doubts 2.40
- Key challenges Lucy wanted to overcome through the 7 Step Career Change Program 3.55
- Lucy’s experience with mini-experiments 5.35
- The mini-experiments Lucy undertook 8.10
- The amazing mini-experiment outcome: Sandy Feet Beach Kinder 10.27
- Lucy’s strengths 13.0
- Her questions, concerns and fears about starting her own business 16.22
- How she overcame those concerns / fears 18.26
- Does she regard her career as a portfolio career? 19.47
- Managing strengths & weaknesses – asking for help 22.50
- Lucy’s advice for anyone at a career crossroad 27.27
Here's an insight into how she worked through the first few modules of my program.
In Module 1 we uncovered 13 dream roles. These revealed that Lucy is clearly a multi-passionate. That is, someone who could find a fulfilling role across a range of areas.
Then, in Module 2 we uncovered the layers of her ‘why’.
I'm sharing part of it here:
“I want to have a solid connection with my family. Yes, I’m primary carer but I want work part time hours.
I thrive when I connect with the ocean. This is where I’m meant to be.
I want to educate others and see a shift in human behaviour. To help others to respect people, nature and animals. I want to be part of the process and see the journey. I want to see the ‘aha’ moments and witness the social change.”
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In Module 3 we identified and got to understand Lucy’s strengths.
Strengths are activities, or dimensions of activities, with which you have a natural affinity and that you will find energising and fulfilling.
Developer: I emphasise what others do well and why they are special. Allow them to be who they are and embrace what makes them special.
Empathy: I’m aware of other people’s feelings, needs and thoughts and am positive. I instinctively lift people’s spirits
Individualisation: I can break things down into manageable tasks. I’m fascinated by humans and how they can co-operate better together.
Connectedness: I place a very high value on the environment being full of integrity. I say what I say I will do. I create a peaceful environment.
How brilliant are her strengths! Woot!
We then explored 12 of her 13 dream role ideas. Being a multi-passionate is confusing. So having a step by step framework is helpful to get to where you need to be. Lucy used mini-experiments to test out the ideas that sang the loudest to her.
The result: Let's celebrate with Lucy - her best-fit role/s are:
- Being an educator at the Marine Life Discovery Centre, and
- Launching Sandy Feet Beach Kinder, which is open and runs 2 sessions a week in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove.
She is working part time hours.
She is influencing others in a way that matches her why and her strengths.
I will be interviewing Lucy soon about the behind the scenes details of her mini-experiments and more.
Here's more info about Lucy's beach kinder.
If you're ready to get clear on your strengths and why, start with my Strengths Masterclass bundle, join me for a free webinar (see below), or comment 'strengths' & I'll be in touch.
Speak soon,
Nikki
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This webinar is for you if:
- you're at a career crossroads, but feeling stuck
- you want to figure out what to do next, but have too many ideas or none
- you're ready to find your dream, best-fit role: one that is energising and fulfilling?
I’ll help you to figure out your next dream career move
- Identify 1-3 inspiring ideas as to what to do next
- Figure out which idea is a best-fit
- Learn how to make the change safely in 3 steps.
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