5 Reasons Why You Need A Career Coach

5 Reasons Why You Need A Career Coach 5 Reasons Why You Need A Career CoachPosted November 15, 2018, by JennyForget the saying life is a roller coaster ur careers can be roller coasters too It doesnt matter if you are at the beginning of your chosen profession, at the top of your game or somewhere in between. There will be twists and turns all the way, and if there isnt then surely you should be questioning why you are not growing, and how much risk you are taking by remaining stagnant in your career?The problem is that sometimes these highs, lows, twists and turns or even the decisions we make in our careers can create issues, challenges and missed opportunities. Problems and challenges are tough but with an optimistic mind, youll overcome them. Missed opportunities, however, could be costly financially, professionally and sometimes psychologicallySometimes we need somebody on our side, who can help us make better decisions. Or to see the strengths and weaknesses we have but are bli nd to, so that we can maximise our opportunities and performance. Other times we need somebody who can help us navigate the highs and lows that we all experience in our careers and its really easy to find somebody like this. By finding a career coach to help you take over your industry (ahem, or at least sail smoothly through your chosen career path).If youve heard of a career coach before and have asked yourself why do I need a career coach? or what does a career coach do then we have some inspiration for you right here with five reasons why you need a career coach.1 Avoid Missed OpportunitiesIf you are constantly overlooked for a promotion, if you avoid applying for positions because you are unsure if you can handle a new role, are afraid of change, or dont like to attend interviews. Or if you have deeper issues that can cause missed opportunities such as an untapped talent, difficulty in expressing your talents or a tendency to step aside for others or to put yourself down. A car eer coach can help you. This is what a career coach does - they work with you to help you overcome some of these frustrating and often very expensive opportunities that we miss in our careers and help us find and chase the right opportunities.2 Adjust To New Positions and CircumstancesIt doesnt matter what role you advance toward, whether that be the next step up from a trainee position or if you are applying to be CEO, each new step will bring new challenges, responsibilities and pressure to perform at your best. But, as we all know, when we are new to anything we are not experienced enough to be able to do our best work.If you can find a career coach who can help you adjust to change and step into your new role fast - without stress then youll soon be on top of your game. And if you pick a career coach who has experience in your field, then you also get to tap into their experience and have it tailored to your needs.Similar problems can occur when we are changing companies, and al so when we are forced into change by company adjustments.3 Manage Your Strengths WeaknessesWe are all blindsided to our own strengths and weaknesses for many reasons, and while we might be able to manage that effectively in our personal life and can be happy anyway, its not always the same in your career. Especially if you hold a position with great responsibility. Learning about your strengths and weaknesses gives you the opportunity to embrace the strengths and manage the weaknesses. Once again this is what a career coach does. They help you to understand your strengths and weaknesses and then teach you strategies to embrace and manage them, in turn maximising your career potenzial.4 Stay Happy In Your RoleThere are so many reasons why you might not be happy in your role, whether its the internal dynamics of the company issues with a boss or colleague feeling undervalued you have unfulfilled potential or youre just flat out bored, a career coach can help you address and get to th e bottom of the causes of your unhappiness or potential risks that could crop up in your career.5 Create A Balanced LifeIts simple and goes without saying that a balanced lifestyle is a healthy one. Being overworked or not motivated to work at all can cause a host of issues. A career coach can enlighten you to help you work smarter and grab hold of opportunites that truly excite you. 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3 habits that will help you be less impulsive in life

3 habits that will help you be less impulsive in life3 habits that will help you be less impulsive in lifeImpulsivity is the lack of thinking between the impulse and action. You react instead of act. Its very common. To eliminate or limit this, you need to consciously step in between the stimulus and your action.You dont, because you have no mental tools for that. 99.9% of the population dont have them. Its easier and quicker to react instead of think.Habits are the only thing that can make a difference for you. Your habits make you who you are, so adopt new habits that support being less impulsive.Hence, I recommend three habits that will make you aware of whats going on in your head. Self-awareness is only the first step, but its a necessary one. If you are bedrngnis aware of your thinking processes, you just blurt out something without conscious processing. There is no chance to intervene between the stimuli and action.1. JournalingHands down, its the best solution. It has very si milar benefits to two others habits I talk about below, but journaling provides even more advantages.Unfortunately, you canleid do it in 1-minute chunks. You need to sit on your butt and spend those 510 minutes on writing (or more I journal 1015 minutes every morning). That way you learn to focus, which will be aelendher benefit for your ADHD-ridden mind.Then, writing itself has this magical ability of clarifying your thoughts. They cannot run stray in your mind if they will be put on paper. Some level of focus and clarity is woven into the activity itself.What to journal about?About you. Your thoughts. Your past actions. Your future plans and dreams. Analyze yourself. You can write about your days and interactions, but always from the angle of What the heck has been going on in my mind?It may not be journaling about the past events at all. I more often write about my attitudes and states of mind than specific events.In my journaling sessions, I ask myself only one headline question and try to answer it as comprehensively as I can in the 66% of the page I dedicate for that. Sometimes I continue the same question/answer the next day, if the scope is big enough.(Sign up to my list and Ill send you 100 questions from my journals and more)The one trouble with journaling is that its not as easy as the other two habits. 515 minute commitment is not something a person with ADHD is ready for. I can offer one hack start from gratitude journaling. Every morning, write on paper three new things that you are grateful for.It still will give you some insight into your thoughts. It will make you focus on something specific (gratitude) and will provide the clarifying benefit of writing. Plus, it will rewire your brain to positive and everything in your life will get better. No exaggeration.2. MeditationReserve a couple minutes of your time, preferably in solitude (not obligatory, but very helpful).Sit or lie and relax (not obligatory, but very helpful).Close your eyes (not ob ligatory, but very helpful).Breathe deeply for two minutes, focusing on the air coming in and out of your nostrils (you can also focus on any of your body parts or sense your body in general) when a thought crosses your mind, acknowledge it and get back to your point of focus.Congratulations. Youve just meditated for the first time in your life repeat this process ten days in a row and you will develop a stable meditation habit.Thats all. There are a zillion ways you can meditate deeper and longer, but at the beginning you need to keep things simple. Try to meditate rather more often than longer. One minute here and there will be much better than 10 minutes of meditation lumped together. When you start, the frequency of your habit solidifies it, not the scope of it.The goal of meditation as I see it, is not to stop thinking its the realization that you think all the time and you cannot help it. This activity makes you aware of whats going on inside your skull.3. SilenceThe motorway from your mind to your tongue is wide and fast. Its very difficult to control your speech. Its much easier to simply shut completely up.Silence is weird, I know. I practiced it myself. I tried to not utter a single word for the whole day. I never succeeded.But man It gave me so much control over my reactions When you have to shut up, you must shut down the mind-tongue motorway with your conscious control. You quickly learn how to exercise this control.You may want to start slowly, from 10 or 20 minutes at a time. When people will inquire why the heck you are so quiet, you can say you made a bet with yourself to be silent for some specific time. In fact, you can verily make a bet with yourself, so you will not lie to them.Every second spent on exercising silence will benefit you with more control over your tongue, your thoughts and in the end, over the stimuli-response process.There are plenty of other habits to become less impulsive, but the three above are the fruchtwein easy, effi cient and nailing the issue of self-control down.There is really almost zero cost of entry for each of them. Pick one of them and start today. Better yet, start right nowThis article was originally published on Medium.