Making a Career Change Can Change Your Life
The other day I was talking with a bride about how much I love working with couples. Writing and officiating wedding ceremonies, and helping couples create marriages that actually work out. I can think of no higher calling for myself.
Then my bride said to me: "I want to love what I do, like you do." I was going to send some information to her. But then it occured to me that many of the couples I work with are trying to make career changes. Sometimes this is by choice. Often it is by force.
Several years ago, I was in the top 10% of the women's income bracket in the United States while working as a Management Consultant. This was back in the days when corporations still had money to pay for such things. Then one day I realized that I had missed my significant other's birthday because a flight out of Philly was cancelled, my five year old daughter wasn't getting the "mothering" she needed, and I hadn't slept in over a year due to stress. One day I walked away from it all. No benefits, no unemployment, no pay check. But I knew this was what I needed to do.
Now, I am not recommending you do something so severe as that. But what can you do when you desperately need a career change, but still need to pay the bills?
I have a recommendation for two resources to get you thinking in the right direction. One is a book written by a Career Coach that is called 107 Tips: Step Into the Right Career Path. At first glance, this book will appear to be very simple. Trust me. It's not. I have been working on these steps for the past year. I am not through. You can also find this author's website at www.thecareerchanger.com. You can register for free tips by email.
The second resource is another book called Should I Do What I Love? Or Do What I Do - So I Can Do What I Love on the Side? by Katy McColl. This book, like the first, views career transition as the life transition that it is.
So, check it out. If you find that weddings, and new marriages, and paying all the bills, and supporting the kids is all too much and you don't know what to do... Just stop for a minute. Take a breath. And give us a call. 248-430-4224
Be Well,
Rev. Sherry