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SEIZE THE MOMENT !

SEIZE THE MOMENT !. Changing Careers. Presented By Carolyn Phillips University of Phoenix Multimedia & Web Page Design EDTC-560. AGENDA. Carolyn Phillips. Introduction - Seize The Moment - Who Changes Careers & Why? - Midlife Crisis – Perhaps?

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SEIZE THE MOMENT !

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  1. SEIZE THE MOMENT! Changing Careers Presented By Carolyn Phillips University of Phoenix Multimedia & Web Page Design EDTC-560

  2. AGENDA Carolyn Phillips • Introduction - Seize The Moment - Who Changes Careers & Why? - Midlife Crisis – Perhaps? - Find Your Life Mission and Live it • First Things First! • Develop An Action Plan • Decision Making Time • Conclusion • Feedback NOTE: From this point use your mouse to navigate between pages.

  3. INTRODUCTION • Job and career changes are increasingly common due to uncertainties of the economic environment, technological changes and new attitudes towards work. This instructional course is geared towards adults who are changing course midlife. If you want more than a job change, more than a career change then it’s time for you to:“Seize The Moment.” Before anything will happen in your life, you must: • Decide What you want • Decide When you want it • Then Make it Happen “There are many who dream but only a few will follow them.”

  4. Who Changes Careers & Why?What’s the motivation? • Adults are motivated by a continual need to belong, control, master, renew and take inventory. • Adults experience cyclical periods of stability and transition throughout life. • Adults have a tendency to go through cycles of initiation, adaptation, reassessment, and reconciliation. • The conflict or lack of congruence between two or more of these cycles may spur the process of career change.

  5. MIDLIFE CRISIS - PERHAPS? Recent research and theories are moving away from age related developmental models and more towards individually determined stages. What is this saying? Although “Midlife Crisis” is the dominant image, adults experience cyclical periods of stability and transition throughout their lives. Career changes are becoming more socially acceptable as a higher fulfillment is more highly valued. These decisions are seen as a series of continuous choices across a life span and not a once-and-for-all event. Changes can be triggered by: - Marriage - Divorce - Empty Nest - Illness - Layoff - Promotions - Change of values or interests

  6. MIDLIFE CRISIS - PERHAPS? Cont. Personal reactions to transition may vary. Whether the career change is voluntary or involuntary, people may experience a variety of emotions such as fear of the unknown, anxiety or a sense of loss. Phases of transition may include immobilization, denial, self-doubt, letting go, testing options, searching for meaning, integration and renewal (Leibowitz and Lea, 1985). The close relationship between career and identity may necessitate reformulating one’s self-concept when making a career change. Adults who desires self-expression and growth, seek change when intrinsically the rewards of a job is no longer satisfying. Adults who value extrinsic rewards such as position, power, money and security, are generally less likely to make any career moves that they perceive as taking a risk (Kanchier & Unruh, 1988).

  7. Find Your Mission and Live it! For adults in transition, changing jobs mean more than a career change. What most adults really desire is a meaningful life change. In order to have a meaningful life change, as an adult, you must discover your mission in life. This is done by tapping into your true calling and not just dreaming about a transition but actually doing something about it. Opportunity does not always presents itself. Whether it does or not, we must be prepared to seize the moment and focus on finding out what your mission is in life and living it.

  8. First Things First. The truth: • Making a transition is not as easy as it sounds. • Once you find the inspiration and the determination to follow your dreams, sometimes family and friends may not understand. • Escaping from a 9 -5 world is doable as well as for those who work 8-to-late. • Making a career change calls for doing something that you love and getting paid for it. • It is possible to create a life where there is balance and time for the people and the things that matter the most to you. • Following your dreams is the most fulfilling life experience one will ever have, especially when working at what you love. • Before making any career change, you must develop an action plan.

  9. Develop An Action Plan • Do Self-evaluation – know your reasons, who will the change affect and the skills needed to make the transition. • Understand your situation/position – by knowing how the change will effect your life and how it will affect those who are most important to you. Also, researching the job market you are about to enter into makes good business sense. • Know your Support – know who they are and whether or not they will be there for you. In addition, write down the pros and cons of your transition and sound them out with your source of support. • Strategize – take action to change the situation – timing is everything and knowing when the time is right is paramount to your success. Set goals and timeframes and list reliable resources to which you have access.

  10. Develop An Action Plan cont. • Do your research and plan well • Make a confident and well-informed decision about your career change. • Knowing the answers to all of these questions will provide you with the information, motivation and confidence to move forward and choose the right career. Note: Print out pages 11 & 12 Using page 11 as a Guide for page 12

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  13. Decision Making Time Look at your list and see if you can decide: • If you have enough information to make a sound decision. • If not, then continue making revisions until you are certain that this is the right decision for you. • Revise this list often until you are able to make your final decision. • Don’t be afraid to share this list with your sources of support. • Seize the moment, the whole world is waiting on you.

  14. CONCLUSION Moving ahead is the final step to any transition. If the benefits clearly outweigh the negatives, or if you are completely satisfied about making the change, then there is nothing left but to do it. Carry a list of the benefits and the reasons why you want to make the change in your purse or back pocket. There will be moments when “Doubting Thomas” will appear. When this happens just pull out your list and remind yourself why you are doing what you’re doing. Seizing the moment is all about you making the right decision for yourself and your family. Your goals may not necessarily be achieved overnight but with the right motivation and the right planning you will be able to: “SEIZE THE MOMENT!”

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  17. References: Kanchier, C., and Unruh, w. “Career Cycle Meets the Life Cycle.” CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY 37, NO. 2 (December 1988): 127-137. (EJ 388 335) Leibowitz, Z. B., and Lea, H. D., eds. ADULT CAREER DEVELOPMENT. Alexandria, VA: National Career Development Association, 1985. (ED 325 749)

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