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Find Your Ideal Career (or Business) And Create Your Life Resume

Want a career (or business) that brings a smile to your heart? Don't

know exactly what that career might be? This list of ideas can start

you on your way. Make the process fun by scheduling a visit to your

favorite place -- the beach, mountains, whatever -- where you can

compile your lists and daydream too!

Seven years ago, I completed the process described below by trial and

error -- or was it error and error?! I didn't have a non-biased

person, such as my coach or a consultant to support and assist me in

the process. I created the process as I went along. You are much

luckier than I was at the time! You have this Life Resume and you

know where you can go to hire a coach!

Take an assessment test: personality, skills, etc. I have compiled a

few lists of free online assessment tests and quizzes for you at

www.coachmaria.com/articles.html Also check your local phone book for

college career centers, career consultants, or career counselors who

offer such tests and many other helpful services too. Online visit

the coach referral resources located at

http://www.coachmaria.com/coaching.html

Start a new type of resume. List the first paying job you had and

then start writing all the tasks you performed. You will not be

graded on your penmanship... promise!

Compose a volunteer resume, same format as listed above - listing the

positions and tasks you performed.

Create a list of what you volunteered to do when you went to school.

What organizations did you belong to? What projects did you volunteer

for? If you're a mom and/or wife (dad or husband), add lists for

those areas too! You're putting together a "this is your life

resume".

Create a list of every career you've ever thought you might enjoy

since you were 5 years old. (Ages 6-10 are extremely important!)

Now go back to all your lists and cross off every task that drove you

crazy, or that you couldn't stand doing, or that you promised

yourself you'd never do again! Ask yourself, "is this something that

I would enjoy doing for 8 hours"?

Take a look at what you are left with and look for the patterns. For

example: Did you enjoy teaching in each paying and volunteer position

you've held? Does organizing or working with numbers or working with

your hands come up in your descriptions time and time again? Does a

clear picture of your ideal career or business shine through?

If your ideal career isn't evident yet, try these resources:

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~~ Visit the Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook at

http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

~~ Ask people, what careers someone would have if they were doing

__________ (the things you enjoy doing)?

~~ Consider this...you have the perfect life while you are enjoying

working. What would you be doing? OR you won a million dollars and

the only stipulation in receiving it is that you'd have to continue

working. What would you be working at?

Now, go find your ideal career (or business)! Or create something

wonderful and new!! Take some classes if need be... and above all,

SMILE...

With special thanks to the John Crystal Institute (NYC), Richard

Boles, and the many other authors who wrote books I've read or

studied over the years. Also thank you to everyone who was unable to

create their resume, and instead asked me to design it for them.

About the Author

Maria Marsala, Business & Life

Coach-Consultant. Maria works with individuals as they design, start

or grow their businesses and careers around around what they love to

do. Visit www.CoachMaria.com to subscribe to "Growing You and Your

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