Blog Post: Three Great Quotes

Recently I read Mark Sanborn’s list of his 50 best lessons from his 50 years of life.  Mark is a recognized thought leader on leadership skill training as well as speaker and author. As I read through his list of 50, I could definitely relate to them.  Here are three of my favorites:

#2  Take Walt Disney’s advice: “Find a job that you like so much that you would do it without compensation; then do it so well that people will pay you to continue.”

What great advice for job seekers.  Are you doing what you love?  What do you like so much that you would do it without getting paid? How often job seekers try to land another job similar to their last job or a job they have held before. If you have been out of work for more than a few months, this could be a great time to ask yourself this question.  The answer can lead you to your passion and your purpose. Start to dream a little bit. Start to brainstorm about the possibilities.

#12 Nobody has extra time – you must make room in your life for what is important.

I can relate to this one!  A few years ago I had a full plate. It was heaping full!  I had a job that was more than full time; I was juggling career, family, personal interests and more. Then one day, my plate got dumped. It wasn’t a choice I made to dump my plate, but in retrospect, it was the best thing that happened to me.  At that point, I realized that I had to make better choices. No longer would I fill up my plate with what other people wanted me to do. At that point, I began to live more on purpose and today I have a lot more joy and meaning in my life.  How about you? Are you making time in your life for what is important to you?

#16 The more things you own, the more things own you.

As I drive through the neighborhood, I often see yard sale or garage sale signs.  Yes, I understand people are trying to make some extra money and they are also getting rid of stuff.  Let me ask you this. After you make that extra money from selling some of your stuff, what will you do with that extra money? Will you buy more stuff?  Will you pay down a credit card with which you already bought other stuff?  When you look around your home, is there more stuff you could get rid of?  Is your space cluttered?  How about your life?  Is it cluttered too?  Do you feel your stuff owns you and you can’t get away from it? It can be a vicious cycle if you don’t recognize it and decide to take control and make better choices.

If any of these statements resonate with you and you need support for making some changes in your life, contact me. Let’s talk about the possibilities.

Jane Emberty is a certified life/career coach and owner of Moving Thru Transition. More than 25 years of human resources management experience she brings recruiting strategies to the table to help job seekers put their best foot forward. She is currently serving as the VP of Professional Development for the ICF-Greater Phoenix Coaches Alliance focusing on the New Coaches Collaborative that meets from Sept through May 2010. For more information contact her at www.MovingThruTransition.com