{"id":789,"date":"2006-03-16T23:27:28","date_gmt":"2006-03-17T04:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/i_am_writing_fr"},"modified":"2006-03-16T23:27:28","modified_gmt":"2006-03-17T04:27:28","slug":"i_am_writing_fr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=789","title":{"rendered":"I am writing from your future – part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my last post on the subject of separation from the corporate mothership<\/a>, I was trying to raise awareness that your life in the corporate fast lane, or even in the mail room, is finite. There are solutions, but they all require tough decisions.<\/p>\n

Jane Chin has written an article about career transitions with some simple, but profound advice. Her article, Go with what you know<\/a>, is well worth reading because it offers a way to break through the indecision that too many people are stuck in when their careers or companies run out of steam. <\/p>\n

In short, she says she gets the best results when she stopped focusing on \u201cthe career path\u201d and instead, focus on what she can best contribute and have a great time doing it. I agree completely. <\/p>\n

When you look at what you can contribute to a situation, you are examining what you know that is useful. Use that knowledge and find a job where that knowledge can be exchanged for money and satisfaction. <\/p>\n

If you know nothing that is useful, then your course is clear. Learn something useful that can be exchanged for money, shelter, and good stuff like that.<\/p>\n

Taking Jane’s idea and running with it, I come up with the following conclusion: When you direct your focus toward a contribution you can make instead of a destination you must reach, you bypass all of the common barriers to progress.<\/p>\n

You are working on the wavelength of providing service to others instead of trying to get something from others. You are providing an outflow instead of demanding an inflow.<\/p>\n

If what you are doing now isn’t working, why not go with what you know<\/em>?<\/p>\n

It may just open doors to some opportunities you weren’t expecting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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