Negotiate Your Way to Great Work
You may have noticed some of the changes going on around here. I’ve been talking more about developing your strengths and living your passions. This is what we should all be doing. We need to leverage what we already are good at and develop the skills we are passionate about.
Many of you don’t get to apply your strengths and passions in your careers. I was talking to a client of mine about these issues. She knows what she is good at, but can’t seem to make the transition. Her boss gives her the same work day after day that makes her unhappy.
As we continued to talk I began to see a theme. She did not want to say “no” to the crappy work or negotiate to get the work that excited her. She felt stuck.
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Stop Swimming Against the Tide and Meet Your Career Needs
Do you ever feel like you are swimming against the tide?
For the past few months I’ve been in transition. I didn’t know it, but the transition had really begun a while back.
I had been receiving great advice, but from the wrong perspective.
You may be in a similar position. Your best friend, mom or therapist sees the world from their perspective. They try their best to jump into your shoes, but they don’t quite fit.
I’ve decided to stop taking most of my friend’s advice and swim with my internal tide.
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