Thank you for all the great comments and support on my decision to reposition myself in my career. Remember, the decision isn’t to make more money, rather, it’s to further my business strategically. I’ll be exploring the repositioning process in other areas of our lives and business next week. In this brief post I just wanted to give a couple of thoughts on some comments left on the original article.
LaTara Ham-Ying said,
As for me, I am continually in a repositioning mode because as an entrepreneur I believe that we must always be looking for something new and evolving so that your business stays fresh. As you evolve, God gives you new insight into what you need to do for your business.
That’s the power of repositioning, God gives you new insight into what you need to do for your business. Like, Latara said, doing so ensures that your business stays fresh. This is a powerful key to being and maintaining your success! I wasn’t always a success coach. My first business started as a video game tournament company, I repositioned into multimedia entertainment, repositioned again into graphic design, and from there to the position I’m in now.
You have to take the lessons learned, success, failures, and experience from each position and apply it to your new. This becomes the foundation to your final destination – that place of consistent success (that’s where the easy money is!).
jtrigsby said,
Just like you said, we often feel trapped. Sometimes in a job, a relationship, or just life circumstances. But more often than not, we are trapped by the box that we have build around ourselves, a box called expectations. And then when those expectations aren’t met, we become frustrated.
That’s exactly what tends to happen as we go through life. We get trapped within our circumstances and yet there’s a yearning to break out of the norm and do what God has placed in our heart to do. I’ve always felt like this no matter what 9-5 I’ve worked. However, when you reposition yourself, especially with a career move, you get to experience a bit of that vision. You’ll gain more time to work on the business and keep the lights on.
The key is remembering that you’re not trying to make a lifelong career out of the new gig, rather, maximize it until you can take the vision full-time.
What else can we say about repositioning yourself for success when it comes to your career? If you’ve made this move before, how did it all play out? Did you get the results you expected? Share your thoughts below.
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Have You Ever Switched Careers to Support Your Small Business?
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