Dear one, 

How are you feeling about your job right now?

I've had some really amazing coaching sessions recently where clients started from a limited set of choices about their next career move - like choosing between 2 job opportunities or finding ways to make small adjustments to a current role to make it more fulfilling.

The reality is, so much more is possible than we can currently imagine. By the end of these recent sessions, we had co-created a totally different way of seeing things and massively expanded the actionable possibilities using elements of a process I'll be sharing with you in this blog.

Whether you're feeling stuck, limited, uncertain, or excited about starting something new, so many of us feel beholden to employers and other people to tell us what they want us to do with our careers. 

What if instead, we started by designing the job of our dreams? 

...like the kind of job that would make you drool, feel butterflies in your stomach, and call your BFF about discovering before applying in the next hour out of excitement (or delaying sending out for days to nervously perfect it because you are NOT MISSING THIS OPPORTUNITY).

Fear not, if you follow these steps - even partially - they will transform how you feel about your work and put you in the drivers' seat to create your dream job from an empowered place. 

Ready?

Start by reflecting: 

What lights you up in your current or past work? What feels like ridiculously luxurious elements of a job for you? 

Next, get curious:

Research! Learn about examples of people with jobs doing this thing. Research what conversations people are having on this topic...check out Linkedin, or just google it and see what articles, books, news comes up.

Hot tip: Use this as an excuse to network with people in those roles. Get the Guide: How to Network so it doesn’t Suck at this link for free!

Make your own dream job:

Don’t wait for someone else to tell you what your dream job should look like. Create it yourself!

What specifically would and would not be part of your dream job? What additional training, skills, or experience would you need to be successful in that dream job description you've made? What are the most affirming and joyful benefits they might provide? 

Get started with the template below.

Reach out to people:

Who or what would you need in order to make this job a reality? Is it something you can create on your own as an entrepreneur? Could you make it a reality within an organization where you have existing relationships? Get really vulnerable and let your contacts and friends know what your dream job looks like in super specific detail and ask them to help you make it a reality. 

If you're feeling bold, you can even organize a virtual or real gathering of people you trust to help you brainstorm the next steps for making your dreams come true. 

Job Description Template: Download it here!

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