{"id":22139,"date":"2011-07-06T12:22:04","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T16:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=22139"},"modified":"2011-07-06T12:22:04","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T16:22:04","slug":"what-steps-have-you-taken-today-toward-reinventing-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2011\/07\/06\/what-steps-have-you-taken-today-toward-reinventing-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"What Steps Have You Taken Today Toward Reinventing Your Career?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Early To Rise<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how to say this any clearer: Most people are lazy. (Not you, of course. I am talking about other people.) Being lazy is part of human nature. A body at rest, stays at rest\u2026 A body in motion, yada, yada, yada\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up is that I want to know what you are doing today toward reinventing your career.<\/p>\n

I know, you have family commitments\u2026 work commitments\u2026 people tugging at you. And sometimes you think you don\u2019t have enough time to work on your personal goals.<\/p>\n

But you know what? It\u2019s not true. It\u2019s just a matter of making better use of your time.<\/p>\n

First off, you have to be clear about what you really want. Are you thinking of venturing out into a completely new career? Or are you thinking of reinventing yourself at your present job and getting more out of what you do?<\/p>\n

Once you know what you want to accomplish, you can determine the actions you need to take to make it happen. Nothing will happen unless you take ACTION. But, of course, you have to prioritize those actions. What has to be done immediately\u2026 tomorrow\u2026 the day after?<\/p>\n

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Today, for instance, I have to finish work for a client and then work on promotional materials for my new book. The weather is gorgeous. And I\u2019d love to go to the beach. But nnnnnnnnnnnnnno. I will NOT. Going to the beach is not a priority. Getting the work done is.<\/p>\n

Prioritizing allows you to get the biggest ROI from your time and resources. In marketing, for example, if I do X and it does not bring me Y or Z (leads or income), I have to change X.<\/p>\n

The same applies to your reinvention. If an action you take doesn\u2019t pay off the way you expect it to, you have to redirect your efforts to get the results you want.<\/p>\n

Whether you are reinventing yourself into a brand-new career or at your present job, the main thing to keep in mind is that you are in charge of your own time and resources<\/em>. If your reinvention isn\u2019t working, you have to re-examine your priorities.<\/p>\n

Yes, you will have to make sacrifices in order to move forward with your reinvention. Reinvention takes time. There are steps you have to take. You will have to retool, repackage yourself, and perhaps learn new skills. But if you take small steps each day, you will not get overwhelmed. And you will soon see measurable results.<\/p>\n

[Ed. Note<\/strong>: Peter “The Reinvention Guy” Fogel has worked on many TV shows, including Married With Children, Hope and Faith,<\/em> and Whoopi.<\/em> He transitioned from a successful stand-up comic to an in-demand freelance advertising copywriter\/problem solver. He’s the author of the critically acclaimed books If Not Now… Then When?, Stories and Strategies of People Over 40 Who Have Successfully Reinvented Themselves<\/em>, and the just-released Reboot Your Career: 27 Ways to Reinvent Yourself in the Workplace… If You Still Have a Job! <\/em>Go here for more information<\/strong><\/a>.]<\/p>\n

This article appears courtesy of Early To Rise<\/a><\/span>, a free newsletter dedicated to creating wealth<\/a> and success<\/a> through inspiration and practical, proven advice. For a complimentary subscription, visit http:\/\/www.earlytorise.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t know how to say this any clearer: Most people are lazy. (Not you, of course. I am talking about other people.) Being lazy is part of human nature. A body at rest, stays at rest\u2026 A body in motion, yada, yada, yada\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}