Not all jobs are created equal!

Some jobs are just that - a job. I'm sure you've seen the "J.O.B. = Just Over broke" analogy. Well, money is only one aspect of being "broke." Oh, you say. What other ways can you be broke? Here are three.

How's your enthusiasm for life? Is it up and running at full speed? Do you look forward to going to work, interacting with your coworkers ans customers? Can't wait to answer the phone and solve another problem. Woohoo! Check your enthusiasm bank account. You might be broke.

I know you enjoy your commute. It is a great way to prepare for the joy that awaits you at home. Constant excitement and joy. Your partner and children are waiting to give you a big hug and kiss. They missed you all day. Or maybe not. Maybe the commute is a hassle, traffic is a killer, and the chaos of home awaits you. How is your relationship account? Broke?

Lying there in the early morning, head on the pillow, life flashing through your thoughts you smile appreciating your success. All those lofty goals and dreams of youth have come true. Obviously you are fantastically satisfied by your accomplishments. Oops! There might be a couple of areas you could work on. Could your fulfillment account be - broke!?

Hmm. On second thought you probably don't need to make any changes.

Or not.

Coach

New Creation = New Career Opportunity

Getting a chance to start over is what the New Creations program at Seattle's Union Gospel Mission is all about. That doesn't mean it is easy ... or quick. And starting over as a new spiritual being and leaving behind old behaviors and addictions is only the beginning.

Starting a new career to go along with your new creation is an important ingredient in the recipe for a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life. The first step is the most challenging. You have to believe it is possible.

If you have never dared to dream or have a vision of your future it may seem unattainable. If you have never experienced the luxury of looking beyond the next week, the next day, or even the next hour, thinking about one year, two years or more down the road may be unimaginable. Yet that is the first step - simply believing that God has a plan for you and a multitude of options to achieve His purpose for your life.

Give yourself the gift of throwing off the chains of your past and accepting that God has an incredible future in store for you.

Coach

Affordable coaching, anytime access!

I thought the pace might slow down after the Fourth of July. No. I have been speaking to services clubs, adding coaching clients, developing new materials to share and even more exciting, building a membership site for easy, economical access to career coaching. If you are even thinking about thinking about changing careers or jobs within your current employment, this is definitely the way to go. Think you can't afford coaching? Think again. Think you can't squeeze coaching into your schedule? Think again.

For the price of a grande, non-fat, mochaccino per week you can experience all the value of coaching, minus the one-on-one. You get all the articles, all the audio and video files, all the guest experts. And you get it 24/7 when you want it. Download MP3's and listen on your iPod! Plus you can email questions to our expert panel and join us for forum discussions.

Do I sound excited? Yes. Why? Because I want everyone to have the opportunity to make confident career choices through coaching. Everyone deserves to have someone in their corner.

Stay tuned for the launch date. I'm confident you'll wonder how you got along without it.

Oh, and if you are in the market for a new kitten, I have six little bundles of joy who will be ready to change your world in about 8 weeks.

Coach

There may be benefits to taking care of yourself now.

We talked before about taking care of the stranger you don't know - your future self - by the action you take today. Today's New York Times has an interesting article about the value of downsizing plans for the future security and spending more time on relationships and other endeavors that enhance your current life. In the long run you may be healthier and happier. It is a new twist on the "grasshopper and ant" parable. It Might Pay to Follow Your Bliss is the story.

It fits with what we've been discussing - following your strengths to a better life. Better quality relationships and healthier mindsets follow in part from meaningful and fulfilling work.

In the end, confident career choices lead to a happier and more rewarding life.

Coach