Do you like your job? Do you like going into the office every day? I’m lucky because I get to coach volleyball and I think that’s the bee’s knees. Early on I decided that this is the thing that I love to do, so I knew I had to figure out how to get paid to do it. Do you want to figure out how to do the same thing? I heard Molly Fletcher at the Women’s Leadership Symposium and she’s got a book just for you! It’s called, Your Dream Job Game Plan: 5 Tools for Becoming Your Own Career Agent. Molly is an engaging and energetic speaker and I laughed at some of the techniques that she used to become a female sports agent for major men’s athletics. We got the book for free as part of attending the symposium. I haven’t read it yet, so this is from my notes.
5 ways to ensure job satisfaction
- Have awesome passion. She had a lot of good one-liners in her talk, but this one really stood out to me: “When you get in front of people, just get them to like you enough to take your call in a couple of days.” That’s good, huh? Asking for a job is one thing, but being passionate about what I do? Now that’s easy!
- Have fearless energy. I will legitimately talk to anyone about coaching and how I think it’s the most amazing job ever. I’ll also wax poetic about the intangible benefits of sports as long as folks will listen. Molly says that this type of urgency sends a message to those around you about how important something is to you.
- Have an incredible game plan. This one was really good! She says that we should treat business connections like dating situations. You aren’t ready to marry a guy on the first date…and that potential employer may not be ready to hire you at the first meeting. It may take time, but if it’s your dream job, it’s worth the time and effort, right?
- Be able to execute. So you told the college president if he hired you, you’d have the most sought after coaches on your staff…no coaching staff would be better? Well, um, you’d better go do it then! Molly says there are two critical moments in any business relationship: the first is when you do the thing you’d promised at the very beginning and the second is celebrating big moments. Like when those hot shot coaches you hired win national championships.
- Create choices for yourself. This is the sweet spot of anyone’s career…freedom. I haven’t reached this place myself, but I’ve been around folks who are so respected and so good at what they do that their career options are literally limitless. They choose which speaking opportunities to accept. They turn down large amounts of money to show up at events because it cuts into their family time. In essence, they’re in charge of their career…not the other way around.
Your dream job is out there waiting for you…go get it!
Part 1: 3 Steps To Becoming A Successful Leader
Part 2: These 3 Little Letters Could Hold The Key To Your Success As A Leader
Part 3: 3 Keys To Building Collaboration Within A Competitive Culture
Part 4: Leading Yourself: 5 Steps To Put Your Future In Your Own Hands
Part 6: Networking For Introverts: It’s Not As Bad As You Think
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