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Career Coaching

"What is a successful person? Who is a success?"


The best definition of career success I have heard is ...

"A success is someone who is doing the job they want to be doing."

Do you have the job you really want?


* Are you feeling like you'd like a new direction but aren't sure where that might be?

* Are you unsatisfied with your job?

* Are you doing what you feel you should be doing?

* Would you like some support and feedback as you consider your career options?


A Career Coach may be the answer for you, here's why ...

A garbage recycler is a success if that is what they want to be doing, but is a rocket scientist a success if they would rather be a market gardener?

A business executive is a success if that is what they feel fulfilled doing, however, if a business executive would rather be a home executive then they may not be totally satisfied.

Just as it can be extremely stressful to do a job which is too demanding and which you are not suited for, it can also be extremely stressful being in a job that does not stretch you at all and represents no challenge or potential for learning or growth.

Do you suffer from job satisfaction?

Are you returning to the workforce and would like to give some thought to your future direction?

If you stay where you are now, where will you be in 5, 10 or 20 years time?

Would you like to know what job and industry will make full use of your unique talents and potential?

Career consultants are great when you know which job you want and which industry you want to work in, but Career Coaching helps you align your values and life priorities with the industry and career for which you are ideally suited. Would you like to know what you are meant to be doing?

Career Coaching can help you discover your life calling.

Your Coach, using tools such as values identification and job profiling, can offer suggestions that:

  • help you define what is most important to you
  • help you determine which job will make the best use of your unique skills and ability,
  •  assist you to enhance what you enjoy about your current work, or, support you as you explore other options.

Career Checklist

· Where am I? Where do I want to be?
· Where is my career going?
· Am I happy?
· Am I working in the right industry?
· What talents do I have?
· What do I want to achieve?
· What's working? 
· What work do I find meaningful?
· What occupation am I best suited for?
· What are my options?

Free Career Coaching tools


One day you are walking along the beach and you find a really unusual but very attractive bottle.

As you pick it up and start brushing off the sand, out comes a Genie (who also happens to be a Personnel Officer).

This Genie allows you one wish - to choose the perfect job!

Whatever job you choose from the Genie's list of 20 vacancies, you will be very good at, and everyone will respect you.

You must decide quickly, as the Genie's time is very limited......

Which of these jobs would you like to do?

1. You can star in the movies alongside all your idols
2. You can be a skilled doctor, performing miracles for the sick and the dying.
3. You can be a top model, travelling around the world.
4. You have the chance to do research into your favourite topic and write a book about it.
5. You can be a mastermind with computers and develop many new and exciting programs.
6. You can choose to experience the joy of raising two beautiful children.
7. You can become a guru, guiding others in the way of truth, harmony and philosophy.
8. You can be the managing director of a huge company.
9. You could be a brilliant teacher who is loved and appreciated by all their students.
10. You can be a well respected journalist who mixes with interesting people and who is able to influence public opinion.
11. You can be a famous chef, with people queuing to dine at your restaurant.
12. You could use your skills to invent and discover things which will help make the world a better place.
13. You can be an adventurer - climbing mountains, crossing deserts. and touring around the world.
14. You can be a successful musician expressing your point of view in your songs.
15. You can be a top sportsperson, enjoying the challenge, training, competition and success.
16. You can decide to do nothing at all - rest, relax and have no financial worries.

* Which 5 jobs would be your top choices?

* What is appealing about each of these jobs? What things do you like about them?

* What disadvantages might they have? What wouldn't you like about them?

* Write down the pro's and con's of each job.

* What ideas did you get?


Draw up a table of 3 headings and 3 columns

Head the first list: "What I am like"

Underneath this list your personal qualities - the things you can do, the skills you would like to use and your personal strengths - if you can't think of any do the Self-Esteem tool first - to jump to now click here.

Head the middle column: My Dream Job - refer to the Genie Personnel Officer tool if you need ideas

Underneath the heading of My Dream Job list what you think would be the qualities and skills required to do this Job. Match them with your personal qualities and strengths where they are the same. If there is no match with a current personal skill or strength write them at the bottom.

When you have finished you should have a match of your personal qualities and strengths with the qualities and skills required to do your dream job.

Head the last column: Gaps - in this column write what you can do to acquire the skills where you don't have them, or develop them if required.

What I am Like My Dream Job Gaps

My skills & strengths Motorcycle Cop What I need to do
Friendly Good with public OK
Like to be outside Working outside OK
Like to work in a team Work with others OK
Can't ride a motorbike Ride a motorbike well Learn to ride
No facial hair Need a moustache Can grow one!


· Discover your Calling and Career® module

* Have you yet to achieve career fulfilment?
* Are you unclear as to what you would really like to do?
* Could you do with a Career-Check or Job Warrant-of-fitness?

Would you like to discover your dream job?

Our Discover your Calling and Career® module is designed to help you clarify your personal values and identify your career strengths.


· Contacts

Would you like to discover more about how coaching can help move you toward a happier, more fulfilled and balanced working life?

Please feel free to …

call us on 09-377 7732 to to explore the possibilities that career coaching can offer you ...

email us with any questions or comments info@paradigms.co.nz 

or write to us at Paradigms Ltd, P O Box 78-393, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1002.


· Free eZine

Would you like to receive our free eZine - our newsletter by email - which is free and full of Career Coaching tips and special offers? Just click here.


· Free tools

Our Free Tools page is packed with free coaching tools that show you how coaching can reveal new possibilities for living. To visit our Free Tools page click here.


· Related topics

Please click here if you would you like a copy of our article

"3 Steps to Career Fulfilment"

Would you like to know more about the Coaching procedure and what happens next? Please visit the Being Coached page, or click here.



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