Don't Go Fishing for Your Ideal Job
Mark Moyer
Business Connector, Strategic Advisor & Transition Coach - Athletes, Entrepreneurs & Industry Leaders | Fractional COO | Founder - Win Again & Clubroom Event Series | Author - "Win Again" | Speaker
Unveiling the Power of Defining Your Ideal Job
Congratulations are in order! You've embarked on a journey of self-discovery, breaking free from the shackles of negative thoughts and embracing the potential within you. The path you've chosen now leads to a critical crossroads where your past experiences fuse with your innate talents and interests, converging into a clear direction for your job search. Today, we're going to explore the importance of defining your ideal job and how this process can be a transformative force in shaping your career trajectory.
Prioritizing What Matters
When setting out on the path to your dream job, it's imperative to ensure your compass is calibrated to your personal values. Aligning your job search with these values serves as a powerful guiding principle, helping you navigate through the myriad of possibilities. What's even more remarkable is how seamlessly your current abilities and interests translate into valuable skills. Your journey becomes one of discovery, where each step uncovers hidden gems within you, ready to be harnessed for your career journey.
Decoding Your Priorities
As you contemplate potential job situations, it's crucial to discern the driving forces behind your decisions. Take a moment to evaluate your priorities, both big and small. Is having control over your schedule a priority? Is financial compensation the primary motivator, or does the allure of innovation and creativity take precedence? Delve into these questions, for they hold the key to unlocking your ideal job scenario.
The Power of Aligned Values
By aligning your job search with your core values, you're not just aiming for happiness – you're positioning yourself to be a sought-after candidate. This alignment enhances your compatibility with companies and positions that resonate with your aspirations, making it a win-win situation. When you're in sync with the values of your workplace, you're more likely to thrive, leading to heightened job satisfaction and increased chances of securing your dream role.
Unveiling Hidden Interests
Beyond your professional achievements, take a moment to uncover your leisure activities and interests. What you do during your free time often holds the key to your deeper inclinations. Pay attention to the events, people, places, books, and hobbies that captivate your attention. These reveal a side of you that’s equally significant in shaping your career direction.
Bridging Passions with Proficiency
If you are a current or retired athlete, the experiences that have brought you joy and satisfaction – both on and off the field – are integral to defining your ideal job. Your accomplishments in sports have equipped you with skills that can be seamlessly transferred to the business world. It's all about connecting the dots between your passions and your potential. As you map your journey from sports-related activities to corresponding business-based skills, you're creating a bridge that spans two seemingly distinct worlds.
Empowerment through Mind Mapping
As you embark on this transformative journey, consider employing mind mapping as a tool for visualizing your ideas and aspirations. This technique allows your thoughts to flow freely, creating a dynamic visual representation of your strengths, values, and interests. The mind map becomes your blueprint, guiding you through your background, skills, and desires, and helping you uncover the path that resonates most with you.
The Road to Fulfillment
Defining your ideal job is more than a task; it's a process of self-discovery that empowers you to shape your own narrative. Your values, experiences, interests, and skills weave together to form a tapestry of possibility. This journey is your opportunity to create a career that aligns with your true essence, and as you venture further, you'll find your path illuminated with clarity and purpose. The stepping stones you've laid down are not just theoretical exercises; they are the bricks that pave the way to a fulfilling and rewarding career.
As you venture forth, remember that every revelation brings you closer to the career you've envisioned. The journey you're on is one of growth, transformation, and empowerment. Your ideal job is not just an aspiration – it's a destination that embodies your values, passions, and skills. Let the power of this process guide you towards your dreams.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to me to hear more about this critical step, and how to use mind-mapping to truly help clear the fog that often settles in when you're trying to figure out what is truly the most fulfilling and rewarding next career for you!
Networking in the Win Again Clubroom
The Win Again Clubroom platform is revolutionizing virtual networking because of the “live event” experience it emulates and the ease with which you can meet others and take your businesses and careers to a whole new level!
See why we've had 1000+ impressive athletes, entrepreneurs, business owners and executives attend our Clubroom events which have led to over $1.5 million in deals!
If you haven't been to the Clubroom, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to move table to table, speaking with whoever you want, whenever you want, not being stuck in breakout rooms here!
Develop valuable relationships that become collaborations - it's been such a great way to expand our networks!
For those of you who have, feel free to bring a friend or three who you believe could use an upgrade in their circle of connections!
Read more about it here:?https://www.winagainacademy.com/the-clubroom
Our Next Clubroom Event - Tuesday September 12, 1pm ET!
NFL veterans Timothy Wright and Mike Hollis will share with us their experiences transitioning from the football field to a new career as an entrepreneur.
We will discuss the attributes, skills and mindset that they were able to leverage when making the switch. Two great guys with valuable stories to tell - make sure you join us!
Register here for Gridiron to Entrepreneur - NFL-ers Journey to Business Success:
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30 Seconds with Mark
How to answer "Tell Me About Yourself"
Don't give them your whole biography. They likely don't care too much, and certainly don't want to hear about your second job replacing toner in the copy machine. (and if they do....well...maybe you should be worried)!
Instead, focus on what you bring to the table.
This will keep whoever you are talking to engaged and gives you the opportunity to show how you can add value to their organization!
More tips like this are all over the Win Again website, LinkedIn pages and our YouTube channel, check them out!
Win Again Assessments
Are you?ready to launch a new chapter in life,?and need the?guidance, tips and strategies?to truly catapult you forward?
Then let's partner up!
I'm certified in offering valuable assessments?that feature?Axiology, the study of values.
Wait until you see how they highlight not just your strengths and how to leverage them, but also some of the things that you could use some work on.?
Ask to see a sample report, you'll be amazed at how thorough and accurate they are!
Whether you are a graduating student, a seasoned professional, a retiring executive or member of our military, or a current or retired athlete, there are assessments that fit your background and future careers and businesses.
Check out a few of the most valuable and insightful assessments here:?https://www.winagainacademy.com/assessments
Reach out to me directly [email protected].
WIN AGAIN! - The Job Search Playbook
WIN AGAIN! The Job Search Playbook , is filled with over 150 pages of my proven WIN AGAIN methodology, where?you’ll?discover how to define your true identity?outside of being an athlete,?plan your path towards an?ideal job and business?and work towards it.?You’ll turn strangers into allies and?grow your network as you position yourself for meetings and interviews, negotiate offers, and anticipate your prospective client's or employer’s needs.
WIN AGAIN helps you transition from the playing field to the boardroom.?Yes, there’s competition in the corporate world, but you’re used to competing.
You’ve already got an edge!!
You can join the WIN AGAIN social media pages, its?LinkedIn Group ,?Facebook ?page and follow on?Twitter ?to be able to access exclusive content just for you.
ABOUT ME
Combining my passion for sports and a desire to help others succeed, I founded Win Again, where current and former athletes can discover their identity beyond sports, develop the structure needed to succeed again, and receive the tips, strategies and actionable advice that allows them to WIN AGAIN and be elite in their next great career. Over the past 20 years as a business advisor and career coach, I have guided athletes and executives, holding them accountable during their transition.
The Win Again Clubroom events, "Make Your Mark" podcasts, and MYM Live webinars highlight athletes who are making a positive impact post-playing career, and my book “Win Again! ” is a job search playbook for athletes, equipping them with strategies needed to land their ideal job or boost their entrepreneurial ventures.
As a graduate of Colgate University and a longtime Manhattan resident with my wife, kids, and Duke, I enjoy playing ice hockey, softball and golf, along with the guitar and piano.
Reach out to me anytime and let me know how I can be of service!
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