Searching for your next career breakthrough?

It’s morning, and your alarm goes off. Hitting the alarm for snooze, you simply lay on your bed even though you know it’s time to start the day, but an exhausted wave of emotions weighs you down to your bed EVERY single morning!

The feeling of not wanting to go to work. The feeling of facing some or most of your colleagues—the list goes on. The work that was once so near and dear to your heart feels almost like lifting heavy weights daily.

Why are you feeling this way?

Keep on reading to find out. In this blog, you’ll learn about the main reasons why you’re feeling stuck yet holding back on to the same things and feelings, plus what you could do to breakthrough from such situations to a new life!

Often times the fear of facing people’s judgments holds us back from moving forward and keeps us stuck in the same place for months, if not years. Yes, this could be the same in our career.

You find yourself wanting to switch jobs but hesitating because people would point out to you and say things like, you just can’t hold up in one place or you don’t know how to work in a team, etc. Little did they know what it feels like for you to even show up daily at a place where you never get valued for your hard work! But you just don’t want to talk about it to just anyone!

To do the work that you don’t desire to do anymore is more daunting than the satisfaction you get on your pay day.

You feel stuck at your career, and the people around you don’t understand you much, but you know that you deserve more than working for someone else at a fixed job. You crave to get your hands working on building something of your own.

When you start to realize this, your life won’t be the same again. That’s where the interesting journey of entrepreneurship starts!

You have great intentions and desires inside you to have something of your own. You want to start growing your own ideas and visions instead of someone else’s, but you don’t know how or where to get started to launch your own business!

That’s right, the nagging feelings you’ve been avoiding for some time now are the sign for you to get started with building something of your own.

To get a clear idea of where to get started, here’s a business launch checklist for you.

Now let’s find out about some of the ways you could get prepared for your exciting journey ahead.

1. Identify goals and aspirations; clarify your business goals and aspirations; understand what you truly want to achieve in your professional life. 

2. Build a business roadmap—through assessments and discussions, create a structured plan of action to achieve your goals. This may involve setting milestones, identifying necessary skills, and outlining steps to reach your desired business destination. 

3. Seek guidance and support—a career coach could provide you with ongoing support, guidance, and encouragement throughout your journey. They can offer valuable insights, perspective, and advice to navigate challenges and make informed decisions. Sharing your vision with like-minded people would gain you better clarity as well.

4. Develop skills and strategies based on your scope of business; identify new skills needed to enhance your existing ones. Build effective strategies and techniques to identify and leverage your strengths to advance and standout in your business. Remember, you are a unique person in our own way, and that would help you implement your unique ideas and ways to already existing businesses yet be more successful than others with the right people and concepts.

5. Explore different business paths and opportunities—get information on industry trends, business market insights, and potential business options that align with your interests and skills.

Pro tip: Network with fellow entrepreneurs and let a career coach help you.

Here are some ways a career coach could offer you help to launch your own business.

1. To get clarity and focus: A business coach can help you gain clarity on your business goals, strengths, and areas for development, allowing you to focus on a clear direction for their professional growth. 

2. Personalized guidance: Provide you personalized guidance tailored to your specific needs, help you navigate career challenges, and make informed decisions that align with their goals and values. 

3. Accountability: Working with a business coach would provide accountability and motivation to stay on track with your business goals. A coach would set realistic milestones and hold you accountable for taking the necessary steps towards your objectives.

4. Professional Development: assist you in developing essential skills, such as communication, leadership, and time management, to enhance your professional growth and effectiveness in the business. 

5. Networking Opportunities: Provide you access to valuable networking opportunities, resources, and connections within your industry, helping you expand your professional network and explore new growth possibilities. 

6. Confidence and Self-Awareness: By helping you identify your inner strengths, values, and interests, career coaches boost confidence and self-awareness, empowering you to make business decisions that are in line with your authentic selves. 

7. Overcoming Challenges: Help you overcome obstacles and challenges in your career path, offering strategies and support to navigate difficult situations and make effective decisions.

Life’s too short to wait another year to get started. It’s time for you to step for your growth towards a career change. Know that you’ll never be ready to get started, and no one is coming to your rescue to push you towards your success path.

Get clear guidance, resources, and support to facilitate a smooth and successful transition to a new role, which would enhance you to a new world for YOU.

Don’t hesitate and get started with my business launch checklist if you haven’t already got it.

To your great success! 🙂