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Triumphing Over Battered Career Syndrome: The Entrepreneur’s Source Explains How
Triumphing Over Battered Career Syndrome: The Entrepreneur’s Source Explains How
Nearly half of all middle-class Americans are not confident in their ability to save sufficiently for retirement. In the post-recession economy, workers are still struggling to gain a foothold on their professional growth. Work satisfaction surveys point an even gloomier employment picture.
Even the slight growth in worker confidence recorded in the fourth quarter in 2013 by Randstadisn’t enough to combat perpetuating Battered Career Syndrome. Professionals subjected to downsizing, tightening budgets and outsourcing are feeling the burden of the employment climate.
A coaching environment can provide professionals suffering from Battered Career Syndrome a new perspective on career development options. The Entrepreneur’s Sources works with individuals wanting to take control of their professional and personal future to achieve the Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity™ they and their families deserve.
“We want people to stop settling for the ‘New Normal’,” said Terry Powell, founder of The Entrepreneur’s Source, North America’s leading career and franchisee business coaching company. “We are dealing with a New Career Economy domestically and worldwide where employment conditions have forever changed. The days of long-term job security and a lifetime with one company are gone. Employers have been forced to get lean during these economic times, and the lesson they learned is that a smaller workforce can pick up the slack, and employees can do more than one job.”
Powell believes there are four key areas of self-discovery individuals should consider to help determine their best professional path:
Evaluate your Opportunities
Professionals driven to go from Employment to Empowerment® are recommended to create a checkpoint list of necessary desires. Outlining expectations allows an individual to measure performance and set goals.
Assess your Strengths
Identifyprofessional and personal strengths and weaknesses and what opportunities best reinforce an individual’s value in the workplace.
Own a List of Clearly Defined Short- and Long-term Goals
Establishing desired Income, Lifestyle, Wealth and Equity™ (ILWE) goals define the big picture and provides professionals with short- and long-term projects to work toward. By focusing on both short-term (Income and Lifestyle) and long-term objectives (Wealth and Equity), the ILWE creates a framework for long-term application while growing a successful business.
Accept Guidance and Support from Others
Somewhere along the line, accepting help seemed to become synonymous with admitting defeat. Not true! Life throws a million things at the average person, accepting the assistance of a trained professionals demonstrates confidence and strategic thinking. Individuals can better realize their goals by enlisting the help of a career transition coach or business coach.