- Make a list of people who've helped you.
- Make a list of people you look up to. What do you admire about them?
- Take it one step further and write them a fan letter.
- Create a Booya Folder
- Listen to an inspiring podcast. I love Creative Pep Talk and Being Boss
- Listen to this episode of the Creative Pep Talk podcast.
- Read Seth Godin's Linchpin
- Look up people with your dream title on LinkedIn and study their career history. How did they get where they are?
- Perform a social audit on yourself.
- Make a list of our favorite quotes/words of wisdom/pieces of advice.
- Or, get inspired by the story of a successful career changer — like one of the many featured on Careershifters.
- Read Finding Your Own North Star
- Read Your Dream Life Starts Here
- Look up five people who have your desired job title on LinkedIn, and study their profiles. What skills or experiences do they all have in common? This isn't meant to be discouraging ("Ugh, they all have 10 years of experience) — it's meant to help you identify skills you could start to add to your own resume. On that note:
- Sign up for an online class in your dream field. Udemy, CreativeLive, General Assembly, and edX all have a great selection of affordable options.
- Create a "networking spreadsheet" where you can keep track of all your contacts in the field. Write down anyone you know now. Then, next week's task can be…
- Identify one person you know who's in the field you want to go into, and invite him or her out to coffee or lunch (your treat!).
- Make a list of companies that
- Sign up for interesting and inspiriting email newsetters.
- Write our your favorite quotes. “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” - Emerson
- Create
- Buy a journal, and write about your dreams, goals, fears — anything that comes to mind. Here's a great guide to getting started.
- Sign up for a meetup, conference, or professional event.
- Say "yes" to an event, party, or gathering you wouldn't normally attend. You never know who you might meet.
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