Dont Let life Happen to You

2007-08-03T09:07:00.000-07:00

Imagine the next time you join a discussion about Happiness. When you start sharing the fascinating Happiness facts below, your friends will be absolutely amazed.

Don't Let life Happen To You

It is not repose that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. - Marcus Aurelius ( 121 - 80 AD, Roman Emperor, philosopher )

It's hard to believe that we are drawing near the end of innumerable year. As I write this, snow is falling in Colorado, the makings of a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner are in the kitchen, and our newspapers are filled with holiday ads. The end of the year always tends to be a time of reflection as we look back on the proficiency of the past year and
look forward to a new year. It's also a time to reflect on our lives and ensure that we are living the life we want.

It's easy to look at ones life and be content with where you are. You have a good job, a spouse or significant other, children, a nice car, and all of the trappings of success. Plainly you are well on your way to success. But the real matter is, are you happy with what
you are doing?

No, this is not an article about the spiritual side of your life. Normally these articles focus all of the attention on management and leadership concepts that you can use to shape your career , improve your way, and measure up the ladder of success. But as we enter a neoteric year it is important to take a step hump and make sure that the path you are on is the right path for you.

You see life has a way of just happening to people. Your first job tends to be the job that you were first offered, in an industry that may or may not really interest you, doing what you may or may not have a real talent in. Your career then tends to cultivate from there.
You get promoted or change companies, but tend to stay with what you are familiar with and what you have done in the past. Months turn into years and at some point in time you find that you are on a career path that you never really intended to be on at all. It may be a
great, wonderful career path doing all of the things that are important to you, or it may be a path where you have had some successes, but don't find inspiring.

In short, your life has been on autopilot. That is when you know that life has happened to you.

You didn't plan to be where you are. And while you are not unhappy with where you are, you are not happy with it either. It does not speak to your inner being.

The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose. - Richard Leider

As you sit down in the coming weeks to plan your new years resolutions, take a few extra minutes to think about where you are in your life and where you are in your career . If you have not made a life outline in the past, start one now. Identify your core values. Identify what is important to you in life and in your career . Shape out were you want to be in 10 years and make sure your typical path will take you there. Your life is a detestable tale, with the journey unscripted. Take control of your life and write your own script. Understand your desires and passions and build a plan for your life that will be a source of happiness and boast. It may be in management and direction. It may be in the arts. But whatever it is, make sure that you control your life and that your life does not nondiscriminatory happen to you.

David Meyer, owner of coaching for Tomorrow, has more than 25 second childhood of management and leadership experience, having worked for companies such as Nobil shoes, McDonough, Allied Stores, MCI and Nextel Communications.
His mantra, " You success With People " is based on the deep - seated belief that hiring, developing, and promoting the right people can lead to organizational and monetary success. As a management and leadership coach, David spirit to instill that same paroxysm in his clients by helping them understand the sense of strong leadership, strong teamwork, and strong players.

David has a Bachelor's in employment Administration from Elmhurst college and has been certified by both ACTION International as a Business Coach and the Coach Training Alliance. He also has conscious his CTM from Toastmasters. He is an Officer in the Denver Coach Federation and a facilitator / trainer for the Coach Training Alliance and ACTION International of Colorado.

Married with two adult daughters, David is active in his local Kiwanis club and Crossroads Community church. He enjoys reading, golf, scuba diving , and Civil War reenacting.

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