Summer's Coming

Summer's coming and you know what that means. You get more focused on planning ways to get out of the office before 5:00 on Friday than planning your career transition.

"What's wrong with that?" you demand, "don't I deserve a break?" Absolutely you deserve a break. You deserve a permanent break from the job you hate.

As you know, work tends to slow down in the summer, which makes it the perfect time to redouble your efforts at making a career change.

You know how it is when things are hectic at the office. You barely have time to register your dissatisfaction with your job, let alone take any steps to leave the law.

Once the pressure's off, the tendency is to give yourself time off because you're exhausted from your efforts at the office.

Stop seeing it as an all-or-nothing proposition. You can give yourself some time off AND work on your career transition. In fact, my clients tell me that spending their down time exploring possibilities, immersing themselves in projects, and meeting new people gives them energy and makes them happy.

Make a commitment to taking 2 or 3 action steps from your career change plan this summer. Keep us posted here at the blog about your efforts so we can cheer you on.