CAREER INSIGHT
Broadening Horiions
( inilinucJ from '
IN .1 lilllc like living Will] ,in\ i tun:v ■ lm K'l
lei hi Ini uniNL'i. \nll lose MtiiK'llmi:' ll mil
.ilK ht lplul .mil healthful In heme mil wlul il
in uhi \C insl. I hell .il Inn \ i hi I si-11 In tee)
.111 I \ .Hill N.lll .(I'lUll ll I >lll\ Ihl'll ..III ) 'HI III'!
resolveil .ihnul nit in. mil' ahead, .imunil. o\ei
iiihIci ni ihinueh ihe i lianee
4. Eiperiment with other change stylet,
starting with those that are most com
fortable.
If sou aie .1 |ob hunline Reasonei euilici
sotii data liisl l\ue osi*i Standaid .uul Ptnu s
Itu a list ot companies ssheie sou d like lo
SSOlk I ) | Sv OS ; ‘ I ss Inch It k at lolls has > the
highest income levels alki losses! cost .>1 lis
ini’ Cheek out the specialties m soui chosen
llehl that earn the hiehest salaries I hen mose
to the Kelatei sts le to tnul out sshethei soud
like vsoikme lor the company at ihe |ob. in
the aiea ( all friends who se been then
mleis less jvople in the held, eel opinions of
someone who's ssoiked loi the same him
I hen make a Kiskei tieeisit»n (io hu it
Jump ( hue sou knoss sshal sou want,
become .i Ketoeusei I'repaie a cieat lesume
eel that inters less, and vail back until the |ob
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5. Think about change using the 4R
system.
Kt livt i link* when sou l.u> I .1 mulai
change* ami the outcome was highlx success
lul lix to liml something from that situation
that can help sou with tlie upctuuini* change
Kt\cr\t \ oil! thmkm When >011 eel
blocked ami v. an t think ot a gotki vs as to tun
die a change pietend the pioblem in icxersed
I 01 example, il sou s e des uled x oil v an l
accept a |oh that pass less than ^ hi.ill mi a
seal, reserve it and sax sou sxon t accept ans
thine loi moie than Vs-< ).IM M)
W hat could happen from such an ah -and
stance’Onls eseis thine V»u might then
become ass are ot part time lot's toi VdUHHi
that allow sou time to develop s<>ut ossii con
suiting turn V»u might dtscovei a small
re seal ch project that leads to an exciting held
sou se ncser heard ot \ SIh.nnti |oh might
lx* sn satistxmg. sou decide to axoui the tat
race ot high competition and live a simple!,
gentler hie ( onxetselx. sou might land a
loss paving job with a small compans that
siuldeuls explodes with success and takes sou
ss ith H
Risk new. oil die
, ti.nii.v- ()rrisk . It ‘ini' nolhiii’.’ I «*« >k al l In*
. lunye and decide -ah.i! \oud uall\ like !<>
do about i! I hen d.uc !>< do ii I ojlow my soui
mneimnst tk'MU’s tisiialK piodiues happs
endmys
Ranfori« .
instead ot meek Is allow iii.1 it to loll o\ v i sou
Rev i >em/e and v.oneialula!e mhii --».*! t and
sou i v on I idem e ss ill Ini i Ul loi 11 so next .hence
lhal i ilines allmy
6. Push for different solutions by taking
a poll.
Lllk t‘> t > HI I | H't »pk’ 11 * 111 StUli ! I .111 llM'l
\sk sour t’avoriic pioie <>i -"iih.-on 111 tk
career to which vou aspire, .1 tcllovv . 1.1 ■ 1. .uni
someone oil the wall, muh as \our \eai old
sister 01 even Ihe spirit ot voui deceased
eratnlt not her Ihe hie.is \ou lean !min the
opinions wilt broaden voui options ami help
von avoid mined think in;..*
7. Immerse yourself in your chosen
field.
(in in 1 Ik- lihi.iiA tu lv h ik i"i>■ n; li i.l
CSOIS MI.KM/ilk'. hunk .Hill I'll". !. 11' I111.11
related to \om inleresls Iiu|Uik- .ihmil .1M1l1.it
oil 1 1 tills .111(1 .ISMK l.llHHIs, 111. II .III.-Mil III. II
nuvIiii’J' .mil st'iiiin.ir. \l |i.ii11 lindp •
shin sh.ue sour inleiesl I .11 .iihI .1 |■ 111
field In fulls iimleisiund ii- (. iiiu nt sl.il.
8. Avoid the urge to head in all direc
tions at once, or to make change for the
sake of change.
V viih '.s Ji.m < .tn K id lo JiN.iMt/r \ 11 m
■ II .*. k • M B \ .ili.l n! Ik .I up !■ 'I
I ill I he i 11 >iiliiii'.* .il .i I * k .il . * »lleee .i -ketl ,i
heaiihuniet in 1111*i him .i |<*1 > in urmihei *. 11\.
pmpnsetl m.mi.ev It * someone he i.l kun\ui
l*>i ihiee months sieneii .i lease *»ii u new
Up.lll Hie 111 .lll.l * k\ l.ieJ In l.lke .1 (tip In
\! ■ ■ w tth lii ! i.tit. v 1 vIm *n.Ills line .i
i. .tl joh seuieh ()b\ musk. some ol (heso
v hauees .lie .il v. iiks purposes .m*l *. bans will
resull
9. Add to your list of jobs something
entirely new and crazy that you know
little about.
i Ills U l|| Of h'l Mill till’ l ll.llk C It' ill NO >WI
lie* vv mk'K’Nl - .uni | hi -si i \ouiNeil to the* limit
\\ ti.il i! *11 >1 ,t n'h in.ii ^ • 11n.• |»li.u in.i illi
, .ih . .-ii ill.»11 •!i ■■.mu !i -lil i Iih.hk i- Nmi
ii111’hi disc os i*i .i sc k’liht u. side to >mu dunk
in.' ()n the otliei hand, ii smi make a mess »»I
it. sou’ll at least diseovei one dueettmi s»'ii
don t want to tak.
10. Get started.
Mai l nl vtuii |oh s -.ih h aclis Hies lot
c.k Ii .las i 'I ilk- ss ivk such as phi mu .alls a >
lll.lk. 11. i ipl.' IO I'MIIIIC In 'lull 'III
icscaich in miklik I I hen sii. k ss illi u
I h.’ kes u i mak mu in ', "i all i 'I thus.' 111
sil.llcCk's SSUlk is st.lS 111.' tl.'Sihk' ll \ i m i
nil. Illi a |u|l Si'll ill'll I lu\c. 'll i i|l.‘ III.II Im
ssln.il smi lc mil cltlucls picpaicd miisuli'i ii
■ia ituisIs I Ins ss ill .iil.t h* sum cspcncii.
ami . unit! If.nl sun intu all enicicme liclil
\ 11.1 sun mas tall ill lose ss illi I lie |uls as sun
cut in kinm ii hells-1
I Ins |v111ii 1 nl sum Ills lias ninic pulcnlial
Ilian alls s mis c c s pci hiu cil I tills l.u 'l mi ii
inns in.' Hum pintcssuii.il parental and msii
I ii I >n.i I .unliul l" sum * * ss i I s lilualls
Si in'll III 111 sllll. line II u I 1 nil 11 III I a cam ss lien
s nu ic .ellled min a .aieci 11 ss ill Iv dillcicnl.
hul cscii I'cllci V ill'll has a had l he i'.pcii
elks' ui the iiesl sis inuiillis Ik'limd sun
Null'll has e paid sum dlls'- Ills'll Inn, sun'll
Iv uhle In tell ik'Sl seal clasts lluss lu hin.nl
eil Ilk'll hui i/mis In sis', e'lupine ness uptlulls
and sias mu' tIs-s.ibis'
Ms Wonder and Ms Donovan are Denver based manage
men! lonsullonts and 10 authorof The flexibility lattor
11989 Doubleday I