| According to the World Health Organization, | | | | specific job titles in dozens of organizations. |
| depression is the number one cause of disability in | | | | |
| North America. It is a terrible affliction for | | | | All you have to do is write out a few stories |
| individuals and their families. It costs employers | | | | about times in your life when you were doing |
| more money in lost productivity than any other | | | | what you enjoyed most, at work but especially |
| illness, including migraines, chronic fatigue | | | | outside of work during hobbies, sports, interests, |
| syndrome, back pain, and the many other | | | | volunteer activities, home projects, and so on. |
| disorders related to job stress | | | | |
| | | | | I will analyze these stories and answer the |
| The costs to society, in general, are huge. And, | | | | questions: What are the natural talents you use |
| it's all because of how we choose our work. The | | | | and consistently bring satisfaction to you when |
| reason why is unfortunately simple: surprisingly | | | | you are doing what you enjoy most and doing it |
| few of us purposefully chose the work we are | | | | well? What is the subject matter that you |
| doing today…and, if we did, we often chose it | | | | gravitate to without even trying? What |
| for all the wrong reasons—reasons such as: | | | | circumstances or conditions have to exist in the |
| | | | | job environment to bring out the best in you? |
| • I got a job, and here I am 10 years later. | | | | How do you naturally build relationships with |
| | | | | others? What is the vein of gold that runs |
| • I had to take a transfer…or quit. | | | | through these stories to reveal your essential |
| | | | | motivation. |
| • It seemed like a good idea at the time. | | | | |
| | | | | There are many elements of your pattern that |
| • I wanted to be a <enter your dream job | | | | need to be identified and defined in order to |
| here>, but my (Dad? Mom? Guidance | | | | create an Ideal Job Description and correlate it to |
| Counselor?) insisted on this ‘career' instead. | | | | specific opportunities in the world of work. I will |
| | | | | create a complete picture of your motivational |
| I want to show you that there is another way to | | | | pattern. This picture of you is then harnessed to |
| approach your career. You don't need to roll the | | | | an Action Plan that uses your natural strengths |
| dice and gamble away your life force. We can | | | | and motivations to leverage you into real jobs. |
| approach career choice systematically, with | | | | |
| deliberate intentions to make the most of our | | | | Don't be one of the misemployed, |
| talents and motivations. ( | | | | underemployed, or unemployed! Here's some |
| | | | | startling statistics. Neither diet nutrition nor |
| We can identify and define work settings that will | | | | exercises; neither intelligence nor genes will be the |
| recognize, reward and motivate us for what we | | | | number one determinant of how long you will live. |
| do naturally and easily. We can identify specific job | | | | According to a recent study conducted by the |
| titles that best match our unique combination of | | | | British Medical Association, the greatest deciding |
| talents, motivations, acquired skills, experiences, | | | | factor in how long you will live is job satisfaction! |
| values and priorities. | | | | |
| | | | | Put an end to confusion and break through |
| That is why I call my career service and books | | | | barriers that keep you from finding job |
| "JobJoy," | | | | satisfaction in your life. Find out who and what |
| Everybody has 5 to 8 innate talents of which | | | | you are in terms of your right work. Get right |
| they are not even aware. They don't know how | | | | down to the essence of what you enjoy most |
| to put that information to work for them to | | | | and do best then match that vital information with |
| guarantee a long, happy, and prosperous life. And | | | | specific jobs in specific organizations. |
| these talents can be matched up with 10 to 25 | | | | |