Reinvent Your Life

Reinvent Your Life

For the past 6 weeks, I have not sent out any newsletters, blogs or videos on purpose, so I could focus on my next reinvention.  I also decided to reflect more on my reconnection with my father whom I had not seen for 40 years.  Change is a good thing, and you can control your own changes.  I will return to my expert series next week, but I want to inject what I believe will be the most important message I can share with my audience at this time.  Reinvent yourself.

Our economic challenges present a ripe oasis to create new opportunities for ourselves.   You have to decide what is truly important and what you want to accomplish.  What is truly important these days is family.  Once you learn this then you need to figure out your own personal quest of what you want to accomplish while you’re on this earth.  Now is the best time to take control and determine if what you are doing is what you truly want to do.  You should have a clear understanding of this before someone or something else comes along and forces you to make a change.  Organizations today cannot afford to have slackers.  The stakes are too high.  If you work for an organization, you should think about your role and how valuable it is to the business.  If you’re not enthusiastic about your job, you need to take a moment to figure out what type of work will gets you excited.  Value is everything, and it’s a two way street.  You have to demonstrate your value to the organization, and you need to feel valuable to yourself.

Control your Transition
Don’t be afraid to transition: just stay cool and keep your mind on the prize.  The best ideas, concepts and trends often develop during challenging times.  Difficulty can also bring people closer together.  If you think your job is at risk, start networking now with individuals who are doing what you want to do.  Unleash your creativity–you might be able to transition your creative skills into an income.  If you know your job is on the line, make sure you can specifically quantify your value and worth in writing…because you may have to.  Demonstrate how you help your company grow through the resources, skills and experience you provide.

Everybody is Selling
I thoroughly believe that everyone needs to look at him or herself as a commission-based sales person.  If you’ve ever been on commission or owned a business, you know that if you don’t sell, you don’t eat.  Confidence in selling your value will come in your ability to communicate your worth, and if you transition to a new career, you need to keep that sales attitude at all times.   In challenging times, CEO, Directors and Managers must sell themselves and their organization to grow business.  The bottom line is that if you want to be successful in today’s down market you need to demonstrate your commitment and accountability.

Take the Leap
If you’ve ever had the itch to go into business for yourself, now’s the time do it.  There is a multitude of ways to earn an income from home with little investment.  If you have the discipline and drive you can make it.  Opportunity is everywhere.  Just be sure you do your research in advance. There are innumerable work-at-home scammers that are waiting to take your money. Know the risks, research any opportunities thoroughly, prepare a plan and then go for it.

Keep the Faith
No matter what happens, don’t digress into a fear-based mode.  Stay tuned up and ready to receive any new opportunities that come your way.  Remember attitude is everything and your music is playing every day.  It’s your life’s song, and now could be the time to change your music.

Robert Van Arlen is an international keynote speaker, coach and emcee.  He is a Phoenix resident and  author of the book “Focused Synergy – Orchestrating Your Purpose, Path and Performance”.  He offers a free motivational and business informative newsletter bi-monthly.  Visit www.robertvanarlen.com/ for more information.

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