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• Light Bulb Star: Leah Kershaw, solicitor
  
• Life in the office is a box of chocolate!
• Tell me what you think
• Why people get stuck and how to get unstuck
  
• 1 Referral = $50
• Who's in for a little competition?
• What's Norma been up to?

In the past, I've always profiled someone who had started a business in their ideal career. Following from a reader's feedback (thank you!), I thought I would take on their suggestion and profile people who love what they do, no matter what it is. Leah is a solicitor and a great hockey player. That's where I met her, on the hockey pitch. Leah's always been positive about her job and even when she has a bad day (she is human) I always got the sense she loves what she does.  So let's hear it from her on why she chose law and what it's like to be a solicitor.  

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Life in the office is a box of chocolates!

Last month's email profiled Robert Mellor and showed how you're never too old to start a new career. This month I came across this article in the DominionPost which I thought was great because it proves (for those that still don't believe me) that you can turn a passion into a job and truly love what you do. In this article Claire McKay shares what her job as Quality Manager entails and why she loves it so much. Quality Manager may not sound very exciting to some but the position title is only one aspect to it. When looking for your dream job, you need to look deeper at what the job entails, who the company is, what do they specialise in and more.

Tell me what you think 

In order to motivate and inspire you, I'm keen to get your feedback on these monthly emails. Could you please take a couple of minutes to tell me what you think, how I can make these emails better and how you'd like me to change them by clicking on this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HFSPT72

Thank you in advance, I really appreciate it!

Why people get stuck and how to get unstuck

There seems to be way too many people unhappy at work. The most common reasons I've come across are:

• They simply don't find the work stimulating, fun, challenging and rewarding
• They're not paid enough
• They don't like their boss, colleagues or both

If you're in that case, you have two choices, keep moaning about your situation or try and do something about it. Surely there is a solution out there, you just have to find it. People know they're not happy but  are too scared of turning the situation around. It seems fear gets in the way with thoughts like 'I'm not good at this so how can I be better at anything else?' or ' I've already made 1 wrong decision about my career, I don't want to make another one!' or even 'There's no way I'll be able to find a job I love, that's impossible'.

Well, let me tell you how wrong you are. But for anything to change, you have to start at the core, your thoughts. Change your thinking and everything else will follow. If you think you can't, then you can't. If you think you won't, then you won't. But if you think you can then for goodness sake: you can! Every journey starts with a single step, so what step are you going to make after reading this email so you can be happy at work? Here's a hint: believe you can. Then take one action, as in, actually do something to get you closer to your goal. Here are a few action ideas:

• Determine whether you seriously need to change job or whether you need to alter your current role slightly. If the latter, what's missing for it to be exciting? 
• Write down what an ideal work day looks like
• Write down what your achievements have been to date (not just work, everything)
• Write down what you don't enjoy about your current role and what you do enjoy then decide what you're going to do to change each thing you don't like. Remember, take responsibility, if you don't like someone, then how can YOU look at this person differently to make it more bearable? If you don't like a certain task, can you delegate? If you can't, how can you make it fun?
  
• Write down what your skills and strengths are
• Talk to friends and family about what they do, that'll give you ideas of potential careers
• Buy my 'Discover your ideal career' workbook and complete the exercise (Here's a thought!)

Possibilities are endless if you give yourself permission to be bold, be brave, face to fears and do it anyway.

Refer a friend and get $50

Who do you know who wants to find their ideal career? If they're ready to stop being a 'gunna' and do something about it, I'd love to contact them. If they sign up to 1 month of coaching minimum, I'll send you a $50 voucher of your choice. Email me at norma@eurekacoaching.co.nz with their contact details.

Who's in for a little competition?

I'm offering a free copy of 'Discover your ideal career' to the first person that emails me a career they want to know more about. Winner will be announced in next month's newsletter. Good luck!

In last month's competition, Anne emailed me the correct answer: Rachael's message was 'Never, Never, Never, Never, Never, Give Up!!!!!!!!'. Anne has won the 2 free coaching sessions with me. Great working with you Anne!