Take control of your career transition

1. Face the
FEAR
Take control of your career
transition
Hallie Crawford
www.halliecrawford.com
Copyright 2014
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2. A 2012 Right Management Survey
showed that
Only 19% of employees in the
US are
SATISFIED with
their jobs
85% of our clients say
they are their biggest obstacle
in their career transition

3. The Good News is…
it is possible to enjoy your work.

4.  The 3 steps to face the
fear and manage it, in
order to move forward
in your transition are…
1. Identify the fears
2. Manage them pro-actively
3. Visualize your success
Face the
FEAR

5. Key Point: Remember-
Attitude is EVERYTHING
Attitude: A complex mental state involving beliefs,
feelings and dispositions to act in certain ways. Your
attitude affects your actions which in turn affects your
outcome….
• “Biggest thing is to have the mindset and belief you
can win every tournament going in.” Tiger Woods
• What can you do to maintain a positive attitude?
• Ask a friend for support, create affirmations

6. These are the 5
Most Common
OBSTACLES career seekers
face
• Fear
• Negative thinking
• Lack of confidence
• Listening to naysayers
• Not being committed

7. Step 1 :
IDENTIFY
the fears
Identify your FEARS
• When you think of career change, what words,
thoughts, feelings come to mind first? Note
which are positive and which are negative.
Identify the EFFECT
For the negative ones on your
list, identify how you behave as a result…

8. Step 2 : MANAGE
• Identify what is true
Acknowledge the reality in your fears
in order to successfully manage them. If
you ignore what’s true, your affirmation
or positive thinking won’t work. It’s like
putting a band-aid on the issue.You
must get to the core of the fear and
fully understand it.
• Develop a process for
managing your fears
Ignore them, push them aside, develop
affirmations to replace the negative
thinking.

9. Step 3 :
Visualize Your
Success
Who do you need to be in order
to successfully implement your
transition?
1. What qualities do you need to
have? Confidence, positive thinking,
courage? Make a list.
2. What processes, people and
systems need to be in place to
ensure your success?

10. TAKE
Finally, you must take action and implement these
3 steps:
 Identify, Manage, &Visualize your success
action

11. There is always risk involved in
change. The key is to mitigate the
risk.
Remember…“The greatest RISK in
life is not taking one.”