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As We Finish 2011, Here's To You

By Richard on 22 December 2011 at 05:41 in Careershifters Blog

Here's to you for daring to believe that it's possible to do work you love (and that still pays the bills). 

Here's to you for staying the course, despite the naysayers, the doom mongers and the non-believers.
 
And here's to you for being part of the Careershifters community. A genuine 'thank you' from all of us on the team.
 
Finally, whatever progress you've made on your career change in 2011 (let us know here and see how others have done, if you're curious...), don't stop taking actions towards your dream in 2012.
 
Why? Well, if you needed a reminder, few people have said it better than Steve Jobs:
 
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... Most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
 
That's it from us in 2011.
 
Have a great festive season, don't think about your career change for a few days (seriously, this could help you!), and we'll be back in touch next year.
 
 

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What people are saying about Careershifters

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

Claire Coveney

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."



Cath Rooney

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

Diane Cassidy

“After attending a Careershifters workshop I had the energy and drive to start researching how to get into teaching. I applied for a course, had an interview, got a place and left my old job in less than a week. It was so easy when I finally decided to go for it.”

Nikki

"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company.  The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

"This website has been a lifesaver for me over the past year!"

Lindsey

“As of yesterday, I officially have a new career and start my new and exciting role next week! So a massive THANK YOU to all of you at Careershifters for your support. You really do deserve every success in what you're doing.”

Liz

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