How to transform your career

from confusion to clarity

Can you imagine waking up each morning and really looking forward to EVERY working day? I will help you to discover your ideal work in this transformative weekend CAREER TRANSITIONS RETREAT.

The greatest barriers between you and your ideal work are not in your CV or the job market, but in your mind.

When you look at some of the most successful and inspirational people in business and in the world generally, many of them do not have a host of formal qualifications or a traditional CV and they have all reached their current position through different routes. The one thing that they all have in common is the passion, drive and belief in their outcome and the determination to keep going and succeed through the inevitable ups and downs of business life.

When you are doing the work that you are not suited to or no longer fulfils you, it can drain your energy and sap your confidence and motivation to the point where even when you are not at work you’re still stressing about going in to work – and who really wants to live their life that way until they retire?

Many people live their lives in a constant state of stress and anxiety about their work, staying in a job they hate, but still afraid to move into something new that would be more rewarding, fulfilling and energising. Often people are afraid that they won’t find such a ‘good’ job elsewhere or that they lack the qualifications to do something else or perhaps that doing the work they would love to do automatically means low income and struggle.

Well I can tell you, of all the people that I know and have worked with who have made a well-considered career change – nearly all have said "why did I stay in that job for so long, what a waste of time and energy" and "I feel as though I have been living in a dark cave and have just stepped out into a bright new world – and do you know what – it’s fantastic, and not at all scary!"

And if any of the following sound like you then I can help you to turn your career confusion and frustration into clarity and motivation on this inspiration weekend career retreat.

Do any of these sound like you:

• Stuck in a rut
• Like a square peg in a round hole
• Very confused about which direction to take
• At a crossroads with your career
• Afraid to take a big leap in new direction
• Full of different thoughts and ideas but no clarity or direction
• That you don’t have the skills and resources you need to do something different
• Afraid of making the wrong decision
• Very unhappy but still comfortable in an uncomfortable kind of way!

However stuck, confused or just downright unhappy you are feeling now, it doesn’t have to be this way any longer.  You spend a huge amount of your life working and in my opinion it’s a tragedy to spend that time doing work that bores you, drains you, saps your confidence and makes you dread Monday mornings or just look to the time when you can stop working and retire!

Just imagine what it would be like to really look forward to Monday mornings; to wake up each day energised, motivated and full of enthusiasm for the day ahead. 

Now with this new work you are so absorbed in your work that you don’t notice the passing of time, you’re not constantly looking at the clock to see if it’s time to go home yet and when the end of your working day arrives (just where did the day go?!) you look back with a sense of satisfaction at what you have achieved and learned.

You no longer arrive home drained and demotivated, but filled with energy, hope and confidence in your new found success and fulfillment.  And you feel you so happy you just can’t imagine why you put off making this change for so long!

By taking some well-deserved time away from the day-to-day and joining us on this inspirational and transformative retreat in a peaceful and creative environment, I will show you how to discover what it is you really want and how to achieve it; and much, much more ………..

In addition to the natural inspiration and creativity that comes from spending time in such a beautiful and peaceful environment, here are just a few of the learnings, insights and shifts you will gain during this transformative experience.

Just think what it will be like to:

• No longer feel confused about your career options and direction
• Use your strengths, talents and passions in your everyday work
• No longer have to do a job that you hate or is unfulfilling
• Really greet each day with enthusiasm, energy and passion
• Feel fulfilled, recognised and well rewarded in your career
• Enjoy your work EVERY DAY and not just look to the time when you can give it up and retire!

I know that it’s virtually impossible to make such an important transition without professional support and I also know that this retreat is perfect for people like you who realise that you have the potential to create for yourself a career that is fulfilling, rewarding and purposeful, and one that you can be proud of. And you will come away with renewed energy, powerful insights and the drive and determination and confidence to make that ideal work a reality and not just a dream.

When and where?

By joining us from 10 - 12th October you will be part of a small group of like-minded and motivated people who will be making new discoveries, insights and break-throughs that will take them on an amazing and inspirational journey towards finding their ideal work.

On this retreat you will stay in a large farm house in a beautiful retreat centre in rural Oxfordshire. The farmhouse provides space and privacy for the group whilst being fully catered for and looked after by the main retreat centre. The farmhouse has its own spacious gardens in addition to the extensive grounds and orchids of the centre.

The retreat itself will include some inspiration and energising walks in the local country side, to enable you quality time to reflect, unwind, de-stress and blow away the cobwebs of confusion and frustration

" ………. The workshop showed me that identifying my values, knowing how I express them and treasuring my own uniqueness is the fastest way of discovering how a job can fit with me rather that how can I fit with a job. I now have valuable tools that I can use in any area of my life in future, and confidence that knowing and valuing myself is the key to happiness & fulfillment whatever I decide to do. It was also great to work in a relaxed and fun environment with a small intimate group." Tanja Gower, Now a new business owner! More testimonials ...

What will happen if you don't?

What will happen if you decide to stay in the same job, feeling unfulfilled, demotivated, at odds with your own values and passions and having to drag yourself out of bed each morning to do the work that will pay the bills? What will happen to your confidence, energy and talents if you continue to work in a job or environment that doesn’t play to your strengths, talents, motivators and passions? Who will benefit from this?

Whatever steps you decide to take after your retreat, you will gain new learnings and insights that will serve you for the rest of our life.

And you will most certainly have:

"A wonderfully refreshing and unique experience. Jenny was truly inspiring. I started the experience with a very new but vague goal. The workshop helped me to break it down to a far greater reality. So much so, that by the end of the weekend I had halved the time it will take me to achieve my goal and I’m totally confident that it’s possible – very powerful stuff!” – Jacky, Nutritional Therapist. More testimonials ...

The format of the retreat is:

• Small groups of like-minded professionals with lots of personal 1:1
• Highly interactive, with a variety of creative exercises to help you gain new learnings and insights
• Relaxed, open, informal, creative and fun
• An inspirational environment with energising and creative walks
• Designed with the emphasis on learning by participating rather than lecture style

Details

Date:           

October 10 - 12th October 2008

Location:      

Windmill Farm Retreat Centre, Bampton, Oxon

Time:          

Commencing at 3pm on Friday for afternoon tea and finishing around 5pm on Sunday 

Cost:            

Book before 11th September and benefit from an early-bird discount of just £397

Full price after 11th September £497

And, if you can't make this one then you may be interested in our 2-day Career Transitions Workshop running in September.

P.S. And one final note.