It’s the end of May and I never shared the rest of my 5-Year Plan with y’all. And I haven’t done too well in May. But I still have the big picture. I told you about my physical plan, but here is where I want to go professionally.
I don’t remember how much I’ve told y’all about me.
I am a therapist. A ton of grad school. A ton of therapy and one-on-one sessions with supervisors. And a big, ugly test for licensure.
And what do I do now? I work in hospital finance.
I need to get back into helping people. It’s what I like. It’s what I’m good at.
My plan? Keep up on my Continuing Ed Credits. Keep reading about my field. Have intelligent conversations about psychological issues. Continue to educated my co-workers about psychological disorders and help our clients with these issues get the most financial assistance. Keep sharp. And hope that when the economy stabilizes, I’ll still be employable as a therapist.
And I would love (l.o.v.e.) to be self-employed. I think the best way to get there is being certified as a Life Coach. So what am I going to do about that? Look into programs. By October, I will be enrolled in one. Amen.
What about you? Are you satisfied with where you are professionally? What are you going to do about it?
Awesome, Chrissie! Way to use what you have learned already to help in the career you are in. I’m excited for your future too.
Me: I’m in a slow muddle of figuring out my professional/personal/physical goals also. I feel – and fear- that they are all going through change at the same time. But that is logical, isn’t it? When my professional life gets healthy (for the first time in several years!) that the other parts will too?
I started a new job (child welfare field) four months ago. I’m praying daily that it will survive the budget cuts our state is going through. I love it. I start graduate school (MSW) in a month. I’m so excited – and only a little terrified.
I’m in therapy, trying to work through the eating issues that I have let identify me for the past fifteen years. I decided I cannot focus on counting points/calories/whatevers right now- but can focus on eating well and eating whole, healthy foods. I can (and will) exercise. Want to re join the spa-like beautiful lovely gym – but am afraid to commit in case my job is cut.
Step by step, working my way to health.
I l.o.v.e. your diagrams. Seriously.
I am not happy professionally because I’m unemployed :P
I am hoping for a dream job, though. I want a job where I can write and work with social media/web. I have a passion for words and anything remotely geeky. That stuff keeps me insanely happy.
So I keep my eyes peeled for jobs that specify just that and work my butt off to get them.
One day I’ll get off of this couch!!! :)
Funny you should mention this. I’m doing a similar exercise…and just sent out two resumes tonight, but am also networking and scheming a bit on a five-year plan for myself to potentially be self-employed with a business partner…we just need to determine if we really CAN do this together…
Seeing as how I just started my job Tuesday I’d say yeah, I’m pretty happy with where I am professionally. Don’t me wrong — I’m scared shitless and don’t really have any idea what I’m doing — but I like it so far!
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