New York, New York (PRWEB) October 20, 2005 -- Some people might not be dressing up for Halloween this year, but might still be mistaken for a witch in the office. More than half of Americans don't like what they do for a living. And this could mean they're not too pleasant to be around. But few will actually do something about it. A 2004 survey by Right Management, a career transition and organizational consulting firm, found that out of 14,000 job changers, only 5% started over in a new field.
"Career changes are scary for most people," says Annemarie Segaric, Career Change Coach and author of the pocket booklet 107 Tips for Changing Careers While Still Paying the Bills (ISBN 0-9759107-0-1). But according to Segaric, it's often the person's inaccurate perceptions about what it takes to change careers that causes the fear in the first place. These false perceptions keep people stuck. "Most people believe that to switch careers they have to know what they want to do in the first place and have a whole plan laid out before taking any action. This is simply not true." In fact, Annemarie says it's taking action that often answers the questions they're struggling with when it comes to their next move.
Annemarie suggests hopeful career changers start with what they know, however little that may be. This could simply mean buying a career book, signing up for a class, or asking a friend to coffee to have him tell them about his job. Once they start taking action, they figure out what to do next. It's the natural result of no longer thinking about their career change but actually doing something about it. Annemarie was quick to point out, "It's not that successful career changers don't feel any fear as they go through the process. They feel afraid but do it anyway by taking it one small step at a time."
Just like entering a haunted house, it will be scary but people do it anyway; they know they're actually safe and it will be fun to get their heart racing. The same is true for changing careers: they only have to go as fast and as far as they feel safe doing and the end result, working in a job they love, will be worth the price of being a little spooked along the way.
About Annemarie Segaric:Annemarie Segaric has been helping successful but unhappy professionals make major career changes since 2001 by taking clients through her 9 step career change program called The Career Changer©. She is the author of the career change pocket booklet, 107 Tips for Changing Your Career While Still Paying the Bills, as well as the monthly ezine, Working Effortlessly, dedicated to helping people making career changes. Annemarie offers workshops and seminars on her Stop Struggling series. For more information visit
www.segaric.com or contact Annemarie at 212-724-5882.
