Aspire! Career Transition Action Program: 9 weeks to Career Reinvention!

Next start dates:
 
September 25th, 2009 (Fridays)

On Sunday evenings, are you already dreading the start of your work week? When at work, do you sit at your desk and wish you were doing something else? Are you bored, feel unmotivated, and, more importantly, unfulfilled?

If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you might want to entertain the thought of a career transition. But, career transitions are not easy. Finding both yourself and the right career and job for you takes much work and time.

You can try to make this transition all by yourself. Or, you can seek some help. We at Aspire! have come up with our Career Transition Action Program, an innovative, new approach to help guide you to a promising new career.

This career coaching group is a nine-week process to career reinvention. It is designed to provide you with the tools, support, and feedback you'll need to launch a creative and comprehensive career transition. This is a supportive group process that will hold you accountable and ensure that you take action every week to help you reach your goals.

You must apply to participate in this group

• You want a new career but have no idea how to get started.
• You have some ideas about possible new careers you could pursue but are not sure if you are looking in the right direction.
• You have been working for at least five years and have been successful at your work, but no longer feel any passion for what you do.
• You are willing to be committed to the group program and do the work each week that is required.
• You are stuck in a job you hate, just to pay the bills.
• You are really good at something, may even excel in it, but don't get any satisfaction or enjoyment from what you do.
• You are ready to take the initiative and risks involved to step out of your comfort zone to find a fulfilling career.
• You recently were laid off, or have experienced numerous rounds of layoffs.

• Develop a road map and plan to your personal and professional success.
• Build momentum quickly toward your dream career.
• Get clarity and focus quickly on your career transition goals.
• Make tangible progress toward your goals.
• Be part of a supportive group that can help you see your barriers to success, your innate talents/gifts, and encourage you to dare to go after what you are meant to do.

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• A strategic career plan
• With the support of your leader, peer coach, and the group, you'll come away from this course with a PLAN which will help you move forward and accomplish your career goals.
• Access to a career transition expert
• You'll be guided in this process by a coach who specializes in career transition and in helping people define and land their dream job/career. Additionally, Randi has personally undergone several career transitions herself. Read more about Randi's background at: http://www.aspireforsuccess.com/aspire-bio.php
• Help you come to terms with transition and specifically career transition
• You'll get a clearer picture of what career change means, the stages you'll go through and different ways to reinvent yourself without breaking the bank.
• Networking and learning
• By participating in a group, you can draw upon the collective wisdom of the group for access to networking contacts, and learn by having multiple perspectives from which to draw.
• Inspiration and creativity
• As part of a group, you'll be brainstorming with others, expanding your ideas about what is possible.
• Support from a "buddy"
• You'll be matched with a "buddy" who you'll work with between class sessions, via e-mail, and telephone. You also will be trained in how to coach your partner for maximum success.
• Better understanding of yourself
• Through this process, you'll get a better understanding of what is going to make you happy and fulfilled professionally. You will learn how to look at your past for clues to the future, to understand the essence of your purpose, and how to apply your skills in a way where you'll be fully satisfied.

The group is structured in two parts to give you the tools and support you need to reinvent yourself and find your dream career. Here is how it works:

• Nine weekly group coaching sessions, via a telephone bridge line. Each class will last 75 minutes.
• Eight participants maximum, ensuring you get the maximum attention and support you need.
• A buddy coach for you to work with between class sessions.
• Three standardized online assessments for you to take which will assess your Motivated Skills, Career Motivators and Interests.
• A variety of assignments and exercises to do between classes.
• Weekly action reports you'll submit to your buddy coach and to Randi to ensure you stay on track.

You must apply to participate in this group

Dates:

Time: Friday mornings, 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time

• September 25
• October 2
• No class October 9th for Columbus Day weekend
• October 16, 23, 30
• November 6, 13, 20
• December 4

Call Length: 75 minutes via telephone bridge line

Class Size: Limited to ten participants

Fee: $297/month for three months plus $50 assessment fee for online assessments ($941.00)

50% deposit of total program required to secure your seat

Remaining 50% due the first week of class

You must apply to participate in this group