My Model of Career Design

“What is Abundant Success?” you may ask. I think of it as every person’s inalienable right to create a career that allows them to earn an abundant salary, still have a personal life, enjoy what they do, and feel successful, happy, and healthy.

In its simplest terms, Abundant Success is a career that fulfills you personally, professionally, and financially. In its most complex terms, it’s a radical, life-changing way of making a living, making a difference in the world, and making a life one wants to live.

Abundant Success represents a career that’s in alignment with your most important core values and enables you to have a healthy work/life balance. It’s a career that makes you want to leap out of bed on Monday mornings instead of hitting the snooze button and hiding under the covers. And finally, Abundant Success represents a career that does more than meet your basic financial needs, it meets or exceeds your financial dreams.

The journey to Abundant Success begins with Intential Career Creation.

Intentional Career Creation consists of four distinct phases:

Identification Phase

  • Career Assessments
  • God-given Talents
  • Interests
  • Values
  • Personality Type
  • Financial Desires
  • Trends & Limiting Beliefs
  • Short- and Long-Term Goals

Evaluation Phase

  • Job Titles / Industries
  • Informational Interviews
  • Current Job Market & Occupational Outlook
  • Company & Salary Research
  • Required Mindset for Change

 Strategy Phase

  • Prioritized Career Transition Roadmap
  • Personal Branding
  • Resume & Collateral Marketing Material Development
  • Online Image Development
  • Network Development
  • Interview Preparation
  • Limiting Beliefs Turnaround

Implementation Phase

  • Job Search Kick-off
  • Distribute and Post Resume & Collateral Materials
  • Tap Network / Remain Visible
  • Maintain Momentum
  • Implement Accountability Structure
  • Interview & Close
  • Negotiate Salary