Blog Post: Managing the Fear of Career Reinvention

The power of fear and its impact on our ability to move forward with career aspirations and career reinvention strategies can be profound. However, today's economic climate is such that many job seekers for the first time are now faced with the challenge of having to manage through the process of career reinvention.

Fear is powerful, deceitful and paralyzing and can rob job seekers of their full career potential everyday. In fact, many job seekers have worked in the same functional area or industry for years and have a difficult time realizing and embracing how their experience, background and skills can be repositioned for new opportunities. Moreover, there are myriads of job seekers that would like to launch a career in a new industry or sub-set of their current industry, yet are fearful or unsure of how to begin the process.

As an example, I worked with a client that had over a decade of experience in the field of medical billing. In her role at the time, there were no further advancement opportunities, she had neither a college degree nor a state certification for her field. As a result, she was convinced that if she left, she would not be able to secure viable employment in the field. This was a remarkable client! She was resilient, hardworking, mindful and sharp, yet understandably fearful of leaving. She had years of experience across multiple functional areas, had created value by implementing processes that fundamentally drove business for her employer and was literally a resident expert. I worked with her to create a personal brand and then repositioned her for opportunities in which she could leverage her talent and experience as an expert in the medical billing industry. She was amazed by the fact that, yes, without degrees or certifications, her years of experience and accomplishments had not only positioned her as an expert in her field, but yielded opportunities for teaching medical billing at for profit colleges as well as executive recruiting opportunities with agencies specializing in medical billing placement. This process was both transformational and empowering for the client!

Are you interested in launching a career in a new industry? Have you considered the process of career reinvention? Do you work in an industry that has been substantially impacted the economy and has diminishing job prospects? Is fear holding you back from repositioning or reinventing your career? TLT Consulting Services specializes in personal branding and career reinvention. Let us show you the power of your personal brand and help you begin the process of brand building and career reinvention today!

Until next week...

Terri Horton, MBA,MA

TLT Consulting Services, LLC

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