What is Clear?

What is clear about your life's desire?

As a career counselor Melissa Everett was approached with a graduation pledge involving being a responsible decision maker by not leaving your values at the door of your new workplace.
Making a Living While Making a Difference discusses the impact factor, which asks, "What is the impact you are trying to make?" What is the particular difference you are trying to make?
What are the fields of opportunity? Environmental benefit, health care, from local to global, and then look at a set of professions including the fascinating emerging green industries. Within all theses professions, there are a plethora of supporting jobs that will still need to be filled.

Three categories exist: Entrepreneurs, like the members and founders of NETIMPACT, for example. intrepreneurship, and people who just won't go there at all. There are many different ways to go about finding your niche.

In the process of investigating opportunities, Everett suggests a searching process which connects individuals deeply.
The first step is waking up, getting their life organized for a good foundation.
Secondly, understand yourself and the landscape. Know what moves you and where you would fit in the world. If you tap into a specific movement, you will find a whole group of mentors all working towards making the same difference! Awesome!

When looking for a career, even if you're up against an economic flaw, take a weekend and make little changes to bring your life into balance, in order to go through this process with clarity. Everett encourages people to find something that you can commit to. Find a way to these commitments reciprocal.

When volunteering, it helps you see what is on the horizon. Then you will be inside the arena of work that you want to be a part of. Get on the inside, no matter what it takes! Get in the middle of the field by volunteering with local chapters. You will find that there are so many cool projects waiting for you to assist with.

With time budgets and money budgets you will see how it can all fit. Position yourself so that you see the next stepping stone. Sometimes one organizing principle will take you through an evolution of making a living while making a difference.

How do we market ourselves? Ask employers, "What is it that you need, and how might I be able to help?" Then look at the employers background and performance. Make sure to understand this employer, because it is an exchange. You must support their mission. When working with an organization that shares your values, you can be more honest. Don't only set your intention, manifest your intention, even if it's not to the extent that you strive for.

What is clear about the life you want to create? And what is in the way?

Find Melissa Everett's wonderful book, Making a Living While Making a Difference here.

Thank You ,

Olana