Moving from Depression to Job Joy

According to the World Health Organization, depression is the number one cause of disability in North America. It is a terrible affliction for individuals and their families. It costs employers more money in lost productivity than any other illness, including migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, back pain, and the many other disorders related to job stress The costs to society, in general, are huge. And, it’s all because of how we choose our work. The reason why is unfortunately simple: surprisingly few of us purposefully chose the work we are doing today…and, if we did, we often chose it for all the wrong reasons—reasons such as: • I got a job, and here I am 10 years later. • I had to take a transfer…or quit. • It seemed like a good idea at the time. • I wanted to be a , but my (Dad? Mom? Guidance Counselor?) insisted on this ‘career’ instead. I want to show you that there is another way to approach your career. You don’t need to roll the dice and gamble away your life force. We can approach career choice systematically, with deliberate intentions to make the most of our talents and motivations. (http://tinyurl.com/2equ828) We can identify and define work settings that will recognize, reward and motivate us for what we do naturally and easily. We can identify specific job titles that best match our unique combination of talents, motivations, acquired skills, experiences, values and priorities. That is why I call my career service and books “JobJoy,” rnEverybody has 5 to 8 innate talents of which they are not even aware. They don't know how to put that information to work for them to guarantee a long, happy, and prosperous life. And these talents can be matched up with 10 to 25 specific job titles in dozens of organizations. All you have to do is write out a few stories about times in your life when you were doing what you enjoyed most, at work but especially outside of work during hobbies, sports, interests, volunteer activities, home projects, and so on. I will analyze these stories and answer the questions: What are the natural talents you use and consistently bring satisfaction to you when you are doing what you enjoy most and doing it well? What is the subject matter that you gravitate to without even trying? What circumstances or conditions have to exist in the job environment to bring out the best in you? How do you naturally build relationships with others? What is the vein of gold that runs through these stories to reveal your essential motivation. There are many elements of your pattern that need to be identified and defined in order to create an Ideal Job Description and correlate it to specific opportunities in the world of work. I will create a complete picture of your motivational pattern. This picture of you is then harnessed to an Action Plan that uses your natural strengths and motivations to leverage you into real jobs. Don't be one of the misemployed, underemployed, or unemployed! Here's some startling statistics. Neither diet nutrition nor exercises; neither intelligence nor genes will be the number one determinant of how long you will live. According to a recent study conducted by the British Medical Association, the greatest deciding factor in how long you will live is job satisfaction! Put an end to confusion and break through barriers that keep you from finding job satisfaction in your life. Find out who and what you are in terms of your right work. Get right down to the essence of what you enjoy most and do best then match that vital information with specific jobs in specific organizations. http://www.jobjoy.com/Individuals.phprn