What Lights You Up?

5Follow Your Dream

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness and action has genius, magic, grace and power in it.”

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I HOPE THAT by reading this book you are starting to feel more energized and lit up by the possibilities ahead. I hope that you are beginning to let some of your insecurities dissolve about what you can or can’t do. In the classes I offer and with the clients I coach, this is the point in the process where people start to recognize their value and the true strengths that they have had all along. Realizing that you already have what you need to be great and land your dream job is exciting and empowering all at once.

Not quite feeling it yet? That’s okay, too. Keep going.

Don’t give up before the magic sets in.

Looking for a job is a job unto itself; it takes energy, focus, and strategy. In this chapter, we will be working on building your career, not just finding you a job. Our goal is to build a career that gets your head off the pillow each day excited for what the day will bring, a career that reignites your inner light. So many people settle for what’s in front of them. Not you. Not anymore. Because you are reading and working through this book, you’ve made it clear that you desire more, and I think you deserve more, too.

Realizing that you already have what you need to be great is truly eye-opening and exciting. You can do this!

Let’s look back at my friend, Ken, from the Tribune Company. Because of his energy ...