Comments on: Finding Your Passion When You Don’t Know What You Want http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/finding-your-passion/ On working and living authentically after 50 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet Cranfordhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/finding-your-passion/#comment-4444 Janet Cranford Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:41:06 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=774#comment-4444 James, what a tough situation you're in! Taking care of yourself can be a huge challenge when you're serving as a caregiver. I'm glad you have some help and that you're able to get out, even if it's just for several hours. Have you tried reaching out to your local Area Agency on Aging or senior center? They may be able to direct you to some additional resources in your area.You mention that you've been looking for work. First spend some time thinking about what you really want during this time. Do you want a part-time or temporary job? Or would you prefer to work full-time? Would you use your income to pay for more in-home care or would you consider other caregiving options?Once you have some clarity about this, set some short-term, maybe just weekly goals. Your goals might include identifying the type of work you want to do, getting to know people in the field, and networking. Then on the days when you have help, use your time to take small steps toward your goals.I wish you the best. Please let me know what happens.Janet James, what a tough situation you’re in! Taking care of yourself can be a huge challenge when you’re serving as a caregiver. I’m glad you have some help and that you’re able to get out, even if it’s just for several hours. Have you tried reaching out to your local Area Agency on Aging or senior center? They may be able to direct you to some additional resources in your area.

You mention that you’ve been looking for work. First spend some time thinking about what you really want during this time. Do you want a part-time or temporary job? Or would you prefer to work full-time? Would you use your income to pay for more in-home care or would you consider other caregiving options?

Once you have some clarity about this, set some short-term, maybe just weekly goals. Your goals might include identifying the type of work you want to do, getting to know people in the field, and networking. Then on the days when you have help, use your time to take small steps toward your goals.

I wish you the best. Please let me know what happens.

Janet

]]> By: james robert holdfordhttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/finding-your-passion/#comment-4443 james robert holdford Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:40:24 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=774#comment-4443 came across your website randomly-been out of work since august 2009-spent 20 yrs on the job-company closed down and moved out of town-father passed in 2008 and needed to stay and take care of my mom in her 80s-could have moved with company but it was not feasible-at 55 wonder where do i go from here-have been looking for work but most of my time is being with my mother-gave up my place for financial reasons and moved in her home-have some help on certain days and when i have help for several hours when not taking care of her house will walk a great deal for stress relief or read at library- came across your website randomly-been out of work since august 2009-spent 20 yrs on the job-company closed down and moved out of town-father passed in 2008 and needed to stay and take care of my mom in her 80s-could have moved with company but it was not feasible-at 55 wonder where do i go from here-have been looking for work but most of my time is being with my mother-gave up my place for financial reasons and moved in her home-have some help on certain days and when i have help for several hours when not taking care of her house will walk a great deal for stress relief or read at library-

]]> By: Finding Your Passion When You Don’t Know What You Wanthttp://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog/finding-your-passion/#comment-1124 Finding Your Passion When You Don’t Know What You Want Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:18:10 +0000 http://www.careerchangepathways.com/blog//?p=774#comment-1124 [...] Motivated Skills, passion I came across this posting from Janet Cranford in the US and liked it so much I asked her if we could use it as a guest posting to which she has [...] [...] Motivated Skills, passion I came across this posting from Janet Cranford in the US and liked it so much I asked her if we could use it as a guest posting to which she has [...]

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