Since being a young girl, I have been fascinated with people that have dreams about work and make them happen whether they be celebrities or people I know.

My grandfather was a self-made entrepreneur that built a plumbing contracting business with his brother. My father was always fascinated with science fiction and mechanics as a young boy and ended up working as an engineer for IBM for over 40 years while that company went from selling adding machines to main frame computers to PCs. In my corporate career I had the privilege of working for Chuck Feeney who co-founded duty free shopping and was a pioneer in combining altruism with business.

Eventually, I found a career that gives me a chance to explore this passion for finding and following dreams daily. In the development of our method for finding and following a calling, I researched, sought out and interviewed many people who love what they do for a living, including teachers, business people, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs. In this study, i found that they had a few things in common:

1. When they work, they lose track of time.

2. They are curious about their craft or field of study no matter how long they have been at it, and continue to hone skills and knowledge

3. They feel at home with their work, peers and colleagues who are also striving for excellence. They admire this “tribe” who are other people who love what they do.

4. They have a story about obstacles they have overcome to get to this point of enjoying their work that has wisdom in it and often are generous about sharing this wisdom.

5. They can answer the following three questions:

What are your talents?

What is your purpose or dream?

What is your plan for your purpose?

If you are ready to answer these questions and find your calling, begin today by going to www.threegiantleaps.com and taking our free career change assessment.

Laurel Donnellan

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Green Business is no longer for the few "out there" eccentrics. It is at the center of the world economy and knowing about this trend and the opportunities that can be found here is a smart career strategy. I have one client that has taken his concern for the future of the world and is channeling it into launching an alternative energy company after spending the last ten years of his career in finance and technology. He had a meeting with the Department of Energy a few weeks ago and his future is very bright!

There are many resources to learn about this trend including:

www.greenjobs.com

www.sustainablebusiness.com

www.svn.org

www.livingeconomies.org

www.lohas.com

Whether you work directly in green industries or not, educating  yourself on green jobs and the work of these organizations will be help you be a better businessperson, parent, citizen and consumer

Laurel Donnellan

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It is even more important now that are economy is slowly recovering that we remember that we, the people in the workforce are the economy and we can improve it by focusing on doing remarkable work every day while planning a positive future.

Remarkable work is work where you feel engaged, whole and ready to transform.

If you are doing remarkable work, you wake up most mornings excited about what you are going to do that day, committed to what is possible, and free to show up as your most authentic self.

Remarkable work is the best way to express your passions while contributing to yourself and others. I believe that this work is an outer expression of an inner call to purpose, and that seeking and following it is a noble endeavor. Fourteen years ago I dedicated my life to helping people navigate this journey and began studying people that had found ways to put their passions into practice at work. I call them the super-satisfied workers whether they are on their own or working within organizations.

In this process, I identified twelve principles and practices that this group shared and organized them into a practical three phase methodology called Three Giant Leaps Method This path consists of three distinct but connected parts.

The first pathway is called Leap One:The Past and allows you to retrace your past and explore the principles of courage, faith, awareness, and truth. The second pathway is called Leap Two: The Present, and will lead you to a deeper understanding about your attitudes and behaviors concerning health, relationships, money and work. The last pathway is called Leap Three: The Future and will prepare you for a future that includes remarkable work.

People dedicated to this path learn to be brave. They often have to fight off ideas of what is widely accepted as “successful” in order to carve their own way. Whether they infiltrate corporate structures with kindness, defy American materialism by devoting themselves to teaching children, or proudly make cupcakes as stay-at-home moms, they all have one thing in common: they have been or are currently on a search for work that is aligned with their personal values and natural talents.

The good news is that anyone that chooses can have remarkable work if they study these principles and dedicate themselves to this deep process over the long term. If you care about finding your place in society and search for meaning in all activities, including work, you are ready for The Three Giant Leaps Method.  

Here is a brief introduction to three of the twelve practices from this method that you can begin today:

1.       Be a visionary: Whether you want to make your current job more meaningful or move to a new situation the first step is to give yourself permission and the time to dream again. Spend an hour a week or some dedicated time on your vacation reflecting on this question: What am I passionate about and how can I incorporate these passions into my next career chapter?

2.       Play with Possibilities: Allow yourself to get out of your head and into your heart by being creative. Create a collage that contains the elements of your perfect work environment and put it up in a place you can see it each day. Leave it up for a while and put up post-it notes with your ideas for future projects, jobs and/or careers and work around the collage.

3.       Do Remarkable Work: As you are excavating your best future, it is important to perform as well as you possibly can in your current work, whether or not you are doing your dream. This will build your self-esteem and help you gather energy for the transition ahead.

Laurel Donnellan

Laurel Donnellan is the President and Co-Founder of Three Giant Leaps. 

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Question from reader: Over the last few years, I have grown to dislike my job more and more. I waitress at a nightclub and over the weekend it was closed.

Part of me is relieved but I am also anxious since I did not prepare for this. Any advice?

The first thing to do is be very gentle with yourself and try not to panic. This can be an opening to a better career if you try not to rush back into the same type of work. Here are five things to do immediately:

1.       Take care of you basic needs and health. Rest, good food, enough water and exercise can be the best foundation through a stressful transition.

2.       Assess your finances to see how long you can go without working and, apply for unemployment immediately.

3.       Take a day or two to be with supportive family and friends. Even when you leave a job that you did not like, it is still a shock to lose your livelihood. Be gentle with yourself.

4.        Begin looking at this as a window to a new path. Create a list of jobs that you are qualified for that you may enjoy more than your old job. Begin the job search when you are clear about what skills you have that you want to put to use now and what type of environment may better suit you.

5.       Create a list of possible dream jobs you would like to pursue in the future. These opportunities may require more education or training than you have now. Research those possibilities as you search for a job.

The next job you land may not be your dream job, and that is ok. You just want to make sure your next position takes you closer to work you will eventually love instead of feeling like a step backward.

Laurel Donnellan

Site: http://www.threegiantleaps.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/LaurelDonnellan

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Laurel Donnellan

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“The next job you get does  not have to be your dream but it make sure it is to one step in the right direction.”

Laurel Donnellan

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Three Giant Leaps

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