The Corporate Mom's Ultimate Guilt-Free Career Decision Tree

THE CORPORATE MOM'S ULTIMATE GUILT-FREE

Career Decision Tree

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Are you struggling with your career path now that you have kids? This can be the perfect time to rethink and refresh your goals and priorities. This decision tree gives you the 5 steps to take an honest, objective look at what you truly want in life, personally and professionally.

Review the 5-Step summary and then dive into the worksheets that walk you through each step.

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Identify Your Options 2

Anything is possible.

Create your own story.

Choose the option that leads you to the life you want.

Where do you really want to be in 5-10 years, and which option gets you there.

What matters to you?

Choose Your Direction 3

NO

Do You Like Your Reason?

YES

Look hard at your decision.

What drove it?

• Excitement • Passion • Values • Priorities • Confidence

• Pressure • Fear • Doubt • Insecurity • Trying to avoid negative emotions?

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Commit 5

There’s no right or wrong answer.

Remember, you’ve designed both to have amazing outcomes!

Decide on purpose and then take the action necessary to make your future happen! Do it no matter what.

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1 - DESIGN YOUR FUTURE. Identify and describe, in detail, two options you want to consider for your career.

Examples: staying in current role/path; shifting to part-time, becoming a stay-at-home mom; other – get creative!

Include the following in your description: • Document each option as it looks in 5 years from now, and as if it were a wildly successful outcome.

• What does your life look like in 5 years having selected this option and made it all you could imagine?

• Describe how all aspects of your life look: o Career o Motherhood o Family dynamics o Friendships o Finances

o Health o Lifestyle o Self-identity o Marriage o Personal Growth

CAUTION: Don’t fall into the trap of “being realistic”. This is NOT your typical pros/cons list.

Option A

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Option B

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2 - Choose the option that leads you to the life you want.

Where do you really want to be in 5-10 years and which option gets you there. What matters to you?

Write your choice below:

3 - Look hard at your decision. What drove it?

• Excitement • Passion • Values • Priorities • Confidence • Pressure

• Fear • Doubt • Insecurity • Just being realistic?

• Trying to avoid negative emotions?

have Tip: No matter what we choose, we will t of life. par t’s negative emotions along the way, tha doubts aside.

We can’t avoid them. Set the fear and re you want?

The question is, which option is the futu

Write your reasons below. Be so honest with yourself that it hurts:

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4 - Commit.

Are you going to take slow/steady action in parallel with your current situation?

Are you going to take fast action?

motherhood you’re in right Tip: Keep in mind, whatever mode of with a baby all night, you will now, it changes so quickly. If you’re up s, and self-sufficiency changes sleep again. The kid’s schedules, interest mind, knowing that the so rapidly. Keep the bigger picture in e to evolve. challenges of motherhood will continu I commit to

by <describe the option you chose>

. <insert date>

I will know I have achieved this because

. <insert your measurement results>

5a - EXECUTE Brainstorm all the actions.

Write out all the actions you will need to take to activate the option you chose:

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More space for you to brainstorm…

5b - EXECUTE - Identify the obstacles.

Write out all the obstacles you might encounter, with strategies for overcoming each.

Obstacle

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Strategy

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5c - EXECUTE - Write Out Your Complete Plan.

Write out all the action items from step 5A, along with the strategies from step 5B (these strategies are also action items) in chronological order and assign dates to them. Take as many pages as you need to make your plan.

For any actions beyond the next 90 days, assign a quarter or year to them.

Action Item

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Tip: Look at this list every week, to assign your actions to the calendar and maintain momentum.

Date

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5d - And, finally... ... write out your entire vision of how you will think and feel when you’ve achieved this goal.

t the person Tip: Don’t skip this step. Knowing wha ks, feels and who has already achieved the goal thin r vision! does is one of the keys to achieving you

A Letter from My Future Self Write a letter from your future self, who’s right where you want to be, and have her give you some advice.

What would she tell you to stop doing? What would she tell you to start doing? What else might she say?

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Now that you’ve completed the 5-STEP PROCESS, do you have questions? Maybe • You have a direction but aren’t sure it’s realistic?

• You know what you want but you’re not sure your spouse will buy-in?

• You’re wondering if your plan is missing anything?

• Something else holding you back?

I can help. This is my SUPER POWER. Let’s talk through it and refine your plan.

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