Plan B Success

Do you have the courage to pursue what you've always wanted or do you dream you had that courage?

While everyone has an opinion about what you should and shouldn't do, what matters most is your own thinking & choices.

Successful people have a roadmap, a clear purpose that aligns their daily life with their long-term aspirations.

Create that roadmap for your own life, don't let only chance be in control. Chance can throw exciting curveballs but a little bit of preparedness harmed no one.

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Have you ever found yourself seeking a sense of direction when in difficult situations or making tough decisions?

It's clarity that you seek so you can make sensible decisions. Gaining clarity can help you overcome distractions, clear the haziness, and help you focus sharply on your goals.

You need to begin your clarity journey by learning about yourself, what you truly want and then, going at it. Know what you want before you decide whether it fulfills you or not.

How?

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For two decades, Jackets for Jobs has assisted more than 30,000 Detroit job-seekers in their quest for employment etiquette, career skills training, and professional attire.

Alison Vaughn is the founder and CEO of the award-winning nonprofit. The organization has been recognized by ABC's "The View," NBC's "Today Show" and Oprah's O Magazine. Vaughn is the author of Ms. Goal Digger: Success is Sexy – A CEO's Guide to Goal Setting, Dressing the Part, and Having It All.

Let's learn about her journey...

When we believe that the grass is greener on the other side, we tend to look at anything but us as the cause of our unhappiness.

Then, we get busy working on things externally to fill our inner vaccum. You may perhaps even cross over the fence into the grass on the other side, get a moment's high, but will ultimately find that the vaccum still exists.

The grass is greener based on where you look. For once, you need to look down at where you stand!

Is the grass really greener on the other side?

Price alone won't win in a competitive market. You go low, and your competition can go lower.

And, the customers, that chose you, no longer view your products & services as valuable.

Anyone can come up with a deal, but to create a distinct brand, you need to look to create value!

Your unique value offering will ultimately control your products and services' destinies and price points.

How do you go about creating and peddling value?

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Nselaa Ward, Juris Doctor, CEO of Ni' Nava & Associates (NNA), has a powerful story of entrepreneurial resilience. Nselaa Ward has spoken at TEDx's around the world, universities, and corporations to deliver her expertise and life-changing story of transcending from a child sex worker in a crack cocaine community to an attorney and ultimately becoming one of the top business architects in the country.

Find out how Nselaa Ward went from Bars to Bars to Bars to Barz, yet no Bars Can Break The Unbreakable.

Like it or not, there's a need for you to have a Plan B!

Life is not on a linear path & not every plan made finds itself fulfilled. Along the way, you need to make adjustments, pivots, and compromises to reach the finish line. Sometimes, after you have been on a path for long, you realize it's not the one you're meant to be on.

The whole notion of having a plan, going all in, burning your bridges to find success is old school. We live in ever-changing times that demand you change as needed too...

Working & living are two important, yet distinct aspects of the way of life as we know it. Yes, work is a very crucial part of our existence, where many of us derive our self-worth and esteem through it. However, it can have the tendency to just envelop our entire lives, if we are unable to separate it from the rest of what life is all about.

So, how do you draw the line between work & life? How do you derive meaning and strength from each to help you flourish all around?

Listen & learn!

Raj Subrameyer is a tech career strategist & the author of Skyrocket Your Career, focused on helping people land their dream jobs & become successful leaders. He is passionate about guiding you to maximize your opportunities & discover your zone of genius. He has been featured in numerous publications, including CEOWorld Magazine, Authority Magazine, Career Addict, Thrive Global, Addicted2Success & The Good Men Project. In this episode, we discuss career strategies for landing and keeping your dream job!

You surf social media - consuming. You listen to a podcast, watch a youtube video, or a Netflix movie - consuming. You check out your feeds on various apps - consuming.

Our default behavior seems to be to consume!

What about creating? And, it can be as simple as cooking, reading, or doing chores that create an output.

While the majority of us consume more than we create, it's the few that create more than they consume who seem to be successful, happy & fulfilled!

Why and How? Tune in!