CAREERS ARE CHANGING ALL THE TIME - ARE YOU? Jane Kenyon is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, coach and founder of The Well Heeled Divas Ltd. "In the past 16 years I have been involved in 9 businesses all focused in the business to business sector including consultancy, training, lifestyle management, IT, PR and networking. I have made money and lost it all twice, got myself embroiled in a few partnership deals I should never have touched and experienced some major highs selling businesses and acquiring others. But I have never lost my passion for business." "In 2007 I founded the Well Heeled Divas, an organisation focused on female empowerment with a pretty big vision - to inspire 1 million women to step up to entrepreneurship, leadership and wealth contribution, who in turn, will inspire 1 million young girls to raise their aspirations, believe in themselves and shine." Each month Jane shares her views on our business theme. This month Jane tells us why it is important to: Get going, get better and get bolder.. The Well Heeled Diva Says..... I am so thankful that the term 'Job for Life' has become extinct. Who wants to do the same thing, in the same environment, with the same people, for the same company for life?? I get goose bumps even thinking about it! Growth and evolution are my watch words. Change is GOOD. Get going and get better, bigger and bolder. I understand this may be a typical response of a serial entrepreneur and if you are facing redundancy or forced change due to downsizing etc my words of wisdom may be too conceptual and not necessarily helpful, but I believe you can and always do choose your response to any situation. You can view your current predicament as a disaster and remain helpless or you can see it as a gift and an opportunity to reflect on whether this is what you want to do for the rest of your working life - ask yourself.... What would I be doing if all my financial commitments were sorted? What would I do for free? What would you I do if i knew that at the end of my life there was a final reckoning? What is your legacy? Why are you here? On planet earth, at this time, in this moment? If the answer to any of the above is 'I have no idea' Would now not be a good time to find out? There are a myriad of personal development programmes, seminars, books and coaches that can help. Even when you know what you want to do the nature of work and business shifts every day - customers needs change; new competitors arrive; suppliers drift, technology advances and people move on - so should you. Going through the motions is a life not lived. You are worth so much more - find your flow, give yourself permission to explore, try new things, meet new people, find people that are doing the things you would like to do and ask them for advice/guidance. Remember the universe rewards action so do something today! Jane   IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED YET ......... YOU'VE MISSED THESE GREAT ARTICLES FROM JANE FEBRUARY - MARKETING - Myth, Magic or Just Common Sense? Having spent 12 years in the corporate sector as a marketing professional and a further 16 years running businesses I feel comfortable putting my neck on the block and saying I am a marketing expert and I get it. But I am simply amazed at how many people seriously don't! JANUARY - GOALS DON'T COUNT I have to say I do tend to get a little exasperated with the amount of New Year messages I receive from well meaning personal development driven organisations telling me that if I just do this or that I can avoid all the obvious mistakes I made this year and miraculously my life will be so much better! Oh really?? DECEMBER - KNOW YOUR FLOW Whenever I pose the question 'so what is an entrepreneur then?' top of the list is always a creator/ideas person/opportunist but you know, some of the richest and most successful entrepreneurs in the world did not create a thing nor did they come up with an idea or unique product. NOVEMBER - CHANGE IS GOOD I was in conversation with a women the other day who was just about to launch her first business at age 42 and she referred to this time in her life as her second life! She is one of a growing number of people finding the courage to step up and change their lives OCTOBER - WOMEN & WEALTH - A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN Women and the pursuit of wealth are strange bedfellows. Every time I pose the question 'Who wants to be wealthy'? to a group of women a few hands are tentatively raised not without a look of sheer guilt at the audacity of such an admission. SEPTEMBER - QUALIFICATIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH Personally, I am an advocate for university education but have always maintained it is a life experience, rather than a job guarantee. That said, I think our education system is failing to address the core life skills our young people need to make it in our dynamic, global and fast moving economy. AUGUST - JANE KENYON: PROFILE Jane Kenyon is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, coach and founder of The Well Heeled Divas Ltd. She is recognised by her peers as an inspiring individual who has the ability and talent to expect nothing less than outstanding and although she has experienced hardships in both her personal and business life, she never quits.   BUT DONT'T PANIC!   YOU CAN STILL READ THESE ARTICLES .......... BY SUBSCRIBING NOW! © CORTEX MEDIA 2009