after all the years of great service. The
resentment at the change. The longing
to be back to where it all started. The
tiny excitement at the possibilities going
forward. The fear of what the future
will bring. For Joshua, he has to learn to
change his mindset. What has happened
is in the past, and it is in going forward
that the key to Joshua’s success lies.
The next step is for Joshua to prioritize
what needs to be taken care of, from a
financial point of view. Are there any
loans or advances that he needs to pay off.
Is there a mortgage that can be cleared
so that Joshua can rest easy knowing that
his family has a roof over their heads.
What other key expenditure needs to be
budgeted for against a review of Joshua’s
current assets. A financial plan will allow
Joshua to organize himself in such a way
that he is not stressed. This will then allow
him to focus on the next steps.
What would Joshua want to do next? If he
wishes to go back into employment, then
he would need to spruce up his CV, update
his LinkedIn profile and review his skills
and qualifications. After 20 years, has the
market changed and are the requirements
now different? Joshua needs to assess
what skills are now in demand in the job
market. The world has switched to digital
platforms and services and Joshua needs
to be conversant with these. A coach can
also help him map his strengths and skills
and find alternative careers for him.
If Joshua decides that he would like
to try his hand at income generation
or self-employment, then he needs to
decide what he is interested in. Could it
be farming or hardware? Is it training or
another professional service? Once the
coach helps Joshua discover this, then the
process of outlining all the necessary steps
and success factors to help Joshua build
his business will set in.
him move forward at all times.
Joshua has left behind colleagues and
friends who have to deal with change
within the organization. They have to work
with new structures and new colleagues.
For the teams, coaching can also help deal
with these aspects of change, but that will
be a subject of the next article.
If you are going through change at your
work place and you are impacted, think
of this quote by Socrates: “The secret of
change is to focus all of your energy, not
on fighting the old, but on building the
new.” Working with an executive coach
can make all the difference to your career
journey.
As Joshua is going through all these
activities and making life changing
decisions, he can also benefit from
coaching by using the opportunity to
focus on himself. Joshua needs to ensure
that he keeps busy, remains positive and
works towards his goal. The role of the
coach is to hold him accountable for all
the choices he makes and help him get to
his end goal. The coach is his sounding
board and his cheer leader as well, helping
Thrity Engineer-Mbuthia is a Certified
Executive Coach who holds the
Associate Certified Coach credential from
International Coach Federation. She is the
first woman in Kenya to be accredited as
Fellow - Chartered Institute of Marketing.
You can reach her on mail at: Info@
thrityengineer.org.
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