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f you have not already landed the perfect job
in the course of doing the preceding exer-
cises, then you may be wondering how to
Imanage the transition period. Of course,
if you have received a handsome severance package or are inde-
pendently wealthy, you won’t need to worry about holding down
a day job while you transition to your dream job or get your own
business up and running. The rest of us need this chapter. While
some people can afford to just start a business or resign a job and
leisurely look about for the perfect career, others have families
to support or rent to pay and don’t have the liberty to stop doing
what they are currently doing. If you fall into this category, do not
despair! You have plenty of company.
When I started coaching, I was still working full-time at Chase,
paying outrageous Manhattan rent, paying off credit card debts,
and also saving money to start my business. My case is the norm
rather than the exception. Most of us simply don’t have the luxury
of not working for an extended period. In this chapter, I will share
some tips on how to shine at your current job while taking steps
toward creating your ideal career. Mindful that you probably won’t
have oodles of idle hours during this transition period, I’ll start by
helping you cut out the time wasters so you’ll have the freedom to
make the transition to the work you love.

Free Up Your Time

One prerequisite to managing your
career transition is freeing up your
How beautiful it is to
time. You need to make the time to
do nothing, and then
figure out your ideal career and plan
rest afterward.
your corresponding actions. Cut out
all superfluous activities by automat- —SPANISH PROVERB
ing and streamlining your life. You’ll be
working one and a half or even two jobs.
It’s not as dire as it may sound: you will