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The Parallel Career Way to Lifestyle
Alternatives
Many people change careers because they are seeking
lifestyle alternatives.
We're NOT referring to the lifestyles of a hippie group,
a religious cult or other fringe communities. We're
referring to lifestyle choices as a result of
building successful and fulfilling careers. These
lifestyle alternatives are the dreams of every person
but are enjoyed by only some. In which group do you want
to be?
Lifestyle
Alternatives are About
Having More Choices
You
may be seeking lifestyle alternatives which have nothing
to do with earning more money. You decide to change
career the parallel career way because you're seeking a
different lifestyle that will give you more
Time, more Freedom and more Control such
as...
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Spending
more time with the people and things' you
love - your love ones, your hobby or your life's
passion. |
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When
to wake up and when to work - you plan
your own working hours
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Who
to work with - choose not to work with those
you do not want to
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Where
to work from - a home office...your kitchen
table...or a shared office. |
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What
to wear - you can be in your pyjamas or wear
a tuxedo.
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Freedom
to make decisions - no need to seek
permission from anyone
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Freedom
to implement ideas - no need to 'sell'
your idea to a committee. |
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Full
control over your livelihood - no need to
report to your boss. |
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These
lifestyle alternatives give you the choice to
choose...
while
others go to work every Monday because
they have to (afterall it's called a working
day)...
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....you're
still in your pyjamas having breakfast
with your spouse and watching your
favourite sport on ESPN. Later, you
decide to play a round of golf instead
of doing paperwork since you worked
until late the previous night. And...you
don't have to inform the boss! |
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others are busy writing a report to
management on what they achieved during a recent
business trip... |
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....you
attend a luncheon to raise money for
homeless teenagers. |
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others have to apply for leave to go for
a holiday... |
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you go when it suits you. |
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While
you still have a job, do not fall into the trap of
complacency and a sense of false security. Instead,
start thinking about a parallel career. Start
with the end in mind. Ask yourself what
lifestyle would give you real satisfaction?
Your
Choice of Lifestyle Depends
on Your Values
It
is said that the best
lifestyle is to have a career you love and have someone
to love.
To
love is to value. What are your values that are most
important to you? Are they for the moment or a lifetime?
Here are some to ponder...
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Good
health and physical fitness |
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Recognition
from others for your achievements, status and
position |
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Touching
the lives of others |
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Your
religious beliefs |
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Financial
security |
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Nature |
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Independence |
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Your
spouse or partner |
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Spend
time with your children and be there whenever
they need you |
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Your
association, society or alumni |
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Knowledge
and continuing education |
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Stability
and order |
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Tidiness
and an organised environment |
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Owning
a home |
Your
Values Determine Your Plans and Actions
When
you know what you really want...begin
to build a parallel career while
you still have a job with the end goal of quitting your
job and 'doing your own thing'.
Don't
just change career. Choose one of the lifestyle
alternatives that give you real satisfaction.
Dream about...then work towards it the parallel career
way. The parallel career way just makes this transition
less stressful.
ParallelCareer.com
provides you with tips, ideas and a guide to get your
parallel career going. Read every page on this
site...then read again. Watch out for the Parallel
Career newsletter for more tips, ideas and
business opportunities.
Related
Articles
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Alternatives
to Work in the Mainstream -
(Counselling &
Career Services UC Santa Barbara) Comment:
Discusses work/career alternatives with a tinge of lifestyle
alternatives.
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Freelancing
Lifestyle Alternatives - (a page from
ParallelCareer.com) Comment: Mllions
of people all over the world have established
highly-successful careers as freelancing professionals.
Many of these work-from-home professionals have found
that freelancing offers a dream lifestyle – flexible
working hours, free from bosses, total control,
independence and ‘good money’.
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