Looking around and feel like this is not your life?

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Kateryna Armenta, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.

If you open this title and start reading it, then I know how you feel.
I was in that same place 8, 6, and 4 years ago.
Don’t worry; there is nothing wrong with you, and you are not alone. Every person feels like they are not sure if that is the life they want to live at least once in their lifetime.
And if this is where you stand today? – it is fantastic because you are ready for a change.

I will tell you about my few experiences.
8 years ago, when I moved to the United States and didn’t have good English, I started to work as a waitress for my first job and making sandwiches for my second job. I enjoyed it for some time, especially being in the service industry and building my communication skills. By the way, it served me in life a big deal. But time was going by, and after a year after I learned everything I could and make all the money it was in this job, I was ready for more. Not just for more but much more.
In my head, I had this thought :
I know I am made for so much more! But what exactly?
So here I started to look for different jobs trying to find what more looks like for me.
I looked at so many different roles and positions and, at one point, even thought to go to the army.
An army could be a great beginning, but I am glad I didn’t make it that far with that idea.
So my next on the listed job was hostess at TGI Fridays, and it became boring in 2 months and made me feel the same again.
I knew I had to learn something new to work at a different level. That is when came my interest in H&R block. Why? – after you work with them for a season at the reception, your tax associate education course is free. At that time, all I could afford is free… So that is what I did. I work at the reception for a season and then took a 3-month course to become a tax associate.
That 3-month course gave me more than just a certificate and knowledge to do something different. It gave me courage and confidence as well. English being my second language, everything seemed more difficult than for any other person out there.
But as you know, Tax season is only 3 months… so how to support me in the other 9 months of the year?
By the way, I worked with them for 4 seasons before I decided to finish my Tax career.
So there I was again on the great hunt for my next position where I can show my talents. I wrote all my skills and thought about what type of job I could apply them to. Checking indeed daily and see if the job opportunities that showed up anyhow matched my list of skills.
And when I saw the position at that time, all the skills that I had lined up. Interested in what it was? – wasn’t yet my dream management job, but I felt like I was getting much closer.
I changed my resume, prayed over it, kissed it, and send it to ResortQuest for a receptionist position.
THEY CALLED ME FOR AN INTERVIEW. It was a win for me. The interview went well, and then I waited, and it was nothing. So I picked up my phone with my voice shaking. I called General Manager who interviewed me. I can’t remember what exactly I said, but something like, give me a chance, I know I can do it. From that phone conversation, it was clear he wasn’t planning to hire me, but that short act of boldness changed his mind, and he said I have a position for you at a smaller building location; I think you will be a great fit there; come back in one week to start your onboarding process. I jumped as height I could and celebrated.

I have few tips if you are planning to change your career and get to the management position one day:
1. Get your resume ready and look good. What made a difference for me? – I hired a resume professional to write my resume – instantly, it raised my value by 10K, and I only spent $300.
When applying to a different position, spend time writing cover later and telling them why they want you.
2. At the interview – try to be confident and show them you know what you are talking about or let them know you can learn quickly even if you don’t see the topic.
3. Don’t be afraid to call them 3 days after the interview, maybe not even once.
4. Can’t make it straight to the management position? – ask them to hire you at other positions at this company to prove you are the right fit.
5. And in case you failed this one time, you learned, and next time you have no fear to jump into it again.
6. Hire a coach, and you will get to your goal 3-4 times faster.

What took me nearly 4 years to get to my first management position, you can accomplish in 1 year or less.