Mastering Your Next Level September Newsletter

	Dr. Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D.
Because It's Your Life, Not Just a Living™



October 2006	Brought to you by: Next Level Business and Professional Coaching

Table of Contents

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Article One: "Your Dream Job Yesterday?"
Article Two: "A Season to Celebrate Your Ultimate Gift... You"

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Article One

Your Dream Job Yesterday?
by Dorene Lehavi, PhD

Many of you seeking your purpose and /or dream career want it yesterday. No important move, decision or goal achievement happens that fast nor should it. There is a lot to learn and enjoy in the journey along the way and if you don’t take the time and focus on the here and now at each stage you are missing it all.
Your whole life has been a process of learning and growing. Steps forward and back. That’s how it is supposed to be. You did not arrive at where you are overnight. There are lessons to be learned before you move on. Now that you are ready to take the next step in your career decisions be patient and smell the roses on the way.

First, do the soul searching. What is it that you love and hate about what you do? Who are you in terms of what you want to express that is uniquely you, your passion, value wise, expertise, talents, etc. This is not a fill in the blanks exercise. This is the song “Getting to Know You” and the You is yourself. Enjoy every morsel that you learn. Savor it and grow!

If you do the work well, you will examine your dream down to the deepest scrutiny and be willing to face the fact that it may not be what you truly want after all. A client of mine wanted to leave his successful business to fulfill his dream to be a minister. He is an awesome communicator, spiritual and religious. He wants to give to others, to teach and mentor. All of it seemed to add up to the right choice . He scrutinized further with the willingness to examine the full picture more closely and be honest about it. That led him to acknowledge that his dream would not allow him to be home in the evenings and weekends with his family and his hobbies. This piece was an even bigger part of his dream.

Coming to this realization is an indispensable stepping stone in his journey. Despite his qualifications and desires, if he had jumped into it based on the dream he had held for years in time he would find himself back at square one and very unhappy. However, he experienced joy in the process of self discovery and embraced the clarity that resulted. The journey continues.

Along the way there are periods of not knowing. Sit with them and the answer will come. Do other things that you love in the meantime and if need be continue the work you are doing knowing that it is a temporary stopping place. The answers that you are looking for will appear. Engage a coach to support and guide you.
Be brave and willing to let what you thought you knew take you somewhere else completely. The rewards are there if you look.

Enjoy the journey!

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Article Two

A Season to Celebrate Your Ultimate Gift... You
by Dorene Lehavi, PhD

(Last year the article I wrote for October received more words of appreciation than any others and therefore, I am repeating it again. Remember it is a year later. I hope you enjoy it!)

I love birthdays. Your birthday means you are alive for another year and you have the hope and anticipation of the next one. Each year that we are alive we are being given the chance to be more, to learn, grow, expand, deepen relationships, and to enrich ourselves. New challenges await us. And each of us has our own unique journey.

For the past few years I've adopted the idea that a day of celebrating something so awesome as my life is not sufficient enough so I created the practice of celebrating my birth month. I have also made the whole fall season an addendum to my Oct. 30th birthday. When October rolls around, the anticipation of celebration begins.

Here are the things I do all month:

take stock of where I've been
make some plans for the coming year
decide on the type of celebration I want
get the calendar filled with friends and family members who want to celebrate with me
plan on buying myself something; sometimes a small thing, other times big
Pumpkins. I love anything pumpkin. I know my birthday is near when IHOP brings back their pumpkin pancakes and Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte appears. The rest of the year I am a true chocoholic, but given the choice, in my short season, I will go with the pumpkin!

This year was a giant birthday for me. On Oct. 30, 2005, my chronological age became 65. Many say, especially if you are a woman, you should not tell your age. I don't agree. For me the number is a badge to wear proudly.

First of all, I, like everyone else, have many ages. I look one age, feel another, and act another. All are legitimate. My chronological age is older than all of them, but it means a lot. It means that I have experienced 65 years of life.

It means I learned a lot. It means that I don't worry the small things and speak my mind more freely. It means I have more self-confidence and more humility. I believe I am wiser, but am also more aware of the limits of my knowledge.

I know the difference between true knowledge and information overload. I am more spiritual and more intent than ever to enjoy my life. I count my blessings with a greater appreciation than when I was younger. I resolve to do better and I concentrate on what is really important.

Ok, my birthday has now passed. My October is gone for another year and I am left with the colorful fall season and the holiday feelings that will carry through to the end of the year culminating and beginning anew on Jan. 1, 2006.

I hope I can inspire you no matter where your birthday/month falls on the calendar to find the good parts of yourself and strengthen those. Be kind to yourself and value each day of your life. We only have a short time down here to learn about ourselves, share our gifts, and leave our legacy.

I want to share my season with all of you by inviting you to appreciate yourself and those around you. My warmest wishes to you for the season of renewal, celebration and starting anew.

To Your Success,

Dr. Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D., Master Coach