Hints to help

Q: I love my work, team and organization, so I don’t understand why I’m feeling so stagnant and bored. I’d appreciate some suggestions to kick start my year.

A: Sometimes we need a change and a challenge. Here are some ideas to make 2012 a motivating adventure.

Take on something completely different at work. Step up for an acting role, a secondment to a project, or an assignment in new department where you would be shaken out of your comfort zone, challenged and grow.

Initiate a cause in your organization that’s meaningful to you. A client of mine led a team to build a school in Kenya.

Hire coach to give you a shot in the arm, a kick in the butt and explore more of your potential!

Mentor someone who you really want to see succeed at work or in your community.

Take an intensive leadership program, get a degree, learn to conquer a fear. Engage your mind in new ways.

Set a lofty career aspiration with an unrealistic timeline and ask a mentor to hold you to it.

Take a sabbatical to work with a community that would benefit from your expertise. Nothing is more humbling or rewarding than serving those who attempt to do so much with so little.

Transfer to another geographic region or business partner. Be bold. Go somewhere you don’t speak the language.

Write a professional bucket list and start tackling it NOW. If you only had one year left at your company what would you want your legacy to be?

Email me what you choose and in December let me know how it went. Make it a breathtaking year!

Joni Mar is a Vancouver-based Master Certified Coach who works with leaders, executives and teams to reach their goals. Learn more about her at www. Joni Mar.com