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Show HILLTOP TIMES 8 'TIMES March 18, 2010 CAREER /iom "J{ From page 1 of events held in honor of Federal Women's History Month. "What do you want to •; be when you grow up?" she asked the audience as she conducted what she described as an "interview for your personal* career planner." The response included a range of answers, but Miller reminded the group that it doesn't matter what they want to be. "It doesn't matter what you decide you want to be when you grow up as long as you ... decide on something," she explained. "Because if you KIMCOOK/U.S. Air Force don't know where you're Essye Miller, director of the Hill Air Force Base Communications Directorate, explains the going the decisions you finer points of expanding career horizons to a group gathered for a Federal Women's History make between here and Month event in Building 1289 in the PK Conference Room on March 11. your destination are just going to drive you down a path that you really don't want to go heart," Miller described. peared in the February 2005 issue down." of Enjoying Everyday Life. "Since "Don't look for a mentor who will it's those strengths that you want to tell you all the good," she warned. Miller also warned the audience build on, you want to be aware of the "You want somebody who will help about "chasing skinny rabbits" or weaknesses so that you can adjust you highlight your weaknesses as getting caught up in distractions or accommodate for them. (Still), well." that don't lead to your goals. She you want to focus more on those also stressed the importance of beCommunication is also important strengths." ing able to say "no." for your "M" team. "So many of us are afraid to share what's happen"Learn how to say no when people A balance between your pering in our personal lives sometimes ask you to do something that's not in sonal and professional life is also — not that people need to know line with the goals that you set and important, she said. We may lean everything — but they need to know where you're going in your life," she toward one or the other during our where you're going," Miller said. said. lifetimes, but that's OK as long as Along with goals and an "M" Miller stated that goals, both long- you're comfortable with adjusting, she added. team, it's also important for us to and short-term, are important in have a roadmap. Though roadmaps keeping yourself on the right track. To keep us on track, we need our are different for each individual, . She also stressed that it is important "M", or mentor team, Miller said. An Miller provided an example roadto write your goals down. "M" team consists of three different kinds of people, which she described map called the "Civilian Career "Write (your goals) down so that Pyramid," which includes a career you can come back to (them) period- as: broadening program meant to exically and check and see how you're • Coaches: who provide vision, pand the potential of government doing along the way," she said. guidance, and act as course correcservice employees at GS-11 to 14 Be sure to keep your goals in line tors levels. with your abilities as well, she add• Cheerleaders: who encourage ed. "You need to take your skills and and celebrate us Sometimes our roadmaps need abilities, your strengths and weakadjusting, Miller added. "If it's not • Champions: who advocate for us nesses into consideration," Miller working, you obviously need to As for the qualities a mentor said. change your roadmap." should have, "It has to be somebody She then referenced an article She also reminded the audience that you trust, it has to be somebody by Dr. John C. Maxwell entitled "A that "you are the key to your sucyou look up to, and somebody that Dream Is Not Enough," which apcess" and that no one should wait you know has your best interest at is oMot fiiaougd" by C. JUawA/e$... "Having a dream and fulfilling a dream are two different things. And if your dream does not match your abilities, it will be a nightmare. "On a scale from one to ten, if you are a two at something, don't spend a lot of time trying to improve in that area. If you work on it hard, you will probably only become about a four... If you are a two and you go up to a four, you will still be a little bit below average... So quit working on your weaknesses because if you work on your weaknesses, at best you are going to be average. <( You have to find your strengths; you have to find out what you are good at. If you are a six at something, you can advance to a seven or an eight." "A Dream is Not Enough" appeared in Maxwell's monthly e-newsletter, Leadership Wired, and in the February 2005 issue of Enjoying Everyday life magazine. A full version of the article can be found at httpyAvww.nextstepinc.org/ tp40/page.asp?id=118081. Maxwell's monthly e-newsletter can be found at www.injoy.com. for their turn when aiming for their goals. : "Be postured for the opportunity;" Miller said. "If you're ready for the opportunity there's nothing, I think,: that you have to worry about." Most important of all is having the motivation to work up to and meet your goals. "You don't want to exist," Miller said. "You can either live life or life can happen to you. 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