{"id":10880,"date":"2010-02-28T22:09:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T02:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=10880"},"modified":"2010-02-28T22:09:15","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T02:09:15","slug":"ask-dr-muse-life-coach-time-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/28\/ask-dr-muse-life-coach-time-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Dr. Muse-Life Coach: Time & Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nicolelogo\"<\/a>Many JETs and JET alumni find themselves at a crossroads regarding their careers and career options.\u00a0 Nicole D. Mignone (Akita-ken, 1991-1993)<\/strong>, a certified life coach, <\/strong>will be periodically posting articles for the benefit of the JET Community. You can read more of her life-related articles at her blog thealchemyofbalance.blogspot.com<\/a>.\u00a0 She also offers individual life and business coaching. For more information, email Nicole at drmuse@jetwit.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dear Dr. Muse<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have time for all these creative exercises you post and I can\u2019t afford to leave my current job, what can I do? B.B., Texas<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear B.B.:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

A common lament even from people who love their current jobs is that they want more time but cannot give up\u00a0their current income level\u00a0.\u00a0 Your question may involve several underlying issues.\u00a0 First, ensure you have accurate information regarding your current financial situation. \u00a0Do you have a budget and understand exactly how much money you<\/span> need to live responsibly now and in the future?\u00a0 Understanding your money now empowers you so that life does not force you to understand it later [with harsher consequences, usually].\u00a0 The internet offers many resources for self education on this topic.<\/p>\n

This information allows you to strategically plan for a job search or transition and aim higher for salary and job satisfaction.\u00a0 Also, pay attention and be responsible for the words you choose to characterize your life.\u00a0 If you find yourself stating you cannot afford something, an internal alarm should sound.\u00a0 We can afford the things in life we truly need and want; we allocate our resources\u2014time and money\u2014toward what we value. \u00a0Finally, evaluate whether this statement hinders you from having what you want and challenge its veracity.<\/p>\n

A second issue concerns the scarce resource of time.\u00a0 If you operate from a premise that you can make more money but not time, you may assess your life differently.\u00a0 What would you like time for? \u00a0How do you currently spend your time in a day? \u00a0Can you adjust something and make time to plan a change in your life?\u00a0 Again, we spend our money and time on what we value, so what we really <\/em>want we find a way.\u00a0 If you really do want time to plan and do these things, you will find time. \u00a0If not, then investigate other ways to shift your thinking around your current job.<\/p>\n

Finally, this type of question often arises when people are stressed and in \u201csurvival\u201d mode.\u00a0 During times like this, it may be helpful to first assess your lifestyle and health before embarking on big changes. \u00a0Get enough sleep, exercise, and choose to take care of your health so you have a clear mind and energy to do the things you want.\u00a0 I hope this was helpful.<\/p>\n

If you want to expand on any of these areas, email me with questions.<\/p>\n

Like hiring a personal trainer to reach your fitness goals, a personal life coach can assist you to attain your personal goals. \u00a0You may write the Muse with any coaching questions, or inquiries into life coaching options on a one-time or ongoing basis at drmuse@jetwit.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many JETs and JET alumni find themselves at a crossroads regarding their careers and career options.\u00a0 Nicole D. Mignone (Akita-ken, 1991-1993), a certified life coach, will be periodically posting articles for the benefit of the JET Community. You can read more of her life-related articles at her blog thealchemyofbalance.blogspot.com.\u00a0 She also offers individual life and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[183,184,179],"class_list":["post-10880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-life-coach","tag-life-coaching","tag-life-coaching-career-change"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-2Pu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10880"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10956,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880\/revisions\/10956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}