Day job to dream job – Realize your dream job
Date: December 8, 2014
Name: Day job to dream job – Realize your dream job
Presenter: Kary Oberbrunner
Many people are dissatisfied with their current jobs. People are afraid to risk their current financial security to pursue their dream job. Kary Oberbrunner, the author, coach and the speaker, designs the concept “Igniting Souls” to help people clarify their passion and desire of their ultimate dreams. As the founder of Redeem the Day, he helps many business and nonprofit communities. In this webinar, Oberbrunner will help people to escape their trapped world and prepare to live their dreams.
Oberbrunner believes there are people who have not reached their full potential and stuck in the areas of lives, such as professionally, relationally, spiritually, emotionally and physically. In addition, when people feel they are stuck in their job, they could not fulfill their desire lifestyles. Oberbrunner mentions when people feel they are imprisoned in their job, they will never satisfy no matter how big the pay check is.
Oberbrunner discovers dream jobbers will improve their experience when there are freedom, finances and fulfillment. This means they can go wherever they want, earn as much as they want, and live like whatever they want. Therefore, Oberbrunner creates the 9 steps to realize their dream jobs.
9 steps to realize your dream job in 2015
Step #1: Design your story
People should feel they are alive all the time. They need to tie to their unique stories make it powerful. By designing their own stories, they need to assign their stories as their vision. Moreover, Oberbrunner wants people to use their “GPS” to dictate their destination, which are their stories.
Step #2: Design your space
People should create experiences to add value to their positive values. They need to think about their stories and position them in ways that they can see their paths. People can create reference to their stories to help them break free. By creating the space and opportunities, people can see how their stories impact their values. Oberbrunner believes people’s experiences can reflect their values in the long run.
Step #3: Design your service
People want to get out of their current lifestyles, but they do not know what to go in. In addition, people need to drive through the drill by understanding what kind of services they can provide to the world. Services need to be straightforward; in fact, confusion repels people because people will not buy if there is no clarity. Oberbrunner creates the value proposition statement to help people realize their services. The statement starts with “I am”, continues with “who helps”, realizes the “do/understand” and ends with “so what”. Oberbrunner suggests people to choose their solution, then their service style.
| Sample of I am | |
| Teacher | Share information |
| Trainer | Share skills |
| Mentor | Share experience |
| Consultant | Share advice |
| Tutor | Share guidence |
| Creator | Share inspiration |
| Specalizer | share expertise |
| Speaker | Share content |
| Writer | Share stories |
| Counselor | Share therapy |
| Coach | Share information |
Step #4: Create your platform
Life is like on a shelf because they need to be displayed. People need to figure out how to recognize their amazing ideas to the world. They need to create platform by position things based on creator, cause and community. Sometimes it is not because of message, but it is how people find ways to be seen or heard. The larger and higher the platform, more people will recognize. In this generation, job landscape is changing and they need to take control of themselves for their career. Oberbrunner believes if people want to be heard, they must be seen.
Step #5: Create your product
People want solution to their problems. Therefore, the products people create must match solve their issues. Every product has a framework. The framework is a process that helps provide a solution to a problem. The more simple and clear, the better influence and impact. Oberbrunner indicates products can increase influence, impact and income.
Step 6: Create your promotion
There is a difference between the traditional and current ways of thinking about marketing. Many unsuccessful people think they should manufacture or design the product without let others know and market at the end. However, this will create issues when people do not want the product. Successful people break the traditional ways with backward thinking. They will market before produce because this will help them figure out the demand. By understanding what market wants, they will be likely to accept the products people design. Oberbrunner believes it is important to market before manufacture to avoid any side way dramas.
Step #7: Maintain your community
People cannot success on their own. They need partners and teamwork to work together. There are 4 types of teammates.
| Fans | The people who believe in you |
| Freelancers | The people who work with you |
| Friends | The people who vouch for you |
| Funders | The people who invest in you |
Money is the rarely the problem because people will invest if they are serious and passion about their businesses. Oberbrunner emphasizes every dream needs a team.
Step #8: Maintain your clarity
People are trying way too much to be successful. Many successful people only do few things well and only choose few to show up. By understanding what the critical core things are is important. When people are on social media, they try to do too many things at once, which can confuse audience. People need to move on. Massive action creates massive result; however, massive redundant action will lead to massive unnecessary result. Oberbrunner believes complexity kills clarity.
Step #9: Maintain your creditability
Oberbrunner believes “victim lies in BED, victor uses OAR”. In the first part of statement, the BED stands for blame, excuses, and denial. On the other hand, the OAR stands for ownership, accountability and responsibility. Oberbrunner believes success is found in singularity.
People need that daily accountability. Leaving the day job is a big decision. However, Oberbrunner understands the risk can be very high. If there is a plan with small safe and smart steps, it will lead to a successful payoff. Many people feel they play life not to lose; nevertheless, Oberbrunner wants people to feel they play life to win.
“Fear is not the enemy. Inaction is”
“By choosing not to make a decision, you choose to stay exactly where you are”
“Get busy living or get busy dying”