Comprehending the Green Economy
To begin, you need to understand that the green economy is growing, changing and evolving all the time. Products manufactured today may be obsolete next year, the year after that, or five years from now. This may make some leery but if you think about it for a moment , it means there are many revolving opportunities.
Many factors are impacting how the green economy is unfolding.The New Obama policies, the availability of grants and funds for business start up, educating people in the Going Green Business, are just a couple of the factors needed to enhance green job opportunities .
Steps You Can Begin:
Begin by searching the Internet, reading news releases, news papers, magazines and most of all willing to change your career thinking to becoming an Independent Contractor. Getting back to the American Dream and stop falling into the same old trend Americans have taken over the last 50 years of working to have some company become your future through the 401 K, savings plans, W-2’s controlled by groups that may or may not be in business 5 years from now. The Going Green Opportunities are going to be around for many years to come. The LEED Programs extend from 2030 to 2050 with visions and steps right now. What is to come next year, the next 4 years, with out Going Green Technology.
Begin to Focus
There is so many Green Projects coming out daily that you may get taken back from lack of knowledge of the industry. You need to start searching out your Talents and vocational knowledge and see how they match to your going green career .
Once you pin point your Going -Green niche you move into the drivers seat for your destination. You may have been a salesman in the past, a fabricator, a designer, a marketing professional, an administrator, a bookkeeper, an attorney, a CPA, the list goes on. We never lose our knowledge, talents, one just has to figure out how to make their training connect with the new training of Green Technology and your train leaves the station.
Now that you are on the train of thoughts, you must start by listing out those talents and skills of knowledge, but you also should add in what most careers in the past did not have available. This is what I call your child thinking. Thinks you really like to do, sports, hiking, fishing, golfing, and use that to fit yourself into a Going Green Opportunity.
Although money is important in life, money is not everything. First make your decisions based on how you fit in a particular company. You can always work out the financial aspects one your mind is settled on the right Going Green Group. Stay focused on your future. .
Educate Your Self in the Direction You want to Go
I recommend you take a Going Green Training Certification Class, maybe a one day seminar, read a lot, talk with people who are in the particular Green Business of your choice. For example a Solar Business one would want to become familiar with the solar technology, installation procedures, how to calculate usage, and how to market the product.
Walk Slow and Drink Ice Water:
Move slowly and keep an open mind while investigating your Going Green future. Set in place goals based on how fast you want to change your career. In many cases you may need to move a bit faster because you are out of a job. Don’t use excuse you do not have the money to move forward or to take that seminary , or certification. Your future is at stake here, and there is an old saying, “Where there is a will there is a way”.
Don’t give up. There is an old tape from the 50’s named Never Give UP. Another named I Can Do It, Another Acres of Diamonds All Around You. Those old training tapes were loaded with motivation and I truly believe those turned the economy around after the Great Depression. So one must motivate their mind in order to land a great career.
A Journey You Must Take
Think of a clock on the wall. Let’s take 6:00 , 9:00, 12:00, and 3:00 in that particular order. Your search begins at 6:00. The search starts out as a tribulation because of all the learning efforts you will have to take to find where you fit in the Going Green arena. The clock tics on and you get to 9:00 on the clock. Here we have endured some of the trails of the tribulation where you began at 6:00. But you are learning how to endure the steps you are taking . The clock tics on to 12:00 and you have learned patience, and now you are ready for the opportunity because you have prepared yourself from reading, listening, training’s, and asking questions. The clock tics on toward 3:00 and you search out that perfect Going Green Career. Finally the Clock reaches 3:00 and you have located that wonderful career change. Now your future has been changed.
Going Green is definitely a process. I suggest you volunteer with community projects, begin to make your resume green, and have fun with your new Going Green Career. One final note, think about starting your day with a positive attitude. If we all start saying to each other Going Green is an exciting and correct way to change the way we live and at the same time change the environment in some way, we will all become winners.
By Dr. Grady Mayeaux, Ph.D
Consultant
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