and in each episode, patrick combs will give you a hot tip to get you out of your seat and on your wayfinding a satisfying career. there are three main steps in this course: step 1: self knowledge & exploration; answering the question, what do i really want? step 2: career & educational exploration; or, what's out there for me? step 3: career planning & implementation; or, how do i get what i want? >> they did a study some years ago and they found out that a huge percentage of people weren't in the job, whatever the job was, 30 days after they started the job - it was somewhere around 69%. so, people, if they're in a bad job, they leave it. the issue is, do you want to take the job? do you want to spend a week or two there or a month or two or even a year or two there finding out it isn't the job you want and then leave it with a tremendous loss of self-esteem. i mean you always feel lousy about yourself. why didn't i know it was going to be like this? or trying to figure out ahead of time what kind of work is fitting for what you have enthusiasms for, what your skills are, and so on.

i'm patrick combs with another hot tip. talk great to yourself.ammad ali is the only boxer ever to win the heavyweight championship title three times. we all know how good he was at talking great about himself. for instance, what he said before the joe frazier fight, "there's not a man alive who can whoop me. i'm too fast. i'm too smart. i'm too pretty. i should be a postage stamp. that's the only way i'll ever get licked." ali mastered great self talk and he did it at an early age. at 16 years old, he'd introduce himself by saying, "i'm going to be the heavyweight champion of the world someday and i'm going to be famous." it's no surprise that his dreams came true with such great self talk. self talk shapes your self image, your self image shapes your daily actions. and, of course, your actions shape your future. so the next time you hear yourself say something negative, like, i can't, i hate it, that's impossible, or i'm not good enough. notice it was negative and change it to positive language, like: i can. this is a challenge. it's possible. i

i'm patrick combs with another hot tip. use the buddy system! your friends to support you while you're making your career plans come true. i first saw the magic of getting close friends to keep me on track when i was in college. my best professor was working on her doctorate and i asked her, "isn't it hard to stay motivated to write this gigantic thesis paper?" and she says, "no. i've got deals with my three best friends. i make them a great dinner if they'll call me once a week and ask, 'so, how are you doing on your thesis.' one friend calls monday, another calls on wednesday, the other calls on friday. and knowing that they're going to call to check on my progress keeps me on task." i've been using the buddy system ever since and it is hot stuff. it makes you feel supported, like someone besides yourself is anxious for you to succeed. and you get hooked on not wanting to let your buddies down. so here's your assignment. call someone today and tell them that you're working on a new career plan. ask them to call you on a regular basis to check