Do you want to change your career?

But every time you stuck with your inner question 'But'.  So stop thinking about 'But' instead take action. Instead of following your passion and money, think what  you should do to enjoy every moment of your life.

Here is a real life story on how we changed our career after a short trip in Nairobi.

Aditya and Alta in Nairobi National Park

Quit Our Jobs, Moved To Nairobi, Stopped Existing, and Started Living

“Giraffes!” The excited shout from my son, Aditya, jolted me awake. I opened my eyes and saw three giraffes standing very near the Mombasa highway as if welcoming us to Nairobi.

Our driver pointed towards Nairobi National Park along the Mombasa highway. We were thrilled to be so near to streams, woodlands and ravines where lions hunt, black rhinos browse and white rhinos graze.

It was a long journey from our home in Mumbai to Nairobi, and we were very tired, but the cool breeze and the bright, green surroundings had a wonderful effect on me. I looked at my husband who, eyes glued to the screen of his iPhone and rubbing back of his neck as usual, was busy responding to emails on his smartphone.

I couldn’t stop wondering how I could bring about a career change for my husband, Babi. Of late, he had become a cubicle-dweller. Long, stressful hours at the office were affecting his mind and body. He was suffering from severe obesity in his mid-forties.

He needed a change, and it was proving to be a difficult decision for him. It was not easy to sit down and plan a career while being in a senior position with a busy schedule.

Even though I spent 25 years helping others with their careers, I hadn't thought a holiday would be a good option to plan a midlife career change. But, they say travel is the midwife of thought, and my husband clearly needed some contemplative time to completely unplug himself.

I proposed a three-day trip to Nairobi, Since I knew Babi had a childhood dream to see the big five African forest animals, I proposed a three-day trip to Nairobi.

We booked an open-roof SUV and a Massai guide. While my son and I were working on the safari plan, Babi was still busy with his iPhone, attending to client calls, instructing his team on how to manage escalations, and getting updates. It was sad to see how his work kept him from relaxing.

The Nairobi National Park features a glorious stretch of savanna set against the Nairobi skyline. The park includes a wide variety of habitats, from open grass plain with scattered acacia bushes to rocky river gorges and dry forests.

There was no mobile coverage within the forest so finally Babi couldn’t get busy with his office work.

Our guide spotted a leopard in a bush. We were in total silence. The leopard passed by the car with silent footfalls, so near that I was able to see the dense whiskers framing his mouth.

Forest rangers broadcast the movement of a lion family. When we found them, their ears pricked up at our approach, and they casually glanced towards us. A big male rested beneath a bush, enjoying the morning winter sun. The lioness, three adolescent males and the cubs were still busy eating the remaining portion of an impala.

Finally, dream met reality . The wild animals and the smell and silence of the forest completely refreshed our minds. Over dinner Babi said, “Thanks! It’s been an excellent day. I’m glad I wasn’t involved in office work.”

We returned to our busy life in Mumbai, and chaos took over once more. In addition, we realized the impact of pollution and smog on our health.

We started talking about relocating to Kenya so we could really feel and enjoy the ultimate wildlife experience.

We selected Kenya because it’s easy to get a work permit for Kenya, and it has many people of Indian origin. Irrespective of some crime and security issues, Nairobi is booming financially and economically as well as being a popular tourist destination. Another added advantage for us was that English is the primary language of communication.

We began taking some small steps to choose a new career for my husband based on who he wanted to be. After some deliberation, Babi decided to start working as an independent consultant in IT. We worked on his LinkedIn profile and started building a network with people located in eastern Africa and who knew various aspects of working and staying there.

Babi signed a two-year contract as an information security and process consultant. We relocated to Nairobi and took a luxury serviced apartment.

Now Babi has plenty of time for his hobbies like gardening and reading. We often go to the Nairobi Arboretum for mediation and yoga in the early morning, something we could never do in Mumbai.

The three-day trip, in the end, helped us to find a new career for my husband. We used to just exist, but now we are fully living our lives in Nairobi. I didn't expect our holiday to Kenya to change our life, but now I have tucked “Take a Holiday” into my toolbox of things to share with my own clients.

Alta has a background as a hiring manager in a fast-growing startups. Today, she works as a career coach. She is the founder of CareerChoicesHelp.com  where she helps people find and build meaningful careers. She lives in Nairobi with her husband.

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To become a content writer, you need to need to write awesome content quickly and  avoid some basic mistakes. Here, I will share with  you secrets to become a five figure freelance content  writer and get high paying gigs  outside content mills.

5 Must Have Skills To Stay Popular As Content  Writer

1. Identify and select an in demand topic which is trending or create a new angle to an evergreen content. And you need to write for your perfect reader. 

2. Do an indepth research to make your awesome content an unique content. You have to follow the advice of Hungarian physicist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, who said: “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what NOBODY else has thought.” Your job is to identify that topic or specific angle on a subject never-before explored–and expose it. Content curation is another strategy to create original content.

3. You need to add probing commentary and analysis to make your content more valuable. One of my favorite examples of probing commentary is from the Anthony Burgess’ book The Clockwork Orange. This nightmare vision of the future questions the meaning of freedom, good and evil, violence and redemption.

4. Create your own voice and style. This will differentiate you from other writers. Don't afraid to ask unusual question. We consume online content differently, so as content creators, you have to write online content differently. Create visual content for better engagement with your readers.

5. Create your tribe using social media, listen what they are asking and provide answers to their questions. This fan followers will create a ever expanding brand for you.

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In this video I'll share 8 secrets for how you can learn to write faster and still create the highest quality content.

 1. Take a look at your internal dialog before you do anything and really look at the story you are telling yourself about the things you want to change.  For example, never say that you are a slow writer.

2. The two questions you need to ask yourself before writing so that you can reverse engineer your content and get your readers the results they are looking for. While creating this video I thought what will be your takeaway from this video.

3. How you can organize all of your ideas in one place so you can write faster. You can use onenote, Evernote, google docs.

4. The importance of keeping things short and sweet. The secret is to be valuable and persuasive.
5. Why you need to stop everything and create an editorial calendar before writing another word.
6. Why trying to complete the entire writing process at one time won't help you write faster.
7. Work expands to the time allotted...if you want to write faster you need to set a time limit.
8. Be the vessel, not the source. Allow quality content to come through you and take the pressure off yourself by realizing you're not doing this alone.

The 5 mistakes to avoid becoming a successful content writer

1. Not building relationships with fellow freelance writers, editors
2. Instead of letting rejection crush you, be strengthened by rejection. Rejection is a normal part of the writing process. So, remind yourself of this fact every single time that you receive a rejection.
3. Not having your own website showcasing your portfolio.
4. Working for content mills with lower pay.
5. Not Treating Your Writing As a Business

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