I often talk about the importance of keeping your eyes open for signs to help you make your next move to personal fulfillment and professional success.

If a particular door to a cherished goal keeps closing on you, it's because there is another door getting ready to open. As Helen Keller so wisely said, when one door closes, another opens.

The trick is to watch your environment and listen to your intuition for helpful hints as you go through each day. For instance, if you've recently lost your job, you probably are dealing with fear, uncertainty, and sadness as you try to figure out your next step.

Instead of reacting out of panic because the door to your job has closed, take some time to listen to your own inner wisdom for advice about your next opportunity, and then tune into your surroundings as you go about the business of living.

Signs from your environment can be wide-ranging, but valuable just the same. Maybe a friend will have a lead for you after you tell her you're seeking work. Perhaps you'll run into an old acquaintance who knows of a company that's hiring right now. Or maybe you'll get an impulse to submit your résumé to a business you've always wanted to work for.

Whatever the case, by paying attention to your own intuition and the feedback you receive from your network of friends, relatives, and acquaintances, you will be that much closer to finding your next spot.

No matter what your current circumstances, if you've experienced the closing of one door, rest assured that new opportunity is on its way to you. Sometimes we bemoan the fact that the door is closed, instead of looking forward to the new door that swings wide open to let us in.

The new door will usher in an even better opportunity than what was lost to you in the first place, so welcome it! You'll be glad that you did.

© Kathy Sanborn
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