Most people spend more time planning their summer holidays than their<br>careers

Most people spend more time planning their summer holidays than their careers. But what if your working life gave you as much pleasure or even more than the best holiday you''ve ever had? The Change Manifesto, founded by three London Business School graduates, is dedicated to helping executives find out what direction they really want to go in.

The three founders, Mike Carey, Innes Henry and Barbara Ex, believe passionately that people can and should live the life they want and have their ideal career, by inspiring people to create and realise their futures.

Starting with a two-day intensive session, they help people understand how to overcome personal limitations to decide what their dream job would be and how to get it. This is followed by twelve individual coaching sessions over
the next three months to hold participants to account, and keep them on track to achieve their plans.

Co-founder, Innes Henry comments: Most of us make dramatic career changes at some stage. Several times, in some cases. There seem to be many reasons for this, but in fact it often all boils down to one big one: our working
lives do not live up to our personal ideals. We have dreams and aspirations that we fulfil outside of work, and we have talents that are either left to wither or we employ them elsewhere as a refuge from the daily grind.

It is not a happy picture. The temptation is to flit from one career to another in search of the one that will finally bring satisfaction.

Bearing in mind how much time we all spend at work, wouldn''t it be better if you could work out exactly what would bring you the most fulfilment, and then set out to do it? It might mean a complete change of career, or it
might be that you can get what you want without moving just by refocusing and planning. Either way, wouldn''t you be far happier if you took control?

The Change Manifesto helps people do exactly that.