Have you returned from a fabulous holiday break and realised nothing has changed in your work environment?

Does your time on the beach, tramping in the hills or reading on the deck seem like a distant memory?

Did you leave work on the 24th of December 2010 thinking "I just need to relax, unwind, laugh with my friends, eat great food and spend time out of the office and then I will feel so much better"?

There is something about the 'good old kiwi summer' holiday season that empowers, invigorates, and inspires you to get into action.  Decide what the new year is going to bring you - what you deserve.

However, before you know it we head into autumn and the mornings are darker, the evenings are cooler and our motivation dwindles.

The great ideas have long been forgotten, the new years resolutions have been filed away for another year and you feel like hibernating.  It is just so hard to get out of bed in the morning and get yourself to work.

Do you know what 2010 has in store for you?  What if you could change your outlook now and create the 2010 you actually want?  You can - it will take some effort but it is achievable.

Here are 5 ways to create a new Career in 2011: 

1.  List or mind map everything you want to be different at work in 2011

2.  Then create a plan of attack of how you are going to achieve these things

3.  Find a way to hold yourself accountable

4.  Look at what resources and support you might need to achieve these things

5.  Celebrate your achievements!

If these steps still seem too overwhelming or you just don't know where to start - seek out the services of a career coach who can assist you with getting clarity about what you want in 2010 and help you to create a plan of attack with milestones and small steps to get you to where you want to be.

As Rachel Hunter said - "it won't happen over night but it will happen".