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Design your career piece-wise, one element at a time.
Each piece is like a Lego block.
It's difficult to commit to your life's
work in one big leap, think in terms of building blocks.
Your commitments
are your intentions and the first step toward taking actions
that create results in our lives. To commit is to say, "I'll do whatever it
takes." Highly rewarding work is hard to find ready-made, you have to
design and build it like an architect.
Purpose
& Meaning
What are you willing to stick
your neck out for? People who
enjoy their work stand out in the crowd; they go to work because
the want to and are often full of energy. When we work at something
that really matters, we satisfy that part of us that wants to
make a difference.
Natural
Ability
One of the best gifts to give yourself is to measure your
inborn talents. Not until you know your strengths can you begin
forming a clear sense of the kind of work that will use the abilities
that come naturally to you. Understanding your natural
talents is an absolute must if you want to excel at what you
do.
Personality
Your innate personality characteristics shape your passions,
desires, dreams, aspirations and beliefs. Your personality traits, including
your quirks and sensibilities,
are important components to build into what you do everyday.
Workplace
Environment
Does your workplace environment
support what you do best? Imagine a gifted F16
fighter pilot working for a commercial
airline, flying a
sky bus with 200 passengers through rolling maneuvers. A workplace
that fits you should synch up with your who you are and appreciate what you do best.
Creating
a vision for a custom-fit career is a step-by-step process of piecing
together all the key elements noted above into a clear picture of your
future livelihood. Like Picasso with an empty canvas, visualize your future.
Take it for a Test Drive
The last step is to make your career choice a reality.
The great contributors
of our time demonstrated and important behavior: experimentation.
Before you commit
to your career, take it for a test drive. It's very wise to get
engaged to your new career before you decide to marry it.
Learn more » Career Change Program
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