Career Discovery - Pinpoint Your Ideal Career

Career Discovery - Pinpoint Your Ideal Career





Determine your ideal career--one that's in alignment with

your values, passions, and talents--and discover the work

you were born to do



Career discovery is the process by which a person identifies

their ideal career path, thus saving themselves a lot of

time (and money) by not pursuing career choices that they

will ultimately find unfulfilling.  To find your true

calling, you need to dig around and find the things that are

important to you--now, and in the future.



Career discovery is an important process, and one of those

skills they don't really teach in high school or college.

Career counselors in school mainly focus on accessing your

skills and trying to match them up with the appropriate

career field. This can work fine for some people, but others

find that their values and beliefs change over time, and

they discover that what they thought they wanted in a career

when they were 20 isn't necessarily what they want when

they're 40.



To find a career that fits your core beliefs, values, and

skills, you really need to do an in-depth evaluation of

yourself. What do you find fulfilling in life? What are

your priorities?   What's your "life purpose?" What

motivates and interests you? What skills, knowledge and

abilities to you posses? And what could you get excited

about learning in the future?



Some other important considerations:



- Do you work well alone, or do you need the energy and

interaction of a group of co-workers?



- Are you comfortable with the financial ups and downs that

can come with self-employment, or do you need the security

of a steady paycheck?



- Do you enjoy working long hours, or would you rather be in a

career that allows you a lot of free time to spend with your

family and friends?



- Do you like to commute long distances, or would you prefer a

job close to home?



- Would you enjoy working outdoors, or are you an office rat

who needs to be surrounded by four walls in order to be

productive?



- Do you really want a new career, or could you make your

present career acceptable with a few adjustments?



Until you can answer most of these questions satisfactorily,

I wouldn't recommend finalizing your career plans. Life is

short, as the old saying goes, and you don't want to waste

several years traveling down a career path only to discover

that you've made the wrong choice.



So do your homework, take a look inside your soul, and

discover your true calling in life. Only then should you

move onto the process of formulating a new career strategy.











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Kent Johnson - author, publisher, career coach.

"Helping people realize their dreams one career at a time."

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