Finding Your Ideal Career
n the current climate, all, from playing with Lego
many people are looking through to planning projects or
away from the traditional programming in Cobol. Write down
job market towards working for everything you think of, no
themselves. The massive matter how silly or pointless you
redundancies and job-insecurity think it may be. They are all
has caused many people to important and must be included on
radically rethink their career your list.
plans. With the ever rising cost
of living, many would be happy Go through the list and ask
just earning extra money to yourself whether you truly are
support their family and to pay passionate about each one. Ask
the bills. the question, If someone offered
to pay me to do this, would I be
In this article, you will happy? If you would not, then
discover what you really enjoy in cross it off your list.
life and how to turn it into a
money making opportunity, and Look at each item on your list
perhaps even a full-time career. and ask yourself what you enjoy
Your only limitations are those about it. You may enjoy the peace
you impose upon yourself! At the and tranquillity of gardening, or
very least, what you learn will the fast paced life style of
help you to be happier with your project management. Write this
current job. down too by each item.
First of all, a little exercise The why you enjoy it is very
to get you started. Make a list important because it gives you an
of everything and anything you insight into your inner workings.
really enjoy and are passionate When you understand what it is
about. This can be anything at that you enjoy about something,
you can look at applying that so much better because you are
quality specifically to your life doing things that you love.
and current job to improve your
happiness. If you like peace and Carry your list around with you
tranquillity but your job is for at least a fortnight, adding
hectic, you could take time out to it each time you think of
for a walk in a park or to something you are passionate
meditate to bring into your job about. Then repeat the process
peace and tranquillity. You could above for each new item,
make sure you take a lunch break analysing it and understanding
and switch off your phone. what it is you like about it.
Once you have identified the Do you have what it takes?
things you are passionate about,
write down next to each one how Whatever your current job
much time a month you currently situation, working for yourself
spend doing them. You may love can be a very appealing option.
surfboarding but only manage to But the question is, do you have
go once a month or you may be what it takes to work for
passionate about cooking yet have yourself? Not everyone does, but
to live on fast food because of the good news is that the
your lifestyle. necessary skills can be learnt by
anyone.
From now on, make a commitment to
yourself to spend time doing the To successfully work for yourself
things you are passionate about you need to have all of the
every single month. You will find following skills to some degree.
that not only does your level of The better you are at each skill,
happiness improves, but your the more chance you have of being
energy increases and life feels successful on your own.
Motivation: You must be able to Development Time: It is important
motivate yourself and to not rely to spend time developing yourself
on others to push you along. When and increasing your skills. Many
you work for yourself, there is technical people forget to
no boss telling you what you need develop soft skills, and vice
to do, when you need to do it by, versa. Aim to attend at least two
and providing you support and courses or workshops a year. Also
guidance when you need it. You regularly read relevant books to
are the boss! Working for develop these skills. You have to
yourself, it is all your stay one step ahead of the
responsibility. If you cannot competition in order to be a
take the responsibility, then you phenomenal success.
are best off staying in
employment. Determination: You must be
determined to succeed and not to
Belief: You must believe in give up. There are times when it
yourself and in your business and will be tough, but you are the
/ or product. It is very boss and the one solely
difficult to do well at something responsible for making it good
you do not fully believe in. Your again. You may get knocked back
belief and passion about what you on occasion, but a true success
do comes across to your just keeps on going in the face
customers. This has a positive of set-backs.
effect in building their
confidence and in turn, your Inter-personal skills: Working
business. Before starting any for yourself does not mean you
business or selling any product will be locked in a room alone.
ask yourself if you believe in You will often have to interact
the product and business. with other people; your
customers. Good inter-personal about how the above skills can be
skills will make this experience applied to and compliment these.
more rewarding and help you get
the best from people. They will Finding your ideal career
help ensure you have a successful
business. Now, back to the list of things
you are passionate about. Take a
Communication skills: Both new sheet of paper and write the
written and spoken communication first item on your list at the
skills are important. Often in top of this new paper. Underneath
the market place today, words are it, brainstorm all the jobs you
the key to the success of your can think of that involve your
business. Therefore, spend time passion. Let your imagination run
developing your skills in this riot and be as creative as you
area - it will pay you back many can. Each item you have written
fold to do so. down offers you many
possibilities. Also use the
How many of the above skills do reasons you enjoy the item to
you currently have? Do you feel help in this exercise.
you are weak in any of these
areas? If so, then strengthen Using gardening as an example,
them by attending courses or you could write down: gardener,
reading some relevant books. author, teacher, TV presenter,
Being strong in all the above landscape designer, tree doctor,
areas is not necessary for and farmer, park ranger, and so
personal success, but will help on, just to mention a few.
to make it much easier.
Still on the same item from your
Look at the list of things you list, write down all the ways you
are passionate about, and think can think of to make money from
it. The results of these exercises
will be a list of what you enjoy
With our gardening example this doing, why you enjoy doing and a
may be growing and selling plants list of possible careers and
or vegetables, or doing gardening money making opportunities that
for people in your neighbourhood. you would gain pleasure from. You
There are of course many other do not have to make a massive
opportunities here. Be creative move and quit your job right now.
and imaginative and think outside You can take your time, and
of your normal box. slowly begin building your own
business, or just earn a bit of
Look at all these ways of making extra money to help pay the bills
money and note the ones you can whilst keeping your current job.
start right now and ones that you You can also use this list to
would really like to do. Perhaps determine what career is best for
you could start on one or two of you and begin planning a move to
these now, whilst still working this new career.
in your current job.
Ask yourself the question, If I
Repeat the above exercise for could do anything at all, what
each item that is on your list. would it be? The answer to this
Over the next few weeks keep question will help you determine
adding to these lists. This which of the items on your list
exercise stimulates your mind to to pursue first. It is important
be creative, which results in not to spread yourself too thinly
creating many more great ideas otherwise you may find that
often when you least expect it, nothing ever gets done. Once you
so make sure you write them all have decided which way to go you
down. must do a goal setting exercise
and work out your route to your
target. Goal setting workbooks means more energy, more fun and
and articles can be found at feeling more alive. Sadly today
http://www.stateofhypnosis.com. many of us are working jobs we
would rather not be doing.
Pursuing your passion means Perhaps it is time that you took
living life to the full. It means advantage of the shifting economy
waking up each morning and and lived your passion instead of
looking forward to working. It dreaming it?
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Jason E Johns is a personal success coach, working with people like you to help you acheive your dreams. He runs seminars, works one to one with people, and has produced a wide variety of products to help you create your dream life. Visit www.sanjopublishing.com for more information.
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