I believe the first step is taking a audit of your strenghts as well as weakness . If you are clear on this, then you can assess career ideas with your skills and strengths in mind.
Is knowing who you are and knowing what you want
You have to get to know yourself 100 percent then when you know yourself you will be able to know what direction you should take in your life
Rest assured we would like more money.....but as of right now i feel i could do this for the rest of my life and be very content.When you way out the pros and cons ...........the benefits are has follows: financially my husband and i are comfortable. I get to enjoy my children...work close to home...and continue growing within the company i now work for. I have continuous support from my faculty and truley get to make a differnce each day. the ski is the limit.
Absolutely Darlene! Many employers have been shocked by more recent studies that show overall workers are more interested in meaningful work than in higher pay (assuming the level of pay is already sufficient).
My question I like to ask of myself is: could I do this for the rest of my life with or without more money?
Ryan
I agree with these comments for i feel that i perform at my maximum potential when i obtain self gratification from my work. knowing yourself and setting reachable goals is much more rewarding than a pay cheque.I enjoy going to work.
Charles,
I apologize for the delayed response, I've been in the process of moving.
I completely agree with your statement. I often have coached individuals who were in the midst of some sort of training or advanced degree program. When I asked why, their response was that it seemed like the next thing to do, rather than because that's what they wanted to do. Great point.
Ryan
Felicia,
I apologize for the delayed response, I'm in the middle of moving.
Great thought here & so right. Too often, esp with career management, people make decisions based on money or what others want for them. Rather than making decisions based on what they want as you said.
Ryan
I agree. It is very important to determine what is really important to you and what will make you happy. Often times I believe that some people tend to make decisions without really knowing what they really want.
You need to look internally at yourself. You can't really go too much further if you don't know what you want to do or where you want to go.
