What is the right career for you?

How many of you are searching to find the right career for you or are in a career that you don’t really enjoy?

So many people spend their whole lives in careers that they don’t enjoy and in many cases hate. Why is that?

I believe that most people do not take the time for some self-exploration before they commit to a career and therefore do not understand or realise what career is best suited for them. Rather than focus on what you truly enjoy you may go into a career for the wrong reasons i.e. attractive income and perks, security, peer & family pressure etc.

I am one of the victims of not taking the time for some self-exploration surrounding my career choice when I was younger. I spent 19 years in a military role that really was not suited to me and I never really felt fulfilled or satisfied in that career. I was attracted to it for the wrong reasons. When I did conduct some self-exploration and started paying attention to some signs I realised that I absolutely loved assisting people and now as a success coach I have never been more content with what I am doing in my career life. I have found my passion and I don’t see what I do as work but rather as something that gives me pleasure, satisfaction and many other rewards.

So, if you are on the search for a career or not enjoying the current career that you are in you may want to follow some of the following tips to help you find a career that aligns with you. Most people will work for 40 plus years of their life, so don’t you think that it is extremely important that we invest some time to understand and explore what type of work will satisfy us the most?

Tips

Take some notes on the following:

• What activities you really enjoy and make you feel extremely happy when you are doing them.
• What things excite and interest you?
• What comments have people made to you that might indicate what you are good at?
• Who are the people that you admire?
• What skills are you good at?
• What personal qualities do you have? (friendly, patient etc.)
• What are your core values?
• What level of responsibility suits you?
• What would you like in a career? (flexibility, independence etc.)
• Do you want to work with people, animals or products?
• What lifestyle are you after?
• What work environment suits you best?
• Does a specific field of work interest you?

Your answers to these questions will provide you with some clues that will assist you to identify a career for you.

Remember it is never too late to find the right career for you. Don’t stay stuck in a career that makes you miserable or is not really what you were destined to do.