Where To Find Career Inspiration
It’s not recommended to sleepwalk your way through life. And this is especially true when it comes to life’s most important elements. For instance, you shouldn’t sleepwalk your way into a marriage. That requires careful consideration, because it’s the most important decision you’ll ever make.
The same, to a slightly lesser degree, can be said of your career. It’s something that you should have high expectations of. After all, if you’re going to spend 40+ hours doing something, the least you can hope for is that it’s satisfying on some level.
That doesn’t mean that decisions regarding your career will be easy. They sometimes are, but not always. From time to time, you’ll need a dose of inspiration. In this blog, we’re going to run through some of the best places you can look.
Look at Yourself
There are external factors that can be important. But the most important factor is you, there’s no question. If you’re not happy with the work that you’re currently doing, look within. What is it that you like to do? What aspects of your current job have you enjoyed (and is there a way to do more of it if you change jobs?)?
You’ll be your most reliable and brightest guiding star. Don’t underestimate just how valuable a little bit of self-reflection can be.
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Consider Other People
But at some point, you might find that you’ve hit something of a dead-end when you’re looking within. In that case, what about looking at what other people are doing? By this, we don’t mean eyeing up the jobs that your friends and family are doing (though feel free to take a glance if it’s something interesting!).
We mean looking at what some of the world’s success stories are doing — and the approach that got them to where they are. You can learn a lot from reading the thoughts of Leigh Morgan of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation or by getting an insight into the mindset that drove Jeff Bezos to start Amazon. Once you’ve got all those nuggets of wisdom, you might just find that you know where you should turn.
Read Insightful Books
Another way to get to know yourself is to dive into one of the many books that are designed to help people make decisions relating to their careers. The biggest book on this topic is ‘What Color Is Your Parachute?’ which leads the reader through questions and scenarios and then pairs them with a specific type of work.
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Simple Browsing Job Posts
Finally, if you don’t know what to do, you can consider doing nothing more than browsing what jobs are available. You might learn of a job that you didn’t know existed until now — and that job could be the one that’s right for you!
Wrapping Up
Considering all the factors outlined above won’t miraculously put you into a career that you adore. But it will help to make things take shape. It’ll help you to focus, and eventually, a picture should emerge that’ll show you what kind of work you’re doing.
Good luck!
Ken Boyd
Author: Cost Accounting for Dummies, Accounting All-In-One for Dummies, The CPA Exam for Dummies and 1,001 Accounting Questions for Dummies
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