![]() ![]() ![]() Are there issues other than career that contribute to present situation?ġ2. What would people say are attributes that cause you most trouble?ġ1. What would people say are your most positive or special attributes, characteristics?ġ0. Why are you considering a new direction now?Ĩ. In what ways does present occupation fall short?Ħ. Make a pie chart showing how you spend time in average month.ĥ. Review Wants list and add items to this list as necessary.Ģ. Write created commitments (elements you definitely want in future).ģ. Write preexisting requirements (work-related elements that you're already sure of).Ģ. If you can't commit to many or any, why not?ġ. ![]() Which items can you promise you'll make happen?Ħ. Put others you're not willing to deal with now on "on hold" list.ĥ. On original list, cross off those you will never commit to achieving. List all career-related wants, realistic or not.Ĥ. What significant milestones do you want to reach in future? Consider career, relationships, personal goals, financial issues, etc. Starting at birth, write significant events (significant growth, personal transformation, major life event, achieved important goal, etc.).Ģ. What work have you done in the past that was fulfilling in ways that are missing in your present career? What made it so satisfying?ġ. Which of these important qualities do you want in future work?Ģ. In childhood and current career fantasies, what qualities make them most compelling? Is the work more meaningful, or do you have a special talent, or have you achieved something?Ĥ. What dreams of the future lure you away from tedious times today? What do you imagine doing?ģ. What perfect careers did you imagine as you were growing up?Ģ. I found this interesting: "People often make the mistake of choosing a career with subject matter they love, but performing functions that are not the most natural for them." The trick is "to perform a set of functions you really enjoy, combined with subject matter that you are passionate about." Notesġ. I paid the least attention to Part 2 (chapters on commitment, decision-making, setting goals). Written by the founder of Rockport Institute, a career coach. It's long-winded I skimmed everything except the exercises (inquiries). Useful self-evaluation exercises to discover talents and preferences. I can't stress enough that more than anything this is an exercise in honesty with one's self, not just with a job but with life in general. (Gawd forbid!) So far I don't think anyone I've recommended this to has actually picked it up, but I'd like to think that it's more because my they're afraid of what they might find out about themselves. The generalized "I hate my job" phrase got parsed into the actual components that were making me unhappy, and separated from those were aspects of my career that I did enjoy (and still do).įast forward several months, and I'm still not in an ideal position, but I'm getting paid for work that I actually think is fun. I think I started reading this while I was still at my last job, but I didn't really concentrate on it until I was unemployed, and after going through much of the book I realized what was making me unhappy. This includes not only obvious things like pay scale and benefits, but things you might not otherwise think about like rolling into work late, dress code, everything! There's no you-should-do-this or that formula, but rather a series of questions and exercises that start off pretty basic and build on each other to eventually formulate what you, the reader, are about and what you might want to look for in a career. There are certainly the cheesy "you can do anything you set your mind to" platitudes that are requisite in any kind of self-help session, but more importantly Lore sets the book up more as a workbook where your success in self-improvement is based on the rigor with which you approach the exercises, as well as how honest you are with yourself. I skimmed through other career books, including that dumb parachute one, and this is like no other career book I've seen. For all those who are unemployed, hate their current jobs, and/or are looking for deeper meaning in their career paths, pick up this book (as well as a blank notebook) and start reading. I can't believe I haven't posted this book on my list yet since, given current events, it happens to be the one I seem to be recommending the most to my friends these days. ![]()
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