Career Advice
What Should I Do When I Grow Up? Part 2
What Should I Do When I Grow Up? Today, people have many career interests but are unclear about what to dedicate themselves to. In fact, it’s not uncommon for many people go their whole lives without figuring out “what I should be when I grow up.” Getting exactly what you want in life is often […]
What Should I Be When I Grow Up?
Part 1: What Should I Be? Making career decisons that count is complex. Fulfilling work is widely considered important, but it’s not so easy to get. If you fell into your career, took a stab in the dark, or listened to the voices of tradition and picked a career that doesn’t excite you, it’s not […]
Career Change at 30: Part 2
How to Make a Career Change at 30 1. Get Your Bearings, Don’t Trust Your Interests. Before taking the leap into a new career, get your talent bearings first. To avoid going down a dead-end road, it’s important to be clear about what career paths you’re innately cut out for. Despite what people say, your […]
Finding Your Career Path: Part 5
Rethink Your Self-image. It’s funny how the self-talk chattering in our minds will wreak havoc in our lives. You’ll notice it get louder when you start to dream up a new career idea, suddenly you find yourself thinking just how ridiculous and unrealistic it is. Once you know the biological purpose of these internal messages, you […]
Finding Your Career Path: Part 4
Stop Waiting for the Future, Invent It Instead. Twenty-somethings are immortal. At this age, hardly any of us know what we to do with our lives but we act like it’s no big deal. It is a big deal. If you’re thinking you’ll have time to “figure it out later,” be weary, this is a classic […]
Finding Your Career Path: Part 3
Natural Talent Trumps Formal Credentials. The second obstacle on your career quest is to get past the credentials dragon. College degrees can’t turn you into something you’re not. You have to figure out what you’re best at and be self-motivated to push your natural talents. Most professionals say they use about five or ten percent […]
Finding Your Career Path: Part 2
The First Hurdle: Crossing Your Money Threshold The more money you have, the less you’re worried about it. Once you’ve built your safety net, then what? I once got a call from a 30-year old software sales woman who retired from a dot.com as a millionaire. She said, “I’m bored and don’t want to stay […]
Being Successful in Your Career: Part 3
Having a successful career is much like making a pizza from scratch. It takes time, careful planning, choosing the ingredients, nurturing the soil, lots of sunlight and water, and the farmers love. Little by little the plants grow to bear their fruit, and we grow a career that fits us. It takes time to figure […]
What is Career Success? Part 2
Having A Career So, what is career success? We learn as teens and twenty-somethings that it’s cool to have an important career title associated with our name. Mostly, we view “career” as a noun. Usually, without much thought for the long-term, we set out to have a successful reputation—doctor, lawyer, and stock broker. Getting there seems […]
Redefine Career Success: Part 1
Redefine Career Success: career is a verb To redefine career success, remember when your quest for success began. What was your original definition of success? When we first set out on our own, we learn from the world that’s important to have a cool career. Whether we choose it or fall into it, we sense […]