Our working life takes up so much of our time; in fact on average it takes up 50% of our time. But have you ever stopped and asked yourself what you actually want from your career, and more importantly how this fits into your life?
What's stopping you changing career?
You should never just settle for something. Fight for what you want to do. Know How Life help you decide how you can change your career. We can work together to explore your career and life values and come up with an action plan to kick-start this change.
Ask yourself the following:
- Do you often feel moments of stress in relation to work?
- Does your salary reflect the work you do?
- Are you over worked?
- Do you wake up and dread going to work?
- Can you see other career options, or do you feel trapped?
Think about what you love and hate about your job: write it as a list. Which emotion is most dominant?
So what's the next step if you want to change your career?
- Think about your values: what values are important to you in the work place? Honesty, challenge, respect etc.
- If you could do ANYTHING... what would it be? Imagine yourself doing it.
- What do you love doing at the moment? Could this passion be incorporated into a career?
Answer the questions honestly above. It will help you see how you can start to make a career change. Don't compromise on your values and what is important to you.
Remember what I said at the start: our working life takes up approximately 50% of our time, so you owe it to yourself to find a career that works best for you. Imagine yourself in a job that your really enjoy and feel motivated by. It feels good doesn't it?
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