Career change – Discern what you are cut out for

 

“The self is not something that one finds. It's something one creates.”

---- Thomas Szasz

There are many people who, given an opportunity would do a career change. But they are unable to do so because of one singular reason – they have no idea of how to go about it. People also want to change careers and do something else, something special. But again, they do not know what exactly they want to do.  Why?

The predicament of not knowing what or how to do is widespread. It stems from a rigid mindset and inability to think unconventionally. Resultantly, the plethora of prospects that are there remains unexplored. Here are some aspects that you must ponder about and help you come out of your shell to engender an assortment of novel career initiatives:

·   Designations don’t matter at all. Do they restrict your thought process? If you were asked to write down all the jobs that cross your mind, perhaps you would be able to catalogue only a couple of scores of them and miss out on many. If you cannot identify them, it goes to show that appointments and designations are of little consequence. Therefore, you should concentrate on various prime ideas that hold out significance for you and your job.   

·   Formulate a ‘not-to-do’ list. This is not a very difficult exercise, particularly if you happen to be in a job that you do not like. Besides helping you to concentrate efforts on satisfying tasks, you are able to identify bothersome assignments that you would be able to deal with in dissimilar circumstances. This will assist you to reject a job offer on account of resemblance with your present one.

·   Prepare a ‘like-to-do’ list. How do you envision your new career? Are there any yardsticks related to remunerations, position or status that you have set for yourself to attain? You must look within to find out if you are adhering to any tenets and following somebody else’s ideas. This will help you discern what you aspire for or what others would like you to be?

·   If wishes were horses, where would you be galloping to? You are all set to take off. And your imagination should not have any ceiling. If you were to see a shooting star and make a wish for your career, what would it be? You must hitch your wagon to a star, aspire to do great things and not have any pessimistic goals.

·   What is that you would like to get your hands on? We do not let ourselves obtain something that we want. For example, you may aspire to bring in bagsful of money but since it may portray you as a materialistic person, you shelve the idea. Likewise, you want a relaxed job, but are afraid of being branded as non-enterprising and hence do not look for it. It is also likely that you want to establish your own venture, but do not do so because you do not want to take risks. You need to discern what you need yourself to be permitted to get hold of.

·   If you were given a chance to re-author your life, how would you like it to be? You need to discover your life’s destination and not be reined in by any factor. If you were to be transformed into an absolutely new personality, how would you like to be? The work that this ‘new you’ would like to do should be found out. Obviously, all these things would inspire you and you should find out where such motivation will lead you.

·   Be free to make dreams your master. The new career that you envision for yourself need not be anything extraordinarily splendid. Little alterations can serve to change your life and career momentously. Therefore, it is essential that you think that achieving success in a career change is all about discovering what is apt for you.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life. A career transition of any sort could be an unsettling experience alright, but its decision, being gigantic should be arrived at it after weighing all considerations.