Luck or deliberate plan
The essence of career development lies in purposefully directing effort and resources towards progress in learning, work and life
There are many career development frameworks, ultimately, they come to the same logical stages of:
This is a repeatable, non-linear process and each step can contain all stages of the framework until you are able to make a choice and commit to it.
It’s not a rocket science, but the devil is in detail, or rather in content of each stage, in finding meaningful connections, triggers, interdependencies, in arriving at the puzzle that clicks
Doing so not only changes the meaning of the career development process, but adds depth and significance because consciously or subconsciously, we are all led by our purpose. Even if it’s not clear to you and even if you believe you don’t have one.
It’s like becoming a Wi-Fi that sends a clear signal and attracts the right people and right situations
This separates essential from non-essential, making one smart and deliberate about their actions
If you are in a situation when your job is “killing your soul” or drains any positive energy out of your life and you are afraid to take a risk of pursuing something more meaningful, it’s understandable
Downshifting and radical changes are not for everyone
Some may require working on achieving changes in non-radical ways
Some will say, it’s a luxury to pursue something that makes you happy
Whatever is your reason that drives career development, start by asking:
Each of the components will have a place but will produce a very unique to you mix
This is your subconscious blueprint that holds the keys to everything there is in your life
It’s like a puzzle, every element matters: personality type, talents and interests, purpose threaded through your vision and every goal, 10 000 hours of fine tuning skills, building support network, feeling into your path, experimenting, and allowing life’s serendipity in.
Modern era of 3D change is reshaping the way we live and work. It literally rewires our brain with new meanings.
Work to us now is a completely different thing than it was for our parents and grandparents. This is normal.
Research shows that people want to be engaged, they want to have mastery of their subject matter, they want to know that what they do at work- matters.
No wonder, a staggering amount of people say that they would prefer to be doing something else for a living if they had a chance
The “lucky” ones who discovered their silver-lining, never look back
The majority of people though, falls into two other groups: those who tried to find it and gave up and those who continue trying despite anything ...