The solutions to career dilemmas may be uncovered by carefully examining your career passions. Career passions are aspects of work that you find exciting.
Another element of a good job fit profile is looking at what you are passionate about when it comes to work. If you are passionate about your work, it will show in your level of job satisfaction and engagement. Matching career passions with a career choice can also lead to higher compensation, promotions and other positive career advancements.
To determine what elements of your work you are passionate about, consider the answers to the following questions. You will find that these questions require some soul searching so do not rush the process. Many career breakthroughs have been made when questions of this nature are considered as more often that not, solutions to career dilemmas are contained in the subconscious.
- During what sort of task(s) do you find that you loose track of time doing?
- What task(s) do you look forward to doing?
- What task(s) bring you the most pride?
- What type of work does (or did) your friends and family say you’d be great at?
- What work activity gives you energy?
- What aspect of your work has received the most recognition by former bosses and coworkers (refer to past performance reviews)?
- What would your career be if money was not a concern in your life?
- What do you love about your professional self?
- Think of someone who is doing work you would like to do. What are they doing?
- Was there a time when your salary seemed really easy to earn? What were you doing?
- What type of work did you dream of being as a child? (call your family and friends and ask them if you don’t know)
- As an adult, what do you feel is your calling?
- What have others you respect (former bosses, counsellors, teachers, clergy etc.) said is your calling (call them and ask)?
- Was there a time in your life when you were discouraged from doing a career you loved?
- What career(s) are you most afraid of admitting to yourself or most scared to pursue?
- What's preventing you from the career of your dreams?
- If your life was ending, what would you regret not choosing as a career path?
Take some time to examine your answers to these questions and how the answers have either helped your career to progress or prevented career advancement. The solutions to your career dilemmas may be uncovered through careful examination of these answers.
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