Making the Right Career Choice

As the world changes decade after decade, so the options for career opportunities also change. Career choice has become a complex science with the advent of computer technology. A full-time life employment should be a matter of your graduation or certification from a professional institution.

Have you ever found yourself so excited about something that the energy it generates just seems to pull you along? Begin exploring your passions and discovering ways, whether big or small, to incorporate them into your life.

Get to know yourself

Take some time to do some serious self-exploration. Make a list of all the things in your life -- from childhood through now -- that you have really enjoyed. Items could be related to work or play, an event, or a period of time in your life.

Once you have your list, pick one item and start digging into the reasons why you enjoy it. Get beyond what you love doing, and break it down into the underlying characteristics. Think of it as identifying your passion's building blocks.

Brainstorm

Once you have a picture of what you like, brainstorm ways you could incorporate them into your life. Write them down or keep in your mind and carry a small paper with you to record your flashes of inspiration. Have a brainstorming session with friends. Above all, be creative. Don't confine yourself to the logical and rational. You never know what crazy idea is going to spark the Big One.

Explore

Ask, ask, ask! Once you have identified some things you think you might be interested in, identify people who are knowledgeable in those area(s) and contact them. Explain that you are exploring your options. You'll get some fantastic insights if you make this a habit.

Identify your obstacles

What things are getting in your way? Make a list. Maybe they're real – financial obstacles like a mortgage, the kids' tuition, etc., or perhaps the need for more training. Maybe they are internal. What's stopping you? Fear? Self-doubt? Simple inertia?

We all have little voices in our heads that tell us «you can't do that», «you're not good enough», «what will they think», etc. What are your voices saying? Identifying and acknowledging your obstacles is the first step in taking their power away.

Create a Passion Posse

In interviews with people who have followed their dream, the most commonly mentioned success factor has been the support of the people around them.

Create a Passion Posse to support you in your pursuit. Friends, family, and colleagues can all be a great source of support and inspiration as you make your journey. It can be an informal support network, or a regularly scheduled meeting to exchange ideas and brainstorm solutions to challenges.

Re-examine your definitions of success and failure

What is your definition of success? Our culture places a lot of emphasis material accomplishments and status. Unfortunately, those things get in the way of real happiness for a lot of people. Your definition of success should come from your heart, and then try to move toward it as well.

Our definition of failure, which tends to be all or nothing, also gets in the way. If you try something and it doesn't pan out, how do you see that? Is it a failure? Or is it an opportunity to learn from what you did and apply that knowledge to your future efforts? Think of it as a step in the right direction.

Make a plan

Map out your Passion Pursuit. Whether that should be a high-level overview or a gradual action plan is up to you – you know how you work best.

Creating a plan will force you to think things through and add some comfortable structure and will also offer you next critical steps.

Act! Today!

Don't wait! Do something right now that will move you toward your passion.

Commit to making it happen

Let it out of your brain. Say, «I will do this». Say it out loud to yourself. Say it to a friend. Put it in writing and put it where you can see it. Once it's out in the open it will have room to grow. And that's exactly what you want!

6. Translate the phrases into English:

1) полная занятость; 2) ввести в свою жизнь; 3) провести серьезное самоисследование; 4) составить список; 5) пункты списка могут быть связаны с; 6) получив список того, что вы любите делать, выделите из него базовые характеристики; 7) вспышки вдохновения; 8) люди, которые обладают знаниями в этой области; 9) Что стоит на вашем пути? 10) поддерживать вас в вашем стремлении; 11) определение успеха; 12) применять полученные знания.