Mapping Career Goals Where you are today might be completely different from the path you planned five or 10 years ago. Or maybe you’re exactly where you thought you’d be. The truth is career paths are rarely linear. We take twists and turns and learn new experiences along the way. But what if you could take a more intentional approach to mapping your career path and goals? If you’re ready to own your career, we have guided exercises to help you on your journey.
What Feelings Have to Do With Creating an Intentional Career How do you know you’re struggling in an unintentional career and might be ready to create an intentional one?
Tips from Catherine Andrews, author, teacher, coach and expert in intentional living
You start with feeling. Why are feelings important when it comes to creating an intentional career?
Some ideas: • You’ve always followed the straight and narrow, and what steps to take next have always been pretty clear — and now they’re not. • You’ve started to dread going to work. • You’re aware you want something new but have no idea where to start. • You are beginning to realize you chose your career path based on somebody else’s goals or expectations. So if you’re ready to begin the process of intentional career planning, where do you start? In my opinion, you don’t start with a resume, networking or acquiring new skills.
Because we, as humans, think we want things and experiences. We believe the salary or the title or the corner office or the list of goals is what makes a complete life. But what we’re really chasing in our pursuit of those things or experiences is simple: It’s a feeling. • We hope a salary will make us feel secure. • We hope a promotion will make us feel confident. • We think working in a particular field may make us feel respected. • We believe a particular kind of assignment might make us feel freedom.
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