Top Ten Tips to Identifying Your Ideal Career

TOP 10 TIPS TO IDENTIFY YOUR IDEAL CAREER

Hallie Crawford

www.halliecrawford.com

Copyright 2009

TIP #1

Dream first, Dream big

You need to dream BIG in order to identify your ideal career. Think

out of box; be creative.

What is something you’d love to do?

Tap into your childhood dreams, tap into your passions and your

heart.

Dream first, get practical later.

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TIP #2

Be committed

To make any large change in your life (and career change is big) you

have to be committed.

Your level of commitment can make or break whether you’re

successful.

Only when you are truly committed will you invest the time and

energy necessary for a successful career transition.


TIP #3

Define success your way

Don’t stay in a job you dislike because friends or family think it’s a

great job, or because you don’t want to admit you made a mistake.

Define success your way, find a job that is a fit for you.

Think about and write down what success means to you.


TIP #4

Look at the big picture

Many people choose a career based on past experience, maybe their

natural talents, and salary. They think, “Well I’m good at this and it

pays well so I’ll try it.”

You have to consider much more than just experience and salary in

order to identify your ideal career.

Consider what you would enjoy doing in an ideal job, and what fulfills

you.


TIP #5

Identify your natural talents and abilities

When people use their natural abilities at work, their job is more

fulfilling to them.

Make a list of the things you do that come naturally to you, the

things that make you unique.


TIP #6

Don’t discount what comes naturally

Not everyone else is good at the things that come naturally to you.

Write down 5 things you do really well, maybe even better than

anyone you know.

Realize these are gifts that you have to offer - that not everyone can

do these things really well.


TIP #7

Beat negative thinking

Negative thinking and fear are the biggest obstacles I see with my

career coaching clients.

Overcome the fears and negative thinking that might get in the way of

making a change.


TIP #8

Set goals and create a transition plan

In career transition, as with any change you’re making in your life,

you need to set goals and develop a plan.

By doing this, you set yourself up for success. This is an extremely

important step because it will keep you focused, organized and

committed.

Create a job hunting schedule. Treat your job search as a job.


TIP #9

Just take a step - get started in a direction

Identifying your ideal career is a process that has to unfold.

If you wait until you have every answer and know every single step

you need to take, you’re going to be waiting a very long time.

Just take a step in a direction that feels right, and allow yourself the

freedom to explore options as you move forward.

You’ll figure it out, you have to trust that you’ll know what the next

step is once you get there. Just take a step.


TIP #10

Get Support

Support during this process is vitally important. Change can be

tough – and making any change requires persistence, commitment

and effort.

People who are part of a group to support them in their goals do

better, 100% of the time.

Create a solid support network; it can be a mentor, a buddy, family or

friends, a spouse/partner or of course, a career coach.


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