Thursday, November 15, 2007
'career & self growth' by Michelle Casto
" Career growth experts say that people will change careers ( not jobs) 5 to 7 times in a lifetime. This being true, career management is an important lifeskill to develop and cultivate.
In the assessment stage, you are getting ready for your life's work. You start to feel like you want to know more about yourself, and make a consciuos effort to get in touch with who you really are.
In the investigation stage, you are researching what works exist in the world. You may feel overwhelmed with all of different opportunties that exist as you begin the process of reserach the modern world of work.
In the preperation stage, you are still getting ready to do your life's work. This is stage is charactarized by feelings of excitement, as you think of how wonderful it will be to perform meaningful work.
In the committment stage, you willl feel confident , in that you have figured out what you mean to do . Sometimes people have known all along what they are meant to do . But were not able to committ to the process of making it happen. For what ever reason.
In the retention stage, you will feel comfortable in your career field. As you will now have figured out, how things work in your industry. You will want to remain committed to your career by continually updating your skills sets and staying current with industry standards.
The transition stage is charactarised by feelings of discomfort. In that you are unsure of what you will be doing next.
In the next stage, you will learn to make conscious changes in your career direction.
ACTION EXERCISES :
1. At What stage YOU are in presently ? Some 6 stages have been mentioned above.
2. What SHOLD YOU DO, to go to the next stage ?
-- Excerpted from " SELF GROWTH " by Michelle Casto.
In the assessment stage, you are getting ready for your life's work. You start to feel like you want to know more about yourself, and make a consciuos effort to get in touch with who you really are.
In the investigation stage, you are researching what works exist in the world. You may feel overwhelmed with all of different opportunties that exist as you begin the process of reserach the modern world of work.
In the preperation stage, you are still getting ready to do your life's work. This is stage is charactarized by feelings of excitement, as you think of how wonderful it will be to perform meaningful work.
In the committment stage, you willl feel confident , in that you have figured out what you mean to do . Sometimes people have known all along what they are meant to do . But were not able to committ to the process of making it happen. For what ever reason.
In the retention stage, you will feel comfortable in your career field. As you will now have figured out, how things work in your industry. You will want to remain committed to your career by continually updating your skills sets and staying current with industry standards.
The transition stage is charactarised by feelings of discomfort. In that you are unsure of what you will be doing next.
In the next stage, you will learn to make conscious changes in your career direction.
ACTION EXERCISES :
1. At What stage YOU are in presently ? Some 6 stages have been mentioned above.
2. What SHOLD YOU DO, to go to the next stage ?
-- Excerpted from " SELF GROWTH " by Michelle Casto.
