MARK
TWAIN WAS RIGHT: “THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IS MAKING YOUR VOCATION YOUR
VACATION.”
What
should I do next?
Take
some time to contemplate. What
issues are important to your vocation opportunity?
Check The Career Coach Online Questionnaire.
The questions will help you organize your vocation priorities.
Then you'll be better prepared to envision your vocation direction.
Successful vocation
candidates seek very specific positions.
A specific position gives you opportunity to target your planning,
networking, communication, and outreach to friends and prospective
employers. It is easier to
secure a great position with a highly targeted campaign versus a broad,
general campaign.
How
does my vocation fit with my values?
Your
vocation will consume a good part of your life.
So, make sure your vocation fits with your other equally important
lives you lead: your faith, your family, your community, and your personal
lives. If your vocation is a
misfit with your other lives, you cannot be very happy, and not likely to
be very successful. But when
your lives fit together, you’ll achieve personal reward, satisfaction,
and success. And, your boss
will love your work!
What
vocation is right for me?
Think
about three key vocation elements: What
will I do? Where will I do
it? Who will I work with?
Get all three and you will be happy in your career.
Commit to loving your work. The
Wright Brothers said, “We couldn’t wait to get up in the morning.”
They loved their work. You’ll
want to be happy with your work location … type of neighborhood,
community, or region of the country.
Finally, you’ll want to be happy working with colleagues,
suppliers, or clients. You’ll love working with other people you’ll
call friends after work hours.
Prioritize
the intrinsic aspects you’ll want from your vocation.
What is the relative value of security, fringe benefits,
compensation, salary versus commission, and work facility?
How long, or pleasant is the commute?
What about the work hours?
What
are your life-long marketable skills?
Build
your vocation around one or more of four marketable skills that are
valuable both in economic boom times and recessions.
You’ll be successful if you already have empathy in interpersonal
relationships. Empathy-oriented
life marketable skills are communication, persuasion, accounting, and
information technology
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