Are you passionate about the role you play at work?<\/p>\n
Have you set goals and identified tasks to better enable you to reach your 2 year, 5 year, and 10 year goals?\u00a0 If not, create a plan now, market yourself, and identify the skills and behaviors you will require to obtain your dream job!<\/p>\n
Career Ambition \u00a0= Passion, Skill, and Will<\/p>\n
Champions are made from something they have deep inside.<\/p>\n
A desire, a dream, a vision.\u00a0 They have to have last minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will.\u00a0 But the will must be stronger than the skill.
\n– Muhammad Ali<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSeven items have been identified that impede individuals from obtaining their dream job (excerpts from For Your Improvement by Michael Lombardo and Robert Eichinger).<\/p>\n
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- Unsure of what career is truly desired.<\/li>\n
- Bored, in the wrong organization, or in the wrong career.<\/li>\n
- Unwilling to make sacrifices to get ahead.<\/li>\n
- Unclear on how careers really work and how people get ahead.<\/li>\n
- Inability to market oneself, stand out, get noticed.<\/li>\n
- Hesitant to express career wants, needs and desires.<\/li>\n
- Stuck in a comfort zone; unwilling to take a career risk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
How to get started:<\/p>\n
-Assess your strengths and identify and take action on your weaknesses<\/p>\n
-Obtain a mentor and establish a “board of directors” that will provide you with objective and meaningful feedback<\/p>\n
-Identify your “dream job” options<\/p>\n
-Step out of your comfort zone and don’t become complacent.<\/p>\n
-Share and make your successes known to clients, peers, and bosses.<\/p>\n
-Get a coach. They will help you determine what you really want and keep you focused on your dream.<\/p>\n
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
\n–Howard Thurman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n