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Seven Steps to a More Fulfilling Job
A) Many people today find themselves in unfulfilling work situations. In
fact, one in four workers is dissatisfied with their current job, according to
the recent “Plans for 2004” survey. Their career path may be financially
rewarding, but it doesn’t meet their emotional, social or creative needs.
They’re stuck, unhappy, and have no idea what to do about it, except move to
another job.
B) Mary Lyn Miller, veteran career consultant and founder of the Life and
Career Clinic, says that when most people are unhappy about their work, their
first thought is to get a different job. Instead, Miller suggests looking at the
possibility of a different life. Through her book, 8 Myths of Making a Living,
as well as workshops, seminars and personal coaching and consulting, she has
helped thousands of dissatisfied workers reassess life and work.
C) Like the way of Zen, which includes understanding of oneself as one
really is, Miller encourages job seekers and those dissatisfied work or life to
examine their beliefs about work and recognize that “in many cases your beliefs
are what brought you to where you are today.” You may have been raised to think
that women were best at nurturing and caring and, therefore, should be teachers
and nurses. So that’s what you did. Or, perhaps you were brought up to believe
that you should do what your father did, so you have taken over the family
business, or become a dentist “just like dad”. If this sounds familiar, it’s
probably time to look at the new possibilities for your future.
D) Miller developed a 7-step process to help potential job seekers assess
their current situation and beliefs, identify their real passion, and start on a
journey that allows them to pursue their passion through work.
E) Step 1: Willingness to do something different. Breaking the cycle of
doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job
seekers. Many find it difficult to steer(行驶) away from a career path or make a
change, even if it doesn’t feel right. Miller urges job seekers to open their
minds to other possibilities beyond what they are currently doing.
F) Step 2: Commitment to being who you are, not who or what someone wants
you to be. Look at the gifts and talents you have and make a commitment to
pursue those things that you love most. If you love the social aspects of your
job, but are stuck inside an office or “chained to your desk” most of the time,
vow to follow your instinct and investigate alternative careers and work that
allow you more time to interact with others. Dawn worked as a manager for a
large retail clothing store for several years. Though she had advanced within
the company, she felt frustrated and longed to be involved with nature and the
outdoors. She decided to go to school nights and weekends to pursue her true
passion by earning her master’s degree in forestry(林业学). She now works in the
biotech forestry division of a major paper company.
G) Step 3: Self-definition. Miller suggests that once job seekers know who
they are, they need to know how to sell themselves. “In the job market, you are
a product. And just like a product, you must know the features and benefits that
you have to offer a potential client, or employer.” Examine the skills and
knowledge that you have and identify how they can apply to your desired
occupation. Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you
over other candidates.
H) Step 4: Attain a level of self-honoring. Self-honoring or self-love may
seem like an odd step for job hunters, but being able to accept yourself,
without judgment, helps eliminate insecurities and will make you more
self-assured. By accepting who you are—all your emotions, hopes and dreams, your
personality, and your unique way of being—you’ll project more confidence when
networking(沟通) and talking with potential employers. The power of self-honoring
can help to break all the falsehoods you were programmed to believe—those that
made you feel that you were not good enough, or strong enough, or intelligent
enough to do what you truly desire.
I) Step 5: Vision. Miller suggests that job seekers develop a vision that
embraces the answer to “What do I really want to do?” One should create a solid
statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail how they see their
life related to work. For instance, the secretary who longs to be an actress
describes a life that allows her to express her love of Shakespeare on stage. A
real estate agent, attracted to his current job because he loves fixing up old
homes, describes buying properties that need a little tender loving care to make
them more saleable.
J) Step 6: Appropriate risk. Some philosophers believe that the way to
enlightenment(启迪) comes through facing obstacles and difficulties. Once people
discover their passion, many are too scared to do anything about it. Instead,
they do nothing. With this step, job seekers should assess what they are willing
to give up, or risk, in pursuit of their dream. For one working mom, that meant
taking night classes to learn new computer-aided design skills, while still
earning a salary and keeping her day job. For someone else, it may mean quitting
his or her job, taking out a loan and going back to school full time. You’ll
move one step closer to your ideal work life if you identify how much risk you
are willing to take and the sacrifices you are willing to make.
K) Step 7: Action. Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way,
“If one wants to get to the top of a mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking
about it will not bring one there. It is by making the effort of climbing up the
mountain, step by step, that eventually the summit is reached.” All too often,
it is the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their
ideals. Creating a plan and taking it one step at a time can lead to new and
different job opportunities. Job-hunting tasks gain added meaning as you sense
their importance in your quest for a more meaningful work life. The plan can
include researching industries and occupations, talking to people who are in
your desired area of work, taking classes, or accepting volunteer work in your
targeted field.
46. Mary Lyn Miller suggests that job hunters imagine how they could answer
the question “What do I really want to do?”
47. Many people find it difficult to make up their minds to change their
career path, even if it doesn’t feel good now.
48. Mary Lyn Miller is an experienced consultant whose job is to advise
people on their life and career.
49. People should know their gifts and talents and commit themselves to the
pursuit of those things that they love most.
50. During an interview with potential employers, self-honoring may help a
job seeker to show more confidence.
51. The job seeker should examine skills and knowledge that he has, and
know how they can be used in the ideal job.
52. What ultimately prevents people from attaining their own ideals is the
lack of action.
53. Miller suggests that after knowing themselves, job seekers need to know
how to sell themselves.
54. Though they have discovered their passion, many people are so
frightened of obstacles and difficulties that they can’t pursue their
dreams.
55. People may have been taught to believe that they should follow in their
fathers’ footsteps, so they have taken over the family business.
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