A word of gratitude
With all of these job opportunities coming my way, I thought it appropriate to take a minute to give thanks for a life-changing decision I made a while back. I was at a loss for direction in my career, and was looking jumping ship to a new career. I seriously considered things like teaching English abroad; careers which always seem to speak to those with ambition but seeking direction.
I looked at all the possible directions I could go, and one of them kept standing out as the most logical. What was it? It was sticking with my current career. I already had 7 years of experience in it. I was once passionate about it. It is/was a growing industry.
The problem was that I used to be passionate about it. I wanted a job that I was currently passionate about. So rather than try to find a new job that would make me passionate about my job, I started searching for ways to make me passionate about my current job. It was just a theory, but boy did it pay off. I started reading about the latest developments in my field, working with people who are passionate about the field, and focusing on my own personal growth within the field.
Here I am, three years later, with 10 years of career experience. Monster has a thing they call "Career Level". It goes: Student, Entry Level, Experienced (non-manager), Manager (manager/supervisor of staff), Executive (SVP, VP, Department Head), and Senior Executive (President, CFO, etc). I nearly ticked off Manager after my experience running my own business (but decided to hold back for one more year on that). Even so, one of the recruiters told me to tout my experience in that because it might lead to a 20k/yr boost in salary.
Can you imagine where I'd be if I had jumped ship three years ago?
I looked at all the possible directions I could go, and one of them kept standing out as the most logical. What was it? It was sticking with my current career. I already had 7 years of experience in it. I was once passionate about it. It is/was a growing industry.
The problem was that I used to be passionate about it. I wanted a job that I was currently passionate about. So rather than try to find a new job that would make me passionate about my job, I started searching for ways to make me passionate about my current job. It was just a theory, but boy did it pay off. I started reading about the latest developments in my field, working with people who are passionate about the field, and focusing on my own personal growth within the field.
Here I am, three years later, with 10 years of career experience. Monster has a thing they call "Career Level". It goes: Student, Entry Level, Experienced (non-manager), Manager (manager/supervisor of staff), Executive (SVP, VP, Department Head), and Senior Executive (President, CFO, etc). I nearly ticked off Manager after my experience running my own business (but decided to hold back for one more year on that). Even so, one of the recruiters told me to tout my experience in that because it might lead to a 20k/yr boost in salary.
Can you imagine where I'd be if I had jumped ship three years ago?
posted by Severisth at 2:55 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Mike, blow off the NYC thing. You are young, intelligent, talented, and adventurous. Eschew that which is established or, even, dying. Instead, go abroad to places with emerging markets and limitless opportunity. Use your gifts to become a pioneer! -ReLM
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