| You can choose Your careerAre you one of the | | | | is that the need of self realization and prioritizing soft |
| many people who don't feel pleasant with your current | | | | values seem to be knocking out the importance of |
| job or career? Have you worked in one career for | | | | money as a measurement of life quality. This can be |
| many years, and found yourself burned out? Or do | | | | preferences of staying home more with partner and |
| you feel that your life is not what it could be, because | | | | kids, more leisure time, etc. As people grow older they |
| you can't take out your full potential in the job or | | | | often choose to focus on other things in life than job |
| career you are in? Changing careers and jobs is | | | | and career, such as time to spend at home with |
| indeed an issue that concerns many of us. What's | | | | spouse, kids and more leisure time.Follow your career |
| really amazing me is the fact that many people - | | | | dreamsEverybody should be able to pick the career or |
| myself included - are continuing in the same job or | | | | job they want, thus taking out their fullest potential for |
| career year after year, even though they are sick and | | | | the benefit of themselves and others. Everybody |
| tired of it and really want to quit their jobs and start up | | | | should follow their inner voice and do what they |
| with something else. I think this grounding is a part of | | | | always have wanted to do in their lives. To jump info a |
| human nature: it's a comfort zone that is difficult to | | | | new job or career is a challenge - at least in the |
| climb out of, using arguments as "I know the job I have, | | | | beginning. You have to go through a period of |
| but not which job I'll get."Before I finally took the step | | | | uncertainty or insecurity. You have no guarantees for |
| that I had considered for years; quit my job and | | | | anything in life, however. And the fact is that you have |
| starting a new career I did like most people; I waited so | | | | no guarantee to keep a job or career either, so why |
| long that I was almost forced out of my job because | | | | not look upon this fantastic opportunity to start a new |
| of sickness and tiredness. But when I first took this | | | | career as an exciting and joyful challenge? There are |
| step and started in my new career, more and more I | | | | many sources ready to support you during the career |
| realized that this job change should have been done | | | | transmission, like career coaches, outplacement |
| much earlier. Like many other people who are | | | | services and career counselling in general. Get yourself |
| establishing work at home careers or jobs, I had to | | | | a career or job mentor, this person can be the most |
| admit that this was my dream job.Even if you're | | | | valuable person you ever get in touch with.When I quit |
| forced to start a new career, you decide whichI was | | | | my job as a business consultant and started to work |
| one of the lucky guys who chosed to change my | | | | at home as an internet publisher, it didn't take me much |
| career. But not every worker is that lucky. In this ever | | | | time to realize that I had made the best choice ever. I |
| changing world, and especially after the internet came | | | | think the separation of job and private life is artificial; |
| - the job market has changed tremendously. Now the | | | | there is only one life. Work is a part of it, and joy is a |
| rule is change and stability is an exception. Many work | | | | part of it too. For me, my work is a joy and joy is |
| tasks are obsolete because automation has taken | | | | what life should be for all of us.Terje Brooks Ellingsen |
| over, which means that many jobs are not needed | | | | is a writer and internet publisher. He runs the website |
| any longer. This forces many working people to find | | | | 1st-Self_Improvement.net. |
| another job or career. Sometimes the alternative to a | | | | Terje is a Sociologist who enjoys contributing to the |
| career change is welfare, and who wants that? The | | | | personal growth and happiness of others. He tries to |
| turmoil of the 'new economy' job market creates new | | | | accomplish this by writing about self improvement |
| jobs every day, while old jobs are falling into | | | | issues from his own experience and knowledge. For |
| abandonment. What you can choose however, is | | | | example, development of careers for self realization |
| which career or job you want to change to.Values | | | | and work at home careers for achieving financial |
| impact career choicesAnother trend in the job market | | | | independency. |