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Making a wise choice can save you a lot of suffering and fund a lifestyle that you enjoy. The wrong choice can lead to financial challenges. It’s so painful to go to a job you don’t like knowing that you will need to come back tomorrow, day after it and again and again.
Your Career Choice
A poor career choice can be costly down the road. Take the time to make a wise decision. It will be time well spent.
Answer to Yourself this 5 "What" Questions:
1. What are your strengths?
The best careers are enjoyable and take advantage of your strengths. What are you naturally good at? What have you become good at because you’ve spent so much time learning or practicing?
Not all of your strengths will be transferable to a career, but some of them will transfer quite nicely. Ask yourself what you can do better than most people. There are a few assessments that can help you to answer this question.
2. What are your interests, things that you enjoy doing?
You would probably be working for quite a while. Nowadays, many people choose to continue in an active type of work even in their 80’s. For instance, in Canada, one cannot be forced to retire at any specific age. It would be smart to find a career that centers around something that you enjoy. Imagine spending 40+ years doing something that you don’t.
While you don’t have to keep the same career for the rest of your life, you may lose ground each time you make a switch.
What could you see yourself doing for a decade or more and be happy?
What do you really dislike? This question is just as important.
3. What long-term options appeal to you?
Some careers have better long-term prospects than others. Think about what you could do 20 years down a specific career path. For instance, would you want to become a Medical Doctor with a solid reputation? Is there the possibility to advance? Could you use the skills you build in that job and transfer them to another?
Avoid thinking only about the next couple of years. You’d likely be working more than just 3-5 years.
4. What educational credentials does your preferred career require?
Professional degrees like Medical Doctors, Engineers, Accountants, and Lawyers often requires 4-6 years of study, plus real-life experiences such as internships.
Determine how much additional education you’ll require for a career and whether or not you’re willing to acquire it. If you’re against additional schooling, then you might face certain limitations.
5. What type of work environment do you prefer?
Do you like the community feel of an open space or your own office?
Do you want to work outdoors, in a manufacturing setting, a laboratory, or where?
Suit and tie or jeans and a t-shirt?
What type of environment appeals to you?
Hope you have now a better idea about what careers fit your answers. Taking all of the above into account, is an starting point for you to figure what careers seem like a good fit for you. The perfect career will be something you love, that you’re good at, and that fits your dream lifestyle and work environment.
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