Starting over in your career can be a daunting task. Looking for a new job after having left your previous one is like hiking up a bare mountain in snow shoes. However, there is hope for the new job or new career seeker if you keep your focus in the right place.
Starting over means going back to the beginning. But the beginning is a different place today than it was the last time you were there for several reasons. First, you are different. You have experiences that have changed you. New skills permeate your work abilities while wisdom gained through hardships has made you battle tested. Second, you are better, stronger, and better equipped to be a productive employee. Your working past has paved the way for a fruitful future. Finding a new beginning can be a blessing in disguise. Though you may fear the unknown, the known has plenty of reason to encourage you.
Consider the person you have grown to be. What are your abilities? How can you contribute to a team? What do you find challenging? What have you overcome that has made you the person you are today? Starting over means asking yourself these types of questions and pondering the answers wisely. Take time to process the past.
Make sure you don’t go it alone. Pick a few friends or colleagues who know you well and whose opinion you trust. Ask them what your best contributions are to a working environment, team, or company. Have them list your greatest strengths as well as the areas you need to grow in.
Put yourself in a position of warranted availability by re-tooling your job skills. Take a few classes; attend a workshop, seminar or conference; research what you need to take your career to the next level. Education can benefit not only your skills but your outlook. Training puts you on the road ahead of other job seekers.
After you discover what your strengths and contributions are and upgrade your skills through training or education, think through what else you might need to reach the pinnacle of your chosen career field. Or perhaps you’ve discovered that a new career is in order. That might sound scary, but if you’ve done your homework don’t shy away from the consequences.
After all, your goal is not merely getting a job. Yes, paying the bills is important, but paying the bills while seeking fulfillment is so much more gratifying.
The ultimate goal in starting over is attaining convergence. Convergence is the place on earth you were made for, the job opportunity that you uniquely deserve, the working context that only you and no other can fulfill. Convergence brings together your work history, your unique abilities, and your emotional capacity, combines it with all the hard work and perseverance you have uniquely endured, and enables you to be the real you.
You are on this planet to do something that no one else can do. Go find yourself. The journey continues.
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