Full screen
Share
step1: what do you want to achieve?
Sarka Gaidukevicius
Created on September 13, 2022
Over 30 million people build interactive content in Genially.
Check out what others have designed:
NORMANDY 1944
Horizontal infographics
BEYONCÉ
Horizontal infographics
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES NOV DEBATE
Horizontal infographics
ONE MINUTE ON THE INTERNET
Horizontal infographics
SITTING BULL
Horizontal infographics
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019
Horizontal infographics
GRETA THUNBERG
Horizontal infographics
Transcript
Things you are most passionate about should become a part of your life goal.
01
Identify what you're passionate about
Where you are with your skills and behaviour right now is the starting point for your development.
02
Evaluate your current situation
It's important to determine what kind of sacrifices you're willing to make to get to where you want to be.
03
Determine the sacrifices you're willing to make
We often feel better about our lives when we're living by our values.
04
What Are Your Values?
Once you understand what you hate, start looking for things that help you stay away from them
05
What do I not like to do?
Nothing is more fulfilling in life than following what you are passionate about. Whatever makes you happy and drives you to do better is your passion. Ask yourself, “what makes you feel most fulfilled?" Is it helping others? Is it writing? Is it dancing? Start thinking about what motivates you and makes you excited to get up every morning. Think about the types of things you would do if you had unlimited time and financial security. This is what your passion is. It is logical to focus on things that you are passionate about because your happiness and productivity are directly linked to such things. This applies for both your personal life and your career. When you figure out what you're passionate about doing, you have a deeper understanding of the type of career field that can be rewarding for you. You can use this insight to start researching career paths and making a plan to help you pursue your dream job.
After finding out what you are genuinely passionate about, what you want to be better at and thinking about different aspects of your current career, it's important to determine what kind of sacrifices you're willing to make to get to where you want to be. For example, if you decide that you want to transition to a career as a registered nurse, it's important to understand that you could be working long shifts, and it may take a little while to complete additional education. Or if you want to move into a Head Office role from an Operations role, you might have to travel regularly as part of the role when you are used to working 5 minutes from home. This insight can help you make effective decisions about careers that surpass what you're willing to sacrifice.
Another area to explore when trying to figure out what you want is your values. Values are somewhat more abstract than goals, but they serve as guiding principles that help us move forward in ways that matter to us (Roccas, Sagiv, Schwartz, & Knafo, 2002). For example, you may value working as part of a team so a role requiring working on your own regularly wouldn't bring you joy. Each of us has different values and we often feel better about our lives when we're living by our values. So knowing what we value can point us to what we want.
When figuring out what to do in your life, you need to put away things that you dislike. You need to find out what creates negative emotions in you. It can be certain people, art, domain, work timing of your office, meetings, etc. Make a list of things that you despise. Once you understand what you hate, start looking for things that help you stay away from them. For example, if you are thinking about becoming a Team Leader, but you really hate making decisions and telling people what to do then the job in likely not right for you. By understanding that you don't like these things, you might have just found out that you wanted to be a Team Leader because you like to share your knowledge and skills with others. Discovering this then helps you set a goal that concentrates on developing training and coaching skills and staying away from leadership and decision making.
Think about where you currently are... how good are you at the skills or the behaviour you want to master? When it comes to your job, what do you like and don't like about it? What are others doing that you admire? Where you are right now is the starting point for your development. When it comes to your work, consider the skills and strengths you apply to your job and where you feel your development areas are. Are there opportunities to grow within your current role - growth doesn't have to mean a promotion or big change. Doing this can give you an insight into which aspects of your work you enjoy and are passionate about. You might also list the type of work you enjoy doing and the advantages and disadvantages of your current professional situation so you can get an idea of what you want and don't what as part of your next career move.