This profile is based on the habits of people who are in the right job and
love their work. They have a clear direction as to the course of their
career.
Wouldn't it be good to have a job
that you loved so much you'd do it for nothing, but which you did so well
you'd be paid handsomely? Find that job and both the Buddha and Confucius
said you don't have to do another day's work in your life.
Give yourself a score out of ten,
appropriate for your performance on each of the ten questions below.
A good score is a high score. A poor score is a low score.
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Closeness to your ideal job
How close are you to doing the job you'd really
love to be doing?
Wouldn't it be good to have a job you love
doing so much that you'd do it for nothing, but which you did so
well you'd be paid handsomely?
Score '10' if you're there. Score '0' if you
don't yet know what you really want to do.
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Are
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How stressful do
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Is work giving you life or sucking
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Career options
Are you focused on your career options or
leaving them to chance? If you're at an age where it
doesn't matter, score 7 if it doesn't matter.
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Feedback and appraisal
Do you get good feedback from your
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Financial reward
Do you get an appropriate
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Appreciation
Do you feel that you and your work are
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Caring organisation
Do you work for an organisation that cares about
people, including yourself?
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Relationship with work colleagues
Do you enjoy the company of your work colleagues?
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Morale
What's morale like in your workgroup?
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YOUR RESULTS
If you scored more than 70 there is a good chance that you're in the right
job for now. You're probably doing what you want to do and the level of
support is at least satisfactory.
If you scored less than 70 there is the wisp of a suggestion that you're not
in the right job.
If you scored less than 60 there is a high likelihood that you're not in the
right job.
This is not always the case. There are some people who have good internal
drivers who couldn't care less what other people thought of their work and
who don't need constant pats on the head and bags of lollies. However,
they're few and far between.
If you scored less than 40 our experience tells us you're definitely not in the right job. It's
probably sucking all vitality out of you.
If you're not in the right job, put your thinking cap on. Go to somewhere like
http://www.iqtest.com/ and do some IQ and
personality tests. Go to your employee assistance program. Talk to your
manager. Set yourself a deadline to move somewhere else where you can be
richly fulfilled by your career.
If you can find a job that suits your personality and your intelligence
strengths and is something you're passionate about, you will, as the
Buddha said, not have to do another day's work in your life. Confucius is
reported to have said the same thing. If you want to know more about what
Confucius said
Google 'Confucius say'.
