Saturday, March 7, 2009

How to Find a Career That is Right For You

By Dustin Heath

Some people are born knowing what they want to do with their lives, for the rest of us it takes a lot of trial and error. Researching different careers can help you choose a career path that works with your lifestyle, makes you happy, and make the money you need to support yourself and your family. Research can take time though, so where do you start?

1. Write down things that you love to do. More than anything we do in life, we work. It pays the bills, gives us money for recreation, and helps us buy the things we need or want. Since the majority of our lives are spent working, you should want to work in a field that interests you. Make a list of any hobbies you may have, what type of things you like to read about, or anything else that comes to mind. Don't out much thought into it just write the list. Brainstorming like this will give you a direction to go in.

2. Look at the list you have in front of you, are there any careers that you know of centered around your interests. For example, if you love animals you may consider being a vet or even running a dog walking business. From your list write down potential careers you may like.

3. Do an online search for possible incomes. We certainly don't work only because we love what we do. We work for money, so you'll need to have an idea of how much money you can make based on the careers you have chosen. You can either do a basic Internet search for average salaries for those careers or check out your local library, there are many books written on this subject.

4. Determine what it will take for you to get started in your chosen career. The career you have chosen may require that you go to college or it may require different business licenses. All careers require something to get started, you need to figure out what that is. Again to find this information you can do a simple Internet search or check out books pertaining to your career at your local library.

5. Get started. Now that you have done your research, you have a starting point. All you have to do now is make it happen.

Sometimes it takes a little time to find the career that suits you best. People tend to think they know what they want out of life, then once you are actually doing it you may discover it's not for you. That's fine. Don't get discouraged, as long as you make the time to try knew things you will find a career that is right for you.

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