Your Sorting Hat: On the best career ideas for 2022
Career Tuesday
Careers, Life and Questions (Jan 04, 2022)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday and a successful year for your career! The first career newsletter for 2022 has a different format and thus 10 career ideas for you.
10 Career Ideas - 2022
I.
"Life goals
Both life goals and New Year resolutions fail when they are about results.
Make them about the path or process. eg Exercise 30 min daily VS lose 5 kg."
II.
"Ownership
Own your results - good or bad. Own your efforts or lack of. Own your learnings.
When you show ownership, you are given autonomy and control. Thus - Freedom."
III.
"Skill stacking
Try many things. Be good at a few skills. Postpone specialisation.
Build a stack of different skills to become unique and thus valuable."
IV.
"Leadership
You succeed often - when the goal and people matter more to you.
You fail often - when looking good or self interest matters more."
V.
"Comfort zone
If you are uncomfortable, it does not mean that you are growing.
If you are comfortable, you are definitely not growing.
Choose discomfort. Wisely."
VI.
"Feedback
Be direct in your feedback.
Considerate in your approach."
VII.
"Grow or Switch
If you made no progress for 6 months to 1 year, you may be at a dead end.
Find a way to bypass and grow. Else switch jobs and get your career moving. "
VIII.
"Disagreements
Disagreements are your greatest source of learning. Embrace them.
New facts, perspectives, negotiation techniques - how many did you learn?"
IX.
"Purpose
How does your work affect your company? How does that impact the world?
Find meaning in your job. See your satisfaction and career graph rise up. "
X.
"Work Life Balance
If it feels like work and not joy, you may be doing it wrong.
Master a skill and apply it. Motivation and balance follows."
1 Question
How will You change so that this year is better than the last?
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Until next week,
Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times