Career-wise, How do you walk the line between being focused and being open to new opportunities?
parkdad73 asked:
These seem to be the two different points of view when it come to career. Half the books tell you to focus on your goal and ignore anything that doesn’t lead you to it. Other tell you to keep your options open because you never know where your best choice will come from.
One keeps you from seeing different opportunities whereas the other keeps you flipping around trying to make you are taking the best road to getting ahead.
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These seem to be the two different points of view when it come to career. Half the books tell you to focus on your goal and ignore anything that doesn’t lead you to it. Other tell you to keep your options open because you never know where your best choice will come from.
One keeps you from seeing different opportunities whereas the other keeps you flipping around trying to make you are taking the best road to getting ahead.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:55 am
You don’t have to do one thing. I know people who are involved in 2 or 3 things — though they one main thing that they do. Choose a field that you like and are good at and make that your main thing — say research. Then select other areas that you like that are not too involving, such as real estate, and invest in that. You can also trade in stocks through a reputable company. You can also invest in projects with freinds but as a passive partner.
But all in all, you have to have one thing that you do very well.
April 1st, 2009 at 5:47 am
This is the time for the Mind-Heart conversation. The mind says that you should be wise, disciplined, focused, and hard-working. The heart tells you whether you’re happy or if you’re still looking for what you want to do in life.
If you listen to this “conversation,” you’ll know if you’re happy in your career. In the meantime, when working, give it your all. In your quiet times, at night, assess your life in the career aspect. You’ll know that you love your job if you look forward to the next day, the next month, etc.
Do opportunities arise that interest you? Ask yourself why it interests you and what makes it more interesting than what you’re doing now. Decide whether it is truly better than what you’re doing now or whether it’s a passing thing, wondering about the “other side of the fence.”
With or without these opportunities popping up, you need to know what your life goals are — what you want to achieve by age 70 or so. These goals will guide your overall strategy: choosing an industry and how you want your career to look (corporate, entrepreneurial, franchise etc.). This is the importance of principles in life — not necessarily moral principles, but even mere principles of running your life.
Good luck.