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What you are supposed to be doing?
By Tsu Shan Chambers, Director - Eye Care Recruitment
January 2, 2008
"How can I help you?" I asked. A young female voice replied over the telephone, "I'd like an idea of what I should do when I graduate from uni. Am I on the right track on what I should be looking for?" She elaborated about what she thought she liked and what her family wanted for her. From what she told me, my only concern was that she was on someone else's "track".
A lot of 15-30 year old job-seekers almost always say something like this. The words may change but invariably they are seeking direction or clarity about where they are heading.
This was our first conversation and our discussion jumped all over the place as we continued exploring where she was at now, her joys, disappointments and what she wanted in her life.
The most important thing in career-life development is to know what we ‘must have' in our lives. These often include things like respect, family, money, helping people, recognition, an exciting life, and a comfortable life. No one but you can define which are right for you.
When the young lady over the phone started understanding this, she decided to stop trying to please everyone else and started to think for herself. She said, "I'll make my own choices this time," and wrote down a few action points during our conversation to take action to do a bit of "self-rese
A couple of weeks later, I received another phone call from her. She had found clarity to replace her initial fuzzy thinking. She told me that her plan in 5 years is to run a successful optometry business, selling high quality fashionable frames, especially catering to women who demand the exceptional customer service that is ‘her'
A quote to remember:
‘Don'