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How to find viable options for your next career move (when you have no idea where to start)
When you embark on a career change, either through your own personal choice or your hand is forced by redundancy, you will hear a multitude of advice. I personally felt overwhelmed with it and have narrowed it down into a few bullet points to help you out.
1. Find Your Passion
Ask yourself the 3 questions above. What gives me energy? What am I good at? What will the world pay me for?
This will get you out of the career-change starting blocks and get your creative juices flowing. If you would like to delve deeper, you could go full IKIGAI, which I wrote an article about a few years ago. If you are looking for a fast track version, use the Venn diagram above.
2. Do it with others
This is a time where you need to activate your support systems. Yes, I deliberately used the plural there. You will need to have people around you who play different roles, you don’t need to do this alone.
Think about the type of people that you will need. Is it a career coach (hello 🙋), a…
