Get Your Career Mojo On (Part 3) - Optimise and Realise
How do you reach optimum career mojo?
A successful return to work requires a certain amount of mojo: those moments when we do something with purpose, power, and an increasing sense of ease. When we take action in a positive direction, we reclaim our mojo.
We can begin by reflecting on the past to identify how we have grown. I wrote about this in my last post. Reflection allows us to identify our current values and how our identity shifts over time.
You see, we often operate from a template formed by past experiences. As a result, we may be unnecessarily limiting our options. Instead, we can challenge the assumptions we make about ourselves.
Your Ideal Self
Picture yourself a year from now, with your hopes and plans fulfilled.
What does that look like?
How would you describe yourself?
What assumptions are you making about yourself?
Where are you placing limits? For example, are you curtailing thoughts based on outdated perceptions about your strengths and weaknesses?
How can you leverage your experiences, skills, values, and passion?
I have found that an approach can be to identify the position you’d like to have and acquire the required skills. But considering the statistics, trends, and analysis on the future of work published by McKinsey & Company, a better approach is to identify and acquire skills for your ideal self and then find a position.
Reclaiming your mojo begins with small steps that you can take toward your ideal version of yourself. If you have trouble with that first step, start with an action that will be helpful regardless of what happens tomorrow or next week. For example, review and update your resume and your social media profiles. Update your contact lists and references, and review recommendations. And if you haven’t already, identify a trusted mentor, coach, or other professionals who can support you through the process with objective, helpful feedback.
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