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S. Gary Snodgrass:
Take control of your career - if you don't, chances are no one else will. So your career is your creation.

S. Gary Snodgrass, author of the book Stepping Up…

And then do the following three things: look at yourself - your interests, values, skills, aspiration; look around - what are the trends, who are the pathways, who's having more success than you? ; and then finally, look ahead - what are the goals, what are the support systems you're going to need to achieve your objectives?

If you're not really sure which direction your career should go…

Have a no-holds barred discussion with yourself. What do you like to do and why? Who do you like to be around and why? What gives you the most fulfillment, joy and satisfaction and why? That's going to give you some clues as to the kind of work you enjoy. For example: do you enjoy working with ideas and concepts or do you enjoy working with people?

If you like the career track you're on, there is a surefire way to turbocharge your success.

It's this: excelling in your current job by delivering more than is expected, by being a team player, by putting the interest of the company first and by continuing to grow, develop and realize that lifelong learning never stops for successful people.

At somethingyoushouldknow.net I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.