Brian Tracy walks through finding a career that fits: assess what you enjoy and do well, use LinkedIn for informational interviews to explore industries, then land a job and commit fully. If it doesn't work, try something else. The fit reveals itself through doing the work.
Selecting your major definite purpose in life is the starting point of personal greatness. Hello, I'm Brian Tracy, and today I'm going to address a question that people ask me all the time. It's simply this. How do I choose the right career for me? First of all, this is a big challenge that everybody has and they have it throughout their lives. The majority of working people, by their own admission, do not feel fully challenged by their current jobs. Getting into or staying at a job for which you are not ideally suited is one of the greatest wastes of time in life. It can rob you of some of your most productive years. So if you find yourself in that position, it's a good thing for you to consider a new career path. It can be scary, but hopefully with some guidance, that decision will become more within your reach. First, before making any choices, you need to look into yourself and think about the things you like to do and the things that you are good at doing. Then it's time to ask yourself a key question. The question you want to ask yourself is, what do I really enjoy doing? And what kind of a job can I do that will allow me to to do what I enjoy doing? The next step in this process is what is called informational interviewing. You do this by setting up informal meetings or coffee with prospective employers and people in the industry you've chosen, and then find out as much as you can from them about the business, their specific company, the position you have in mind, and other aspects of that industry. This will supply you with a lot of information to make the decision process easier, as well as some contacts in the industry you've chosen. Networking sites like LinkedIn are a great way to reach people in a specific industry that you might want to meet with. After you've gone through the informational interviewing process, it's time to find a place to land. And when you do, it's crucial to dedicate your whole heart to to doing your job really, really well. When you commit to doing your job to the best of your ability, one of two things will happen. The first thing that might happen is you will find that this is the right career for you, which is rare in the beginning, but will become more clear as you progress, or you will find that it's not the right career for you and that you need to continue searching. Either way, by putting your whole heart into doing a really good job at whatever career you're trying out, you will find the answer to these questions much quicker. Then you can come out the other side and decide if this is something that you can see yourself doing for the foreseeable future or not. If it's not, you simply repeat the process. Finding a new job that you like and try it out until you find the right career that suits you. There's a lot of trial and error involved. One of your primary responsibilities to yourself is to select the kind of work that you enjoy and are best suited to do. It is to find a job where you can use your natural talents and abilities at a higher level. Your duty to yourself is to work at something that gives you joy and satisfaction. You must find a job that brings out the very best in you and that inspires you to want to become excellent at what you're doing. Before we wrap up, I'd like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers. Here it is. Selecting your major definite purpose in life is the starting point of personal greatness. Those are my strategies for choosing a career. If you haven't seen my other videos about building your career and increasing your position in life, take a look now. I'd love to hear from you. So my question today is if you had all the resources you needed to build the company of your dreams, which kind of company would you want to build? And what would that company do? Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you. Thanks for watching. And remember, if you want to change your future, take action. And take action now. If you enjoyed this video and feel it was valuable in teaching you how to choose a career, subscribe to my channel and share this video with your friends and anyone else who might benefit from this information. For more resources on how to build your career and improve your position in life, Visit my website, www.briantracy.com.
