| Perhaps you are finding it difficult to decide what | | | | Ask friends, family, and teachers if they can |
| career to choose, so you are hesitating taking | | | | introduce you to people who may be able to help |
| action. In our changing world, it is not uncommon | | | | you in your career. |
| for people to have several quite different careers | | | | Always be ethical in all your undertakings big and |
| over the course of their lives. Many skills are | | | | small, and demonstrate that you have integrity. |
| transferable to new careers. Make your best | | | | Make it a habit to treat everyone, whether they |
| choice for now considering opportunities, wealth, | | | | are your employer, employee, customer, or even |
| and personal satisfaction, and begin taking action. | | | | an irritating co-worker or your competition, with |
| Those who have the most successful careers | | | | respect and courtesy. This will not only mark you |
| usually have a long range vision of where they | | | | for success, but you will enjoy your career |
| would like to be in ten, twenty, or even forty | | | | better. Make it your habit to do quality work in a |
| years. Having large goals will help you to stay | | | | timely manner, and strive to give more than is |
| focused and will inspire you to do your best work. | | | | expected. |
| Find role models of people who are successful in | | | | Keep a journal of your work accomplishments on |
| the ways you wish to be and study their | | | | a weekly basis. This can help you with employer |
| methods. See if you can meet with them and ask | | | | reviews and in marketing yourself to new |
| how they entered their career and what they felt | | | | employers. It can also be used to help you stay |
| was most important to their success. | | | | focused in your progress towards your long-term |
| Make it your desire to be well educated and | | | | dream. |
| current in your career. Read journals in your field. | | | | |
