I have a question for you: What made you choose your current job?

Did you choose your current career path because someone told you that it pays well? Was this decision based on the fact that you needed money? Or did you go after what you wanted only to end up feeling unhappy?

A lot of the problems that occur in our professional and personal lives happen because of a lack of self-awareness. It stems from not knowing what drives you and in which environment you thrive.

Making career choices without self-awareness can look like the following:

– Being unfulfilled in your job.

– Feeling drained, frustrated, and having many conflicts at your workplace.

– Constantly switching careers.

It’s not just about choosing a job that suits you, but also understanding whether the company’s workplace culture and vision match yours. And surprisingly, a lot of people don’t take their own personality into consideration when making such crucial choices.

Let’s take the example of Lauren.

Lauren loves graphic design. She thinks of what success means in that field and actively decides that being a Creative Director is her end goal.

However, as she begins working, she realizes that she just cannot deal with the everyday office politics, the team meetings, or having to constantly compromise on her own vision for her clients’. Slowly she begins to resent going to work and wonders if this was even her passion in the first place.

The truth is that graphic designing IS her passion. But due to a lack of self-awareness, she chose an environment that wasn’t suited to her personality. She preferred working alone and the constant interaction drained her.

When she switched to a work-from-home setup and became her own boss, she realized that she enjoyed her work once more. She realigned her goals to what suited her personality and was able to reach them without feeling frustrated and unhappy.

Knowing yourself doesn’t just mean understanding your interests, it also means knowing what your strengths and weaknesses are. Oftentimes, this knowledge is key to selecting the right role at work. If public speaking is your strength, then having a job that harnesses it, will get you to success much quicker than a job that has you working in the background.

If you want to make the path to success MUCH easier, start with diving deeper and knowing yourself well. This way you’ll actually enjoy the whole process, even before getting there.

I am hosting a FREE seminar called ‘The Journey Within- A Peek’ that will give you mind-blowing insights into your personality. If you are looking for a place to start with your self-discovery, this is going to be perfect for you!

Register now through this link: A Journey Within