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Thanks for that, I really like how you mention the need for achievement, the person's circle of competence and the individuals access to resources. These are all important factors for making an informed decision about choosing the appropriate career or the appropriate business opportunity. But note something interesting. I'm using the word "appropriate" rather than "right" because that's the closest we can get...me, you and everyone else changes over time. Because we change, the career decisions we make at this age may not always turn out to be "right" but we can make sure that they're "appropriate". "Appropriate" is good enough. "Right" is a mirage. Anyway...
Positive point 1: You're not alone. Statistically, the average person changes their career at least 5-10 times. Only about 20% of the workforce have been in the same role for over 2 years at any given time...and personally, I'm in the same position as you (and so is my brother, and so are lots of other people I know). I'm 24, I've always thought I knew what I wanted to do, I did it, I found out it sucks, and now I'm lost because I never imagined doing anything else. In other words, because this is such a common problem (i.e. career change), anybody in the workforce will be able to help you with it because anyone who works will identify with it.
Positive point 2: There's a way out. There's literally hundreds of recruitment agencies out there who can give you feedback on what it's like to work in any given range of roles. They're good people to talk to because they provide focus. Recruiters work for the employer, so they will totally sucker you in which is good because you don't have to agonize over decisions. You can use the recruitment person to take away your feeling of uncertainty. Likewise, that's what I did to solve my problem of being confused about my career.
So...look, I think I understand the problem you've got (because I've got the same problem) and there is a range of solutions for it. The issue of course (as I've experienced it) is regaining emotional control, conquering analysis paralysis, making the choice to be irrationally optimistic rather than rationally pessimistic and moving forward, because at the end of the day making one decision (which may turn out to be wrong) is better than not making any decisions (which may turn out to be right).
Finally: The substantive bit....I've worked in technology commercialization, law and finance...I can tell you about what these careers are like in case that's something you wanna pursue....other than that, what time frame are you giving your self for making this career change decision that you've gotta make?
Last edited by akula; 06-05-2007 at 12:42 AM.
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