Define

Sometimes in life, you might have more than one option in your hand. It is time to make a decision. No decision is right or wrong, it is all a matter of your own choice. So make your decision and take full responsibility of it.

Do a comparison between the options by doing a reflection on those items you have work on earlier:

1. Does it serve the purpose?
2. Does the job matches your personality?
3. Are you interested?
4. Does the job make use of your strength?
5. Does it embrace the values you believe?
6. Is it a significant step to reach your next career goal if you make this move?

Every time you make a career decision, you are one step nearer to what you define as your career identity. You’ll get a much clearer picture of who you are.

 

You don’t know what you don’t know

Try the Johari Window method to help you explore further. Johari Window introduce four areas to explore, they are::

1. Open: Things that we know about our self and also known to others;
2. Hidden: Things that we know about our self and but not made known to others;
3. Blind: Things that people talk about us, but we are not aware of.
4. Unknown: Things that nobody knows, including yourself.

Draw a cross on a piece of paper to create four areas, name each of the area as Open, Hidden, Blind and Unknown. Write down the characteristics that defines you in the Open area. Write down elements that you hide from being known to others in the Hidden area. Write down items that people talk about you, but you cannot agree with it in the Blind area. Last but not least, write down things the you fear in the Unknown area.

Link to Johari Window

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