Who does not want to be successful in their career? Nobody isn’t it .
Does career success only mean reaching the pinnacle in our professional life's?
Could there be other success parameters worth exploring?
Like many professionals, I grew up in the career with the notion that career success means become the business head of a firm. This aspiration motivated me to strive hard, stay focused, endure the pain and also brought along with its own rewards. Till I reached one level below a business head - to that of a functional head. That’s when I started realising that I may not like to do many things which are required by a Business head. Went through some conflicting moments when internally that was what I was after for 20 years and as I am nearing it – realising that it is not my aspirational role anymore.
After some soul searching I had to take a call – Aspire for a socially accepted Career Success goal – which was to continue on the path to business head or go for a Career success goal – which I will define for my internal satisfaction, even if it means it is against social norms of career success.
With this clarity – I chose to be a Functional head for last 5 years of my corporate life and subsequently be a soloprenuer as a Career Strategist since 2012 years.
Key Reflective question which helped me gain this clarity was –
What is the activity that I am willing to take up as a full time career knowing fully well that the corporate fringe benefits will take its own time to come?
Coaching & Training where my answers which jumped up in my mind. Put a 2 year transition plan to build my career in this line and eventually glided into this role in one of my last Career crossroads that I was in.
Inviting you on a reflective journey.
- What does Career success mean to you?
- What does not imply Career success?
- How will you discover this for yourself?
- How aligned are to achieve your career success?
- What actions do you need to Start doing, Continue doing and Stop doing to reach your Career success?
Happy reflecting