So you've been hearing that voice again, the one that says you're not doing what you were born to do. That may be true, but how do you figure out what you should be doing?

To begin answering this question, examine whether your current career path matches your core interests, beliefs, values, needs and skills. Professional career counselors usually undertake this strategy when attempting to help clients identify appropriate career directions.

Here's what I ask clients to help them find their core. Ask yourself these questions, and record your answers:

1. What subjects do you most enjoy reading about?
2. What television or radio programs do you most enjoy?
3. What are your favorite types of movies?
4. What are your favorite hobbies or pastimes?
5. What type of volunteer activities do you prefer?
6. What subjects do you enjoy discussing with friends?
7. What subjects come to mind when you daydream?
8. What have been your favorite jobs?
9. What were your favorite school subjects?
10. What are your pet peeves?
11. If you doodle, what do you often draw?
12. If you ran the world, what changes would you make?
13. If you won a million bucks, what would you do with it?
14. Who are your favorite kinds of people?
15. How would you like to be remembered after your death?
16. What are your favorite toys?
17. How would you describe your political beliefs?
18. Who do you most admire in life and why?
19. What tasks have brought you the most success?
20. What tasks do you think you could do well that you haven't yet done?

Examine your answers. Do you see a certain behavior or belief in more than one aspect of your life? What information do you see repeated that seems to reveal a behavior pattern? What are your long-lasting interests?

Using this information, paint a self-portrait by completing the following statements:

* I am mainly interested in…
* I believe most in…
* I most value…
* For a good life, I feel I need…
* I can do the following well…

Now ask yourself if your current job helps you achieve these five statements. If it does, you're probably in the right career. Chances are, however, that the nagging voice means your current career is not satisfying your core features. If this is the case, then it's time to find a better fit.

也许你常常听到这样的话,有人说你天生不是干什么的料.也许他是对的,但是你怎样发掘自己应该干什么呢?

在回答问题之前,先看看你目前的职业是不是和你的主要兴趣,信仰,价值观,需求以及技能相符.专业的职业顾问有一套方法可以帮助客户明确自己的最合适的职业取向.

以下就是我帮助客户找出主要兴趣的方法. 尝试回答这些问题,然后记录你的答案.

1.你最喜欢以阅读什么领域的文章.

2.你最爱看什么类型的电视节目或者最爱听何种广播

3.你最欣赏何类影片

4.你最大的爱好何消遣是什么

5.你倾向哪类志愿者活动

6.你和朋友常常讨论什么话题

7.当你白日作梦时,你最期盼什么?

8.你最喜欢的工作有哪些?

9.什么是你最爱学习的课程?

10你的宠物是什么?

11.如果你常常涂鸦,那么你画什么呢?

12.如果让你统治世界,那么你将把世界变成什么样.

13.如果你赢得了百万美元,你打算怎么花?

14.你最喜欢哪类人?

15.你死后,想记住生前的事吗?

16.你最喜欢的玩具是什么?

17.你如何描述你的政治信仰?

18.谁是你生活中最崇拜的人?为什么?

19.你认为什么任务可以把你带往成功的顶峰.

20.你认为你可以把什么事情做好,可是还没有去做.

检查你的答案. 你有没有发现有某一个行为或信仰在你生活中不止一个方面出现过? 你看到得重复次数较多的信息是否就反映了你的行为模式?

根据这个信息,给自己画一幅自画像,可以参考以下的内容:

* 我最要在…..有浓厚的兴趣

* 我最相信………

* 为了追求完美的生活,我觉得我需要……

* 我可以把……..做得很好

现在扪心自问一下你目前的工作是不是帮助你实现了这五项内容.如果它能做到,你可能找到了合适的职业.万一不是,然而,你又反反复复地被当前的不能达成你主要目标的工作所困扰.如果事情真是这样,那么是时候换一份合适的工作了