The key challenges to sustaining a satisfying career include:
- A shortage of suitable roles
- The impact of having a family
- You are not enjoying your work any more
- You are being bypassed for suitable roles
- The mortgage still has to be paid
A satisfying career has strong earning capacity as well as job satisfaction or the enjoyment of your job. Look at the diagram below to work out what colour your career is. Think of the colours representing a karate belt colour and the goal being to work up the belts to continuously improve your income and job satisfaction.
Figure 1. Career Sustainability Model
There are three keys to a successful career:
- Personal—your career choices match your personal talents and values
- Credible—you must not only ‘know your stuff’; you must be able to ‘show your stuff’
- Valuable—you must be valuable to others
Figure 2. Keys to Career Sustainability
I would love to know more about your goals and challenges regarding your career. Please call me on 0408 400659 or send me an email on jenny@jennybailey.com.au if you would like schedule a free conversation about your career challenges and how you can achieve greater job satisfaction and earn good money.
