Home Viewpoints Career Management Choosing a career really depends on your openness... Friday, 05 December 2008
             
Choosing a career really depends on your openness... PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 March 2008 11:19

I was reading an interview with one of NASA"s top Antarctic scientists, Robert Bindschadler. His team was the first to set foot on Antarctica"s global warming hotspot -- Pine Island Glacier, one of the most dangerous places on Earth. He was asked, "What made you want to be a glaciologist in the first place."

He answered, "I was trained as a physicist at the University of Michigan but didn"t have the fire to work in the basements of physics labs. Then I discovered that I really enjoyed books on mountains, especially ones with snow and ice on them. I came across a book called The Physics of Glaciers by Stan Paterson which I read in one night. Once I realized that there was a field glaciology . . . I haven"t looked back since."

His answer made me think of my own career development, a similar situation when I was teaching in Turkey.

I was 25 years old, recently married, and searching for a career that might better fit me. A friend loaned me a book, On Becoming a Person: A Therapist"s View of Psychotherapy by Carl Rogers -- I was fascinated and excited! Counseling made sense; felt right; and I began my career in the field . . .

Professional career counselors see this a lot and are trained to help you. Our websites give you give you solid advice and exercises, based on the best practices and science of the field.

A lot really depends your openness to experience, being an active learner and explorer -- and using your values and interests as your career compass.

Does this statement ring true to you?

Visit my Blog...

Comments
Discuss Viewpoint
Title: (optional)
[b] [i] [u] [url] [quote] [code] [img] 
 
Receive update notifications?

3.23 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved."
 

MBAA Poll

Via the Interest Rate, what can the Federal Reserve Affect?
 

Quotes

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. - Alan Greenspan

Visit Sponsors

Your are currently browsing this site with Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).

Your current web browser must be updated to version 7 of Internet Explorer (IE7) to take advantage of all of template's capabilities.

Why should I upgrade to Internet Explorer 7? Microsoft has redesigned Internet Explorer from the ground up, with better security, new capabilities, and a whole new interface. Many changes resulted from the feedback of millions of users who tested prerelease versions of the new browser. The most compelling reason to upgrade is the improved security. The Internet of today is not the Internet of five years ago. There are dangers that simply didn't exist back in 2001, when Internet Explorer 6 was released to the world. Internet Explorer 7 makes surfing the web fundamentally safer by offering greater protection against viruses, spyware, and other online risks.

Get free downloads for Internet Explorer 7, including recommended updates as they become available. To download Internet Explorer 7 in the language of your choice, please visit the Internet Explorer 7 worldwide page.