From DICE, January 15, 2009...
Guy Kawasaki points us to an interesting piece in Psychology Today that deals with Strategic Change. While the article is aimed at personality tweaking, it applies to careers just as well.
Become a believer. Trust that you can change and you are far more likely to do so.
Want to move out of Support and into Systems Administration? Belief that you can actually do it is the first step:
Find your signature strengths - and that means discover them. Don’t assume that you know your strengths in advance. See www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu for a questionnaire that measures character strengths.
For example, are you really good at providing step-by-step written instructions to help the users that you support? If so, you might think about a career in technical documentation. Or maybe you’re quick to recognize failure points. Support or QA might be the career path for you. Once you know your strengths, and what you enjoy, you can “become” that position.
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