Career strategy questions you should be asking yourself

Career strategy questions you should be asking yourself

Many doctors are stuck , unhappy and unhealthy and COVID has prompted them to rethink their careers. If you find yourself in this place and wondering whether you should persevere, pivot or punt, then, ask yourself and answer the following questions:

  1. Who am I? Here is a free personality inventory site to help you answer the question.
  2. Where am I working and is it still a good fit?
  3. What are my roles, goals and the holes I'm trying to fill?
  4. How am I doing what I'm doing?
  5. What are my emotional intelligence gaps?
  6. When should I start thinking about a career move? (HINT: Always have Plan B)
  7. Where do I find the education, resources, networks, mentors, experience, peer support and career guidance or coaching?
  8. Why am I doing what I'm doing at this stage of my life?
  9. Do I have the resources and what I need to make a career transition?
  10. Have I described and validated the parts to my personal business model canvas?

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11. Is it time to call an audible?

12. Are you making the best use of your transferable skills?

13. Here are 5 others

14. As you get started thinking about a deeper vision for significant success, ask yourself a few questions:

  • What is the core purpose of my work and the ways in which it makes the world better, and how can I lean into that purpose or craft my day-to-day work to emphasize it?
  • Who are the key relationships in my life, both inside and outside of work, and how can I deepen and enrich them?
  • Who am I serving in my work and outside of it, and what more can I do at work, at home, and in my community to serve others?
  • How am I becoming better each day? How can I pursue meaningful craft in my personal or professional life?

15, How will these workplace trends affect your career strategy?

Do yourself a favor and read Chapter 5 of the 2022 edition of "What Color is Your Parachute" Or, complete this online.

Answer what is most important to you:

  1. The people you work with
  2. The culture of the workplace
  3. The degree to which they let you use your knowledge, skills, abilties and competencies
  4. The degree to which the job is in your domain of expertise
  5. The compensation

6. The geographic location. Are you a digital nomad? For millions of workers, the onset of the pandemic meant going all-remote. Many took advantage of the arrangement, bringing their work on the road. Now, several countries are courting these employees, hoping an influx of international workers will help boost their economies. Here are some of the strategies at play:

7.The degree to which it givess you meaning, independence and mastery

8. Being your own career coach is hard. You are more likely to make a satisfying career transition if you have peer support to help you. Either way you will have to ask and answer who, what, when, where, how and why to get to your destination.

Here is a free open educational resource to help you find the answers.

Don't wait until you have to find another job. Be strategic and not tactical about your job or career. Build your personal brand so people find you, not the other way around.

Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs

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Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA

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Like life and golf: 1. It’s a head game 2. You are the only one who keeps score 3. There’s no harm in taking a mulligan 4. No matter how badly you play, chipping in from off the green on #18 brings you back for more 5. Keep your eye on the ball and your head still 6. Follow through 7. Visualize and play the movie before each shot 8. Start with the end in mind 9. Bring the right tools to the job site 10. Learn from your mistakes

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