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What attribute did you develop that helped you reach your goals?

I would like to go into elementary education, but this question could apply to any career. #career-development #early-childhood-education #goal-achieving

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Thank you comment icon Libby, The one (actually three combined) characteristic that benefited me the most would be failing fast/lifelong learning/persistence. I have had several careers in my life that touch on several different industries. The attribute(s) that kept me going is my ability to learn from my mistakes and continuously move forward. In your career (as well as life), you may stumble across many setbacks and hurdles. The most important thing to keep in mind is that this is prevalent in life and those that succeed are the ones that learn from these hiccups, quickly adapt and constantly brush themselves off and persist with moving forward. Best of luck in the future, Gerard Baltrusaitisi Gerard Baltrusaitis
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Ken’s Answer

There are two things that helped me to reach my career goal:

  • Getting to know myself to allow me to see and confirm my most suitable career area
  • Networking to get to know people in my intended career area to allow me to further confirm my choice and develop a networking support system to help me along in my career

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

Ken recommends the following next steps:

The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
It is very important to express your appreciation to those who help you along the way to be able to continue to receive helpful information and to create important networking contacts along the way. Here are some good tips: ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-informational-interview-thank-you-note-smart-people-know-to-send?ref=recently-published-2 ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-tips-for-writing-a-thank-you-note-thatll-make-you-look-like-the-best-candidate-alive?bsft_eid=7e230cba-a92f-4ec7-8ca3-2f50c8fc9c3c&bsft_pid=d08b95c2-bc8f-4eae-8618-d0826841a284&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_20171020&utm_source=blueshift&utm_content=daily_20171020&bsft_clkid=edfe52ae-9e40-4d90-8e6a-e0bb76116570&bsft_uid=54658fa1-0090-41fd-b88c-20a86c513a6c&bsft_mid=214115cb-cca2-4aec-aa86-92a31d371185&bsft_pp=2 ##
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Karen A.’s Answer

I grew up in difficult circumstances and had some friends who did not make it easy for me to focus on my long-term goals. The most important thing I did was to decide what I wanted to accomplish over the next five years and mercilessly slash anything that did not help me achieve my goals. I learned to take chances. For example, my first job in sales was a 100% commission position with 100% hunting through social networking. I was not very successful at it, but it enabled me to add sales skills to my resume, which enabled me to land my first job in corporate America. My first job in a large company was as an entry level telemarketer. Some of my friends scorned my choice of job, but I knew I was establishing a foothold in a good company that promised opportunity for future advancement. In addition, a company benefit was tuition assistance to help me earn my college degree. To sum it up, decide what your goals are. Evaluate your options to achieve them. And then work smart, and hard, and stick to your plan, allowing yourself to learn and adjust along the way!
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Crystal M.’s Answer

Determination. You have to decide what you want in the present and that you are willing to work as hard as you have to in order to achieve that goal. Nothing in life has to be permanent. Work for something, get it and if later you decide that you want more or something different you can follow that path easier because you will already know how to achieve a goal. If it is a career then you will be more financially prepared the next time around. Nothing great comes without effort.
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Ryan’s Answer

A learning mindset. NEVER stop learning. Whether it is a book, YouTube, Podcast, or the internet, NEVER stop learning about a variety of subjects.

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