Ask Yourself This: How Satisfied Are You With Status Quo?
Monday, March 10, 2008
When I was younger, I often looked at certain situations in school and often asked myself, "is this as good as it gets?" Sometimes, I'd get a great idea on how to make a process better, or how I might be able to study more effectively given the crunch time for studying, but there were moments when I was literally discomfited by the thought that something could be made better and I could be the guy to make it happen.
Little did I realize back then that the desire to do something new in an existing context was the very stuff of vision.
More often than not, successful visionaries often create their career building goals around the possibility of making a much-needed improvement or transformation in an existing situation to which they have access.
Building your career with a vision in life doesn't necessarily mean 'improvement.' It simply means changing the status quo. People with a Christian personal vision plan, for instance, may wish to incorporate their beliefs into their vision in life and therefore rock the boat; more secular visionaries, can look to the greater good when developing their vision of life and career objectives.
At the end of the day, all your career building efforts should still go towards making a difference and changing the situation from the way it was the day before. Ask yourself that: are you contributing to status quo, or are you interested in making a - hopefully positive - difference? | 0 comments
