{"id":125,"date":"2016-03-23T05:32:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T05:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover-your-talent.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2024-09-15T08:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T08:39:06","slug":"re-invent-or-re-define","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discover-your-talent.com\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"Re-Invent or Re-Define?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Magnifying glass on the word Redefine and related terms such as revise, redo, revisit, review, reposition, rethink, reconsider, reinvent, remodel and reevaluate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

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We frequently hear about career transitions. Ideally, this would happen when a deliberate change is orchestrated in one\u2019s career path. However, if we took a closer look at these so-called career transitions, are these really deliberated, or chanced?<\/p>\n

Growing up, our values and education taught us that having a \u201cgood\u201d career is the \u201cright\u201d thing to do. In our pursuit on \u201cdoing the right thing\u201d and looking out for a \u201cgood career\u201d, we become oblivious to the fact that both of these are rather symbolic. The \u201cright\u201d thing is subjective and relative to a person\u2019s experience, culture and values. Similarly, the definition of a \u201cgood\u201d career leaves much room for debate on what one individual would qualify as \u201cgood\u201d. Which may not be \u201cgood\u201d in the opinion of another individual.<\/p>\n

In fact, career development is a very deliberated process, and should be very personalized at the onset. Some may argue that this is unattainable idealism \u2013 since part of the career development dynamics is in fact beyond our direct control \u2013 afflicted by factors such as market competition, economic conditions, legislations, and technology advancement.<\/p>\n

We often forget, our career is about ourselves. It IS very personal. The outcome of what we do may serve a purpose for the community. But our career consequence is not a public good, nor societal economic product. Neither should it be a communal trophy.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, I view careers as our personal inventions, whereby the inventor or creator, would be ourselves. We invent, and define our careers, through a magical formula of four components. These four determinants to our career development paths, which are very fundamental and personal to each individual, are:<\/p>\n