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 Never spend time thinking about your future.

 Assume that work is what you do, not who you are.

 Wait for that perfect job that is the answer to everything.

 Make work and getting a job just about the money.

 Don’t believe that work can be enjoyable.

Identifying your interests, values and motivation

There is an ancient Chinese saying: ‘A thousand mile journey begins with a single step.’ In Step 1 we looked at how your job hunting journey starts with understanding the world of work and at the importance of taking control of the job hunting process so you can meet it head on. The next stage is to work out what you want by looking at your interests and values and what motivates you. This is based on a very simple premise: we do best what we most enjoy. If we enjoy something, we try harder and are more motivated, which leads to higher performance. And higher performance leads to more possibilities – and more probability – of promotion. All of this leads to expanding our potential avenues for work and futures we never even dreamed of. It all starts with being good at whatever you do – whatever it is you are doing – because you never know where it might lead you.

Performing well and keeping motivation up are not always easy, especially if you’re currently doing a job which you don’t particularly enjoy or you feel is beneath you. Remember that resilience is a key – and learnable – skill; one of the most transferable!