Motivation Monday Taking Action

Motivation Monday Taking Action It is Monday! For many, this is the first day back after a long winters break.   There will be messages in your in box and calls to return. If you are looking for tips on how to prioritize and dig through that mess, dont look to me for help there. I am as overwhelmed as you are.   Ive read tons of self help articles on how to handle re-entry after a vacation and somehow, they seem overly simplistic. Setting a course for moving forward. As I was listening to a conversation between a college student and a recent graduate about his plans for whats next. I wanted to interject my advice.   I was eavesdropping and I was pretty sure my two cents wouldnt come across with the right intent, so Ill have to write my advice here instead. The college student was taking classes in alternative energy at a 2 year community college and I could tell from his conversation he was truly interested in the topic of renewable energy. He even knew which colleges had some of the best 4 year programs. More than once he said, But Im not sure what Ill do next. It is about taking action. From where I was sitting (the row behind him), his choices were obvious. 1) Get an internship or entry level job with any organization doing work in the renewable energy field or alternative energy area. Doing actual work in his field of interest will allow him to better understand what it is all about.   It will also help him to understand where the opportunities for growth and advancement are.   An insiders perspective offers the most advantageous view. 2) Get enrolled in one of those colleges that offer the best education on renewable energy. Before applying/enrolling, he should talk to people who have gone through the program and see what they are doing now. He wants to know if there are actually jobs available and companies looking for people with that education. So why did he keep saying he didnt know what he wanted to do next? Because that is the easier answer. Undecided? There are many job seekers who are evaluating what they want and need to do next. The advice to all of them is the same. Talk to people doing the kind of work you are interested in Get a job working in that field Make a decision based on first-hand knowledge This advice is as simplistic as those annoying articles I read that didnt help me get organized after a vacation, right? What I found helped me sift through the emails and what will help you find your next great gig is the same Just take action!