4 Questions Adults Need to Ask Themselves to Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up
Bennis stated that he had wanted to be a university president. And for seven very unpleasant years he was one. He said that the problem was that he wanted to be a university president but he didn’t want to do a university president. In retrospect, he realized there was an unbridgeable gap between his aspirations and what actually gave him satisfaction and happiness.
Based on his experience, he developed a four-question test aimed at anyone seeking “success.” You have to answer with complete honesty, which means you have to have a fair amount of self-knowledge.
1. Do you know the difference between what you want and what you’re good at?
2. Do you know what drives you and what gives you satisfaction? (Clearly, in his own case, he didn’t)
3. Do you know what your values and priorities are, what your organization’s values and priorities are, and can you identify the differences between the two?
4. Having measured the differences between what you want and what you’re able to do, between what drives you and what satisfies you, and between your values and those of your organization — are you able to overcome those differences?
If you are, then success will be yours. In a nutshell, the key to success is identifying those unique modules of talent within you and then finding the right arena to use them.
So, do you want to be a CEO/CFO/COO/Manager/husband/wife/parent or do you want to do it?
According to a number of studies, more than 50% of people are in the wrong job. Are you?
Can you answer the four questions?
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