In part 1, we discussed the importance of understanding how your interests play a part in the career you choose. Today, we’re going to discuss your skills: both learned and natural talent.Learned skills are taught to you. You’ve learned them by choice or they were impressed upon you because of a certain situation. Either way, you didn’t have that skill until something happened to cause you to learn them.
Natural talent is something you’re born with. For some reason, certain things come naturally to you and because they come naturally, you enjoy them more than things you struggle with. (To learn more about discovering your natural talent, visit Path Finders.)
No matter what career you choose, there are things you must learn. Whether it’s mathematical equations, how to administer the right dose of radiation, how to properly run certain machinery, or how to read a monitor screen you’ll have to learn something new. In fact, you’ll have to attend a course, listen to the instructor, take notes, apply what you’ve learned, and then test your way to the next course until eventually, you’ve reached your degree of choice.
Wouldn’t it be easier if you could take what you’re naturally good at and transfer those talents to your career of choice? Would it be easier to pass a course if you had some natural talent to fall back on? And wouldn’t you love your job more if it naturally drew your interest?
Come back on Friday as we discuss step three in our “Choosing A New Career” series.
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