Career Strengths Discovery Model
Kelvin Foo ; Anna Vu
- A
- job
- that
- puts
- food
- on
- the
- family
- table
- is
- different
- from
- a
- career
- that
- leaves
- a
- legacy
- for
- your
- grandchildren
- to
- marvel
- at
- around
- that
- same
- table.
- Yes,
- you
- need
- to
- pay
- the
- bills
- now.
- But
- if
- you’re
- not
- working
- toward
- a
- great
- career,
- you’ll
- pay
- a
- larger,
- more
- existential
- price
- later.
- As
- the
- saying
- goes,
- you
- can
- get
- straight
- A’s
- in
- school
- and
- still
- flunk
- life.
- Likewise,
- you
- can
- have
- the
- right
- job,
- the
- right
- benefits
- and
- the
- right
- paycheck
- –
- and
- still
- flunk
- your
- career.
- A
- great
- vocation
- is
- not
- the
- sole
- domain
- of
- the
- rich
- and
- famous,
- the
- people
- you
- hear
- or
- read
- about,
- the
- people
- others
- envy.
- You
- can
- have
- a
- great
- career
- regardless
- of
- the
- number
- of
- zeroes
- in
- your
- bank
- account.
How?
- You
- have
- to
- rethink
- most
- of
- what
- you
- know
- about
- having
- a
- job,
- keeping
- a
- job,
- getting
- a
- job
- or
- inventing
- a
- job.
- Do
- you
- satisfy
- with
- your
- current
- job,
- or
- just
- do
- it
- because
- you
- need
- to
- pay
- the
- bills?
- It’s
- time
- for
- you
- to
- ponder
- about
- this
- matter,
- and
- this
- book
- will
- help
- you
- by
- introducing
- Career
- Strengths
- Discovery
- Model.
- This
- model
- is
- developed
- on
- the
- basis
- of
- some
- of
- the
- most
- comprehensive
- theories
- and
- up-to-date
- psychological
- researches.
The
- core
- belief
- of
- the
- model
- is
- that
- your
- career
- choice
- should
- be
- based
- on
- your
- own
- strengths
- instead
- of
- improving
- the
- weaknesses.
- Many
- people
- think
- that
- self-development
- means
- improving
- one’s
- weaknesses
- to
- be
- a
- better
- person.
- It
- is
- true
- if
- your
- goal
- is
- to
- be
- good
- enough.
- But
- to
- be
- great
- and
- create
- your
- dream
- life,
- you
- need
- to
- switch
- your
- focus
- from
- weaknesses
- to
- strengths.
- As
- Marilyn
- vos
- Savant
- said:
- “Success
- is
- achieved
- by
- developing
- our
- strengths,
- not
- by
- eliminating
- our
- weaknesses.”
Career
- Strengths
- Discovery
- Model
- comprises
- of
- four
- stages,
- from
- the
- very
- first
- strengths
- analysis
- to
- help
- you
- to
- understand
- your
- potentials,
- to
- utilizing
- them
- to
- get
- your
- dream
- job,
- and
- finally
- accelerating
- your
- success
- in
- the
- chosen
- career
- through
- exploiting
- and
- developing
- your
- strong
- points.
- They
- are:
Stage
- 1:
- Find
- your
- strengths
- and
- your
- career
- options
To
- come
- closer
- to
- the
- career
- you
- want
- and
- move
- further
- away
- from
- work
- you
- do
- not
- want,
- just
- remind
- yourself
- of
- the
- strengths
- that
- are
- inherent
- to
- your
- being.
Stage
- 2:
- Make
- your
- career
- choice
When
- facing
- career
- choices,
- whether
- big
- or
- small,
- you
- will
- discover
- that
- you
- have
- a
- multitude
- of
- options.
- It
- can
- be
- difficult
- to
- pick
- one,
- especially
- if
- you
- have
- no
- idea
- what
- you
- want
- to
- do...
- or
- if
- many
- things
- appeal
- to
- you.
- The
- stage
- includes
- many
- actions
- that
- you
- can
- take
- to
- make
- a
- firm
- decision
- of
- your
- chosen
- career.
Stage
- 3:
- Get
- your
- dream
- career
Think
- your
- dream
- job
- is
- unattainable?
- Think
- again
- and
- again.
- With
- the
- right
- forethought
- and
- preparation,
- you
- can
- make
- the
- move.
- The
- next
- stage
- in
- the
- model
- is
- to
- map
- out
- your
- way
- in
- your
- new
- career.
- Let's
- take
- more
- and
- more
- effort
- to
- achieve
- that.
Stage
- 4:
- Accelerate
- Your
- Success
Getting
- your
- desired
- job
- is
- great,
- but
- still
- not
- the
- end
- of
- our
- journey.
- In
- the
- fourth
- stage,
- tons
- of
- tips
- and
- strategies
- are
- introduced
- in
- order
- to
- develop
- your
- strengths
- and
- help
- you
- go
- to
- the
- top.
The
- Career
- Strengths
- Discovery
- Model
- is
- designed
- as
- a
- tool
- for
- your
- career.
- No
- matter
- which
- group
- you
- may
- be
- falling
- in,
- overall,
- the
- model
- will
- help
- to
- boost
- your
- confidence,
- find
- your
- strengths
- and
- create
- the
- best
- opportunities
- for
- your
- career
- development.
So,
- are
- you
- ready
- to
- start
- your
- career journey?
