From: NPR
Not Sure Where To Go Next In Life? These Journal Prompts Can Help You Figure It Out
In 2011, Victor Saad, a secondary school teacher, decided he wanted a new career.
At first, he considered getting an MBA. But when he reflected on what he really wanted from it — credibility in the field and employment opportunities — he started “thinking about other paths to get there,” he says.
So Saad came up with a novel idea. Every month in 2012, he’d shadow a different business project that inspired him, from a creative studio in San Diego to a socially conscious menswear company in China.
That kind of creative thinking can help with any radical change in life, whether finding a different job or moving to a new country. And there are exercises that can help you make those decisions, says Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of the book Smart Change.
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