What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
A formula to answer this question as an adult
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” isn’t just a question for children. Revisiting this throughout your adult life helps you stay in touch with your changing interests and skills and figure out if the path you are on is still the right path for you. This self-reflection empowers you to make good career choices, embrace new opportunities and make sure your professional life is continuously challenging and fulfilling. In this blog, I provide the formula to empower you to answer this question and figure out what’s next for you.
Last week, Elad Verbin and I had an interesting conversation with a friend over dinner. After spending a few months unemployed, our friend was about to start a new job. He had hesitations. He wondered: Was it the right job for me? Will this job give me the chance to have more impact on the world? Does this work inspire me? Then yesterday, I had a similar conversation with a new friend at a party. In between jobs, she wondered: What is the right path for me? Do I double down on a highly technical field or do I forge a new path elsewhere?
These conversations made me realize something important. Midlife career crises are…
