Managing your career - an entrepreneurial approach

• We're told that it's up to us to manage our own careers.
• But many feel powerless to do so short of leaving for greener pastures.
• Yes, you can do your best in your present job and hope to get promoted.
• Many think it is up to ''them'' to come along and tap me on the shoulder.
• A lot of career frustration seems to be based on not moving fast enough, but it is also caused by this feeling of having little say in the matter.
• So it's as much resentment as frustration.
• We find it easy to leave when our resentment reaches a stage we won't tolerate.
• At this stage, almost anything seems more attractive than where we are.
• In building ourselves up to go elsewhere, we paint an overly rosy picture to ourselves of greener pastures while blinding ourselves to any redeeming features of our current employer.
• This is OK rationalization, but not the most emotionally intelligent response.

Obtaining Career Satisfaction