The Conscious Creation of Your Nursing Career

As the year comes to an end, it ' s always a good time to pause, reflect, and take stock of the current state of your nursing career. As I ' ve often said in my writing, podcasts, and keynote addresses, you can always choose to allow your career to happen to you, or you can instead take inspired action and make it happen. Which sounds better to you? Conscious Career CreationConsciously making your nursing career happen involves several key factors: Thewill/desire to create a career that ' s unique to youThediscipline to consistently focus on your career ' s evolutionTheinspiration to think creatively Theindependence of thought to do what ' s best for you, not what others say you shouldWhen you decide to create a career on your own terms, anything is possible. Many will tell you what you should do, but if you can hold true to what holds meaning for you, your career will be much more satisfying than if you simply do what others say is prudent. As author, professor, and activist Derrick Bell states in his wonderful book, Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth, " Trying to simultaneously balance my dreams and needs is tough, and requires an ongoing assessment of who I am, what I believe, value, and desire. "Plenty of nurses follow a tried and true career strategy of working one or two years in med-surg and then specializing in an area suitable to their temperament and clinical interests. This works for many nurses, and if your career ta...
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