Positive
Psychology is the science of creating happiness in the community, at work,
within families and even in Governance and development of positive
institutions. Career is one element of life which a majority of human beings choose
owing to their specific needs which may be from physiological to hygiene or
self actualization or for plain survival! Positive Psychology can work well in
making decisions about career, more so for people who feel stuck in their
current sphere of work. So, this can be a good opportunity for Positive
Psychologists as well as for the working professionals and they can use these
tools for their benefit. Before using any such tool, you need to answer these
questions to yourself (meaning a person who is interested to review his/her
current career scenario)
- - What are the areas of my work which gives me happiness? (Here happiness signifies a generic term. You may think of moments of extreme satisfaction)
- - What are the areas of my work which gives me stress (Things which either don’t like to do or you are not able to do or any other reason)
- - Do I have the skills to do any other type of work?
- - Do I need to acquire new skills and competencies?
- - Do I need to take a break from my career?
As a second step, once you have
answered the questions above, move on to a career matrix and start filling the
blocks as mentioned (this is just an example for lay people). So, you can fill
up the moments of happiness, your professional interests, work life harmony or
the lack of it and your achievements till now and maybe use various sheets of paper to write these things down and assess how these factors are important in your life.
We, at Positive Psychology India can
provide other such tools (some of them free!). Please contact us for details
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