Are you ready to begin building a vision for your desired professional destination? Brown-Volkman recommends closing your eyes, letting your imagination run free, and asking yourself the following 10 questions.
* If anything were possible, what would I want to be different in my career?
如果一切皆有可能，我希望事业中有哪些方面不同？
* What type of job would I want?
我希望做哪种类型的工作？
* What would I want to be responsible for?
我希望承担什么样的责任？
* What type of boss/co-workers/team would I want?
我希望和很么样的老板/同事/团队共事？
* What kind of hours would I want to work?
我希望工作时间是多少？
* What type of company would I want work for?
我希望为哪类公司工作？
* What sort of culture would I want the company to have?
我希望什么样的公司文化？
* What city would I want to live in?
我想生活在哪座城市？
* What salary would I want to earn?
我想要多少薪水？
* What would I want my approach to stress, my workload, and deadlines to be?
我希望自己如何对待压力、工作量和工作完成时限？
As you mull these questions over in your mind, Brown-Volkman reminds professionals, "There are no right or wrong answers. It's only what is true for you -- not what someone else wants for you. Listen to yourself and your heart."
Once you've created your vision, start exploring new positions that would offer some, if not all, aspects of it. You may have to switch industries or change careers, but you'll lead a more fulfilling professional life and be more likely to arrive at a destination of your choosing.