How to find himself in work and work for themselves

To consider any, even the most simple, working in a vacuum, that is, without taking into account external factors and features of the artist, a highly incorrect. We are all a little different. Character, education, hobbies, education - all this affects our abilities, preferences and satisfaction of this or that class. Add here external factors: environment, climate, especially workflows, business rules and etiquette, behavior of colleagues.

Almost any company, especially a large one, is committed to "equal conditions of work" in the broadest sense, including the introduction of a strict dress code. Such attempts to equalize and unify neuravnimoe neunifitsiruemoe doomed to failure. The rules that are created for all, do not approach anyone. Should we expect a casualty on the loyalty of people, performance and motivation? The answer is obvious.
What do you specifically if you happen to be in such an atmosphere alien to you, and do not take their job? Unfortunately, there is no miracle-life hacking. You can stay in the same profession and do not change jobs, staying miserable. You can feasibly adapt workflows and feel for themselves how it allows the company. Way to happiness can be conjugate with significant changes in your life, and you need all your will and determination to find yourself. But do not rush to the boss a resignation letter. The path begins with choosing the right direction, because it goes nowhere - reckless and stupid.

Unfortunately, no test will not say in what capacity and in what company you want to work. The challenge tests - not give you clear instructions, and how to analyze the cause can be a more detail. The introspection is the key to self-knowledge. Drawing up their own detailed psychological portrait will give you an understanding of who you are, what you like and what you want.

Your psychological makeup - an important but not the only factor that you need to build in the search of his style of work. It plays a big role is how you set yourself the task, how to manage your time as interact with others, how to learn.

According to Tate, his own style - an approach to planning and distribution efforts to the objectives, activities, and time periods. Usually we come to such things unconsciously and haphazardly. However, you can find the best model, and they stand out, as a rule, from the individual cognitive experience - set Preferred specific individual ways of perception, information processing and management to control her own activity. Because each of us has a distinctive cognitive style, we can define its own efficiency and style.

Planner (Planner)

Organized, coherent, action-oriented.

Organizer (Arranger)

Sensitive, has developed intuition-oriented people.

Visionary (Visualizer)

Visionary, focused on ideas, innovation.

To determine the strengths and weaknesses of its own is sufficient to introduce a scale based on your work and responsibilities. You create a list of everything, you are responsible for what and what you do, and then evaluate your level competence in each activity on a 5-point scale (1 - the lowest level, 5 - the highest level).

Now select those activities, which were appreciated by you, both in terms of competence, and in terms of enthusiasm. Here are your strengths.

You will not be happier doing something you do not like. Even if you do it well. Low otsenonnye by both criteria activities - it's your weakness. Such work should be avoided or delegated.
Note. The customized list of strengths and weaknesses - not a means to "fix" themselves. This rating is more correctly considered as a recognition of their own interests, and a pointer to the direction of further movement.
You see exactly what you like, and can now develop specific skills. It can be difficult, but a different way to enjoy working there.

It is time to apply this knowledge in practice. Be consistent, do not get ahead of ourselves. First make everything about what read here before. At this point you should have a deep understanding of his character, preferences and strengths.

You will grow as a professional, learn and discover something new. At the same time it should be optimized and your approach to work. Keep it relevant, do not try to carry the old ways to new challenges. Just do not get carried away too much. Otherwise, you will spend more time on the job search options than the work itself. Perhaps you are a little disappointed that we did not give you a clear universal instructions. Do not be discouraged, and once again read the thesis given in the beginning of this article.

The rules that are created for all, do not approach anyone.

That is why self-awareness is much better than the fruitless search for a panacea. There is no guidance to work, the right always and all. Such a guide can make only you and only for you.