Reddit mentions of Test Your Own Job Aptitude: Exploring Your Career Potential, Revised Edition

okay let me try this

step1: write a goal/outcome--- figure out what i want to do with my life, in career/job wise, should i go to school and get degree or do something job and scale the ladder up. or should i just fuck it. so KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE

Step 2: desired performance(in a perfect world)--i would works toward the goal i want with my hardest, wether that be a career and get a degree or better off in the work force or doing my own thing.

step 3: current performance (the way things are now)--well right now i am in a blue collar job, i don't like it, but i don't dislike it too much is alright!, but i feel like i am stuck in it, and i think i can accomplish more. like i didn't even get in tehre by merit, my brother pulled strings to get me in there, i just had to apply, i wasn't even trying to find a job.


STEP 4: gap, (difference between what it is and how i want it) i don't even know this step, the difference is i dont have emplyable skills, like if i drop this job, i'll just move on with nothing to rely as a "job" skill, like microsoft word/exel or programing or business management. so if anything i want to have a skill that is employable. or get a better paying job, and one that supports my goals and schedule.

STEP 5: (basically a KWL on the subject.)

what i K-- i know i want to get a better job, what i mean by better i mean a higher paying job, less physical work (optional), a bettter squedule for working (i'll take day shift please!), in my town, a job i'll enjoy doing, and people who aren't fucking assholes to work with but are good people.

what I W-- how to get a better job, get a better job, be in my better job. what job do i even want out of life, somethign that i don't feel like a pain in the ass to do, and i don't get fucked daily by a boss! also higher pay

what i learned: my life sucks i need to step it up, stop using reddit, at least use more productive ones like /r/nonzeroday and /r/nofap

OK- actual step five

info: my job sucks! i want another one with high pay that i'll enjoy

knowledge: i am fucked, i have no employable skills. so i need to learn something, also apply for other jobs.

motivation/reasons for change: i hate my job, actually i can't care less about it, i want something better. better schedule so i can lift, better pay so i get laid!

structure/process: hm... get goal, get plans/blueprint/action plan, get off my ass. actually that is my mantra "GET GOALS, GET PLANS!, GET OFF YOUR ASS!" once i know what i want of course.


physcial resources: the public library, comunity college, vocational college, internet, books. amazon.com for better books. financial aid. um... can't think of anymore. maybe reddit.com and some sub perhaps /r/jobs o r /r/findapath

some books i found right after i did a search on amazon are

these

pathfinder- ordered already
parachute 2015 ordered aleready.

also reading path finder- i found comparing reviews these other books

>Personally, I recommend: "How to Find the Work You Love" by Laurence Boldt and "How to Find Your Mission in Life" by Richard Nelson Bolles. These have helped me more than any other book or counselor on this topic ever have. If you've searched a bunch, the usual inventories are old news to you, and you want to explore a truly different approach - maybe give "Test Your Job Aptitude" by James Barrett a whirl. -- Cheers, an "INF/TP"

so basically

how to find the work you love by boldt

how to find your mission in life by richard nelson bolles

test own job

also somehow in the past i stumbled around these two other books, never read them but i have them. take it for what they are.

life at work

and this fucker been laying around for years in my house


okay found books, already ordered them totalling around 30 bucks. now i wait till those fuckers get delivered. i can get started in strengths 2.0. today though. nope books sucks ass if you don't have the code shit book throw it to the trash.

wellness:I better get what i want OP! or else you are done for nig.

step six:(do the thing to close the gap)

now we read! like 10 books, not that difficult, will report back as soon as i read them, i'll report back in like a month or a year or some shit, reading is gay! is boring. but i'll do it.

also found this ted talk
really fucking useless in terms of doing, because i don't think i am the best at communicating with people, let alone fucking helping them. so fuck this one.

i found this one more intresting [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc]
basically do something and fuck it, learn something in the process. maybe a life experience or someshit. also this by mike rowe too http://toprightnews.com/?p=2872

um... i am just have done some reasearch do tackle this but i never do. now that is laid out. i want to do it. so you guys better hold me acountable. you better pm me to bug me if i am ready or not.

jeez i already feel lazy just at the thought of reading. but i'll do it is for the best.


edit. don't read strengths 2.0 this book is fucking useless if you don't have the code on the book which i don't cuz i bought that book used, but fucking doesn't say in the back fucking author fucks!!!

also a book called nickled and dimed

This book changed my life.

Good luck.