The Career Path Consult

Paul does not tell the believers to leave their current work and become missionaries or pastors. He tells them to remain where they are and serve God there. Paul wrote something similar to the Colossians,  "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him"  (Colossians 3:17). It is not so muchwhatwe are doing that matters, asfor whomwe are doing it. We glorify God when we work hard and cheerfully, whether as a pastor, an investor, an actor, a stay-at-home mother, or a Barrister.

If you want professional success, it's important to find someone who will help you achieve. But if you can't find someone supportive? You might be better off staying single, writes Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of gender consulting firm 20-fist, in the Harvard Business Review.

School study is good, but don't lose focus on what's most important.

The difference between where we are and where we ought to be; is the path.

Even when you are an employee working for someone else, you will be much more satisfied in your work if you think of yourself as being self-employed.  As Brian Tracy describes, you can think of yourself as being the "CEO of your own personal service corporation."   No matter how you produce a paycheck, you are in charge of your career.  Adopting a mindset of being self-employed can lead you to experiencing more meaning and success in your work.  Here are some of the characteristics of the entrepreneurial mindset:

There are some people who just seem to know what they’re called to do from the very beginning. My brother knew even before conception that he was destined to become a solicitor! Whilst he worked hard for all his achievements, there are other people, myself being one, who also work hard, but frequently struggle to discover their life’s calling. An important part of our calling is what we do for a career: an accountant, a nurse or to work with disadvantaged teenagers. Whatever we’re called to, when we discover the career or calling that suits every part of who we are, we will have a sense of peace or 'šālôm' (Matt 25:23, Psalm 16:11). The reason for this is that when we work according to our God-given ability, personality, skills and a number of other considerations, we will inevitably work according to the design that God set for our lives. A star career-coach! Science has given us an amazing range of telescopes to view deeper into the universe. If we restricted ...