Taking Career Ownership

It is very important to realize that it is your career and if there is anyone who has the authority to take decisions pertaining to your career it is you. You can certainly take advice from your seniors and superiors. Discuss with them about the various options you have already thought about. You may even seek assistance from them on various issues; however, what you must not do, is to allow anyone to impose their decisions on you. Sticking to your own career plans is the first step towards taking ownership of your career. Making a decision about career can be tricky and risky at the same time. Quite often, people tend to make wrong decisions which ultimately prove to be damaging.

It is very important for you to take rational, reasonable decisions and make sure that you take the responsibilities for the decisions which you have made. Remember, even if you have allowed someone else to interfere and make decisions on your behalf, at the end of the day, if anything goes wrong, you must not blame that individual. Remember, you were not forced to follow what he suggested, you willingly decided to take up his advice. The moment you pass down the blame to someone else, you have lost control. It means, that you are now asking that person to fix the issue. Don’t let this happen; instead, make sure that you take the responsibility. The moment you hold yourself responsible for the consequences; you would feel the urge to fix it instead of waiting for others to take charge.