ABSTRACT

If you work through this book I can guarantee that by the end of it two things will have happened - you will be in a much better position to plan and execute your future career and you will feel a lot better than you do now This user-friendly guide will help health professionals take control of their careers. By involving the reader in a personal journey of positive reflection the book focuses on abilities enjoyment and personal satisfaction in the workplace then based on this new-found knowledge offers advice on practical ways forward. Know Yourself is unique in using two types of therapeutic approaches to self-development; understanding the relationship between job satisfaction and personality type based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and understanding how both external indicators and internal thought patterns contribute to career problems using the principles of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Every healthcare professional who may be dissatisfied with some aspects of their work or work/life balance and will find this book inspirational and potentially life changing. It will also be of use to career advisors and counsellors.

part One|30 pages

Getting started

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|9 pages

Setting the scene

chapter 3|14 pages

Getting into the right state of mind

part Two|98 pages

The groundwork

chapter 4|13 pages

Why do we work? Money

chapter 5|13 pages

Why else do we work? Meaning

chapter 6|16 pages

What sort of person are you?

chapter 7|12 pages

What's important to you in life?

chapter 8|12 pages

What's important about you?

chapter 9|16 pages

What are your assets?

chapter 10|12 pages

What lies between you and your ideal career?

part Three|51 pages

Let's get practical

chapter 11|18 pages

Making sense of it all

chapter 12|4 pages

Getting motivated

chapter 14|13 pages

Action!