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will happen, and be receptive to it once it does happen. Then you must act upon your reception, only then does it become acceptance.” Although I have not spoken to Green in several years, I often think about him and his very sage and caring advice.
    A Possible Alternative
    Your ultimate career path may be present within your current job responsibilities. When assessing your career, it may be possible to make changes to your current job by incorporating more aspects of the job you enjoy most. In other words, don’t change companies, but rather speak with as many people within your own company in the areas that interest you.  My father used to tell me, “Walk the halls.”
    Intuitive Personal Assessment
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    What helped me to confirm my personal review was a mental exercise I did with my wife several years earlier to help strengthen our marriage. We both agreed to do a strength and weakness assessment of each other.  I would suggest that should you do this exercise with your spouse, in the spirit of fairness, designate the number of strengths and weaknesses each spouse shall indicate. This single exercise proved to be a major help and contributed a great deal of support for my career search. It helped me to confirm what I perceived were my strengths and made me more aware of those areas I needed to work on. The exercise also gave me a tremendous amount of confidence to pursue my specific areas of interest. If you do not have a spouse, you can accomplish similar results with a close friend or partner.
    In addition to the strength and weakness assessment, I have found it valuable to first personally assess your own strengths and weaknesses and compare them to your spouse or close friend’s assessment.
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    Faith in Yourself is Essential
    An individual’s career change is usually a cause and effect relationship and the result of many changes over time within one’s life. Sometimes these changes may seem unrelated to your career path. A career change is usually not a very sudden event, although when the actual change takes place, it may seem as though it occurred very quickly. Patience and persistence are the keys to a successful career change. Having faith in yourself and being confident with your career related decisions is essential. It is important to allow yourself to become more aware and act upon your intuitional feelings as you move closer towards a career change.
    The Point of Reception and Acceptance
    My belief is that every job someone currently has or has had in the past is important and carries with it a level of wealth and experience to your next job. Everyone has a different pace and method by which they are able to identify and accept their career path.
    You may be one of the fortunate few who have discovered your career path early in life. Conversely, it may take you several years to reach your career’s realization and acceptance point.  I call this, “The Point of Reception and Acceptance.” Realize always, that you have options and are in control of your career. Expect and embrace change, and most importantly begin to take control of your career path. It is important to realize that you will always have options in the pursuit of your career. It may take time to identify your options but it is important that you begin to think creatively in terms of your career and your thoughts will begin to emerge and options will become evident.
    A career change can and should be a satisfying and meaningful experience.  Once you have made a career decision, the process of change and moving