It’s the only way for you to get a real grip on who you are, what you want to accomplish and how you’re going to do it. If you have the basic understanding of who you are and what your core is, you can build, maintain traction and get yourself moving forward.
The only way to make it happen is by taking control of yourself and the circumstances that will get you on your way. You have to take real stock in yourself. You have to take an honest look at yourself. You have to do a self-assessment, evaluate who you are and what it is you want to do.
It doesn’t matter if you are an entry-level candidate or a senior level experienced person. If you are in the job market (or the life market) and thinking about the ‘what’s next’, you have no choice but to get inside your own head or let someone do it with you and lay out the plan. It’s the plan that becomes self-empowering and allows you the opportunity to take accurate measurements and create a blueprint for success.