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Bold in Stating Your Need for Change
A clear statement of your wants and needs provides a foundation for action and support
Dr. Kristi Campoe
September 25, 2024
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So, bold in stating your need for change.
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Understanding Your Wants and Needs for Change
Can you differentiate and clearly state your wants and needs as a foundation for change? You've spent countless hours caring for patients, often sacrificing your own needs and well-being. Now, it's time to focus on yourself—on finding a career that aligns with your passions, offers more flexibility, and enhances your personal happiness. Whether it's healthcare consulting, medical writing, device or pharmaceutical education, or a brand new field away from healthcare, there's a world of opportunities where your nursing education and skills are highly valued.
The Evidence to Understand Your Need for Change as a Nurse
Nurses leave the hospital bedside because1
Disappointment about the reality of nursing reality
Challenges of the work environment
Culture of hierarchy and discrimination, and
Emotional distress.
What the Evidence Means for Your Work and Life
Evaluate your work environment
Understand your sources of distress in work and life
Explore your professional identity in relationship to your purpose
Examine your values and beliefs
“The first step of change, is to understand your current wants and needs.”
5 Step Guide State Your Need for Change
Step 1: Evaluate Your Life and Current Work Environment
Assess your life and current job as well as their alignment with your personal and professional goals. Identify factors contributing to dissatisfaction and stress. This might involve looking at workload, work-life balance, emotional impacts, and the cultural environment. Now, state your wants and needs about life and work environment.
Step 2: Understand Your Sources of Distress in Life and Work
Identify and document specific sources of dissatisfaction and stress. Consider a variety of factors such as home and personal needs, work’s long hours, emotional toll, lack of recognition, or feeling undervalued (life or work). Reflect on how these sources affect your personal life and overall well-being. This understanding is crucial for identifying what needs to change for you to feel fulfilled and happy. How do your sources of distress affect your stated wants and needs about life and work environment?
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Step 3: Reflect on Professional Identity
We spend much of our life at work or tied to work. Explore how work, fits your life and visa versa. Think about your identity beyond your current job title. What are the core aspects of your professional self that you value most? Is it your ability to care, your skill in problem-solving, or your role as an educator? Understanding this will help you later to identify roles that satisfy not just the practical side of changing careers but also the personal fulfillment aspect. How does your professional identity affect your stated wants and needs about life and work environment?
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Step 4: Reflect on Personal Values and Beliefs
Take time to deeply consider which values are most important to you. These might include integrity, compassion, stability, innovation, or community. List these values and evaluate how well your current life and career aligns with the list. How do your values and beliefs affect your stated wants and needs about life and work environment? This reflection will guide your decisions and help prioritize changes that honor these values. Do you need to change your stated wants and needs? Do that now.
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Step 5: Take Action Now
Start implementing these steps this week!
State your wants and needs about life and work environment now that you have reflected:
Begin by evaluating your work environment and identifying one major source of distress this week. Don’t stay at a job or apply for jobs that don’t meet all of your wants and needs.
Reflect on your top 3 personal values and write a brief description of your professional identity as you see it now. Don’t be stagnant. Start by stating your wants and needs, only for yourself. When you are ready, share them with someone that your trust or who can help you through a life and career transition.
As you move forward with your plans for a bold career and life change, take these steps and reflections seriously. They are the foundation upon which you can build a happier, more satisfying professional and personal life. Each step is designed to ensure that the changes you make are deeply rooted in your personal truth and professional aspirations.
Can you state your want and needs for change in both life and career? |
Why This Approach Works
Clarifies Professional Aspirations: Understanding your professional identity beyond your current role allows you to seek positions that truly reflect your skills and passions, making your work more rewarding.
Targets Root Causes of Unhappiness: By understanding specific sources of distress, you can make targeted changes that have a significant impact on your happiness and job satisfaction.
Ensures Future Alignment with Core Values: Reflecting on and aligning with your personal values leads to greater fulfillment and helps prevent future discontent.
Conclusion
This approach will guide you through a thoughtful examination of your current situations and aspirations, setting a strong foundation for making profound and satisfying statement about your life and career wants and needs.
Remember, the bold career and life that you desire is not just a dream—it's within your reach. Let's make it a reality together.
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