3. Live your passions
Some people are able to live their passions every day. For others, tapping into passions is more challenging. Passions are often buried by belief systems and judgments that convince you that what you love is not worthy of or capable of sustaining you in a career. If that is your situation, think back to those childhood passions and see what it would take to introduce more of those things into your life right now.
4. Use your favorite skill sets
What are you good at doing? A great resource is the 7 Success Stories exercise in Richard Nelson Bolles' seminal work, What Color Is Your Parachute? Think of the times that you have been successful and then zero in on the specific steps that you took to get there. These will tell you your best skills. Now pick your favorite skills and see how you can apply them in your career.
5. Figure out how much money you need to make
For anyone entering the job market or thinking about a career switch, take a long hard look at your finances. Do a budget. Decide on what kind of lifestyle is really important to you. Then think about how much money you need to make to support yourself in that lifestyle.