029: Charting Your Career Path

Are you struggling with your career progression or struggling to chart your career path? Developing a career takes time and attention. It’s a journey. In this episode, we are going to share how to chart your career path based on our experiences. The things we wish we knew before we start our career years ago. Such as; 1. What to consider when choosing a career path? 2. What should be our main drivers or motivation in choosing a career? 3. Understanding the reason for working as a Muslim. 4. Real-life examples. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:30 Why talk about charting our career path? 00:11:45 The (muslim’s) motivations behind work: The big picture 00:18:34 Knowing and being firm on our sense of purpose 00:23:34 What to look for when choosing a career? 00:54:50 “Fish out of water” syndrome 00:57:40 Changing your career path might be good for you 01:03:30 You are greatness in progress 01:06:00 How do we find the opportunity? 01:13:05 Networking 01:17:00 You have your own pace 1:22:24 Managing fear 1:24:36 Zayd ibn Thaabit’s “career” progression 1:30:09 It’s never too late to chart your career path 1:34:55 Always start by purifying your intention 1:39:45 Make your intention for the sake of Allah 1:41:50 Are all the Sahaba are the same? 1:44:40 The Bedouin who urinated in the masjid