1. Why do you work?
2. Are you successful at your work?
The answer to the first question is obvious, right? You work because you need to pay your bills and buy the many goodies life has to offer.
When you add the second question, however, the answer is more difficult to grasp and can reveal much about the wisdom of your ongoing career plans -- or more importantly, the lack thereof.
Where Do You Want to Go?
If you're concerned about career success, then it's imperative you clearly understand why you work. If not, how can you possibly know which steps will help you succeed? As Robert Campbell once said, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else."
If you do end up elsewhere in life -- a place you didn't intend to be -- will you consider yourself successful? Not likely.
