Career planning 4 step planning process Knowing Yourself

Step 4: taking action
Here you plan the steps you need to take to put your plan into action.
Use all you have learnt about your skills, interests and values together with the information you have gathered about the world of work to create your plan. 
Begin by asking yourself:

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  What actions/steps will help me achieve my work, training and career goals?
  
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  Where can I get help?
  
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  Who will support me?
  

At the end of this step you will have:

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  a plan to help you explore your options further (e.g. work experience, work shadowing or more research); or
  
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  a plan which sets out the steps to help you achieve your next learning or work
  

Decide which step is relevant for you right now and start from there. 
Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting a Career:
Listening to People Who Tell You That You Should, or Should Not, Do Something: Many people think they should have a say in what career you choose—your parents, your friends, your significant other. They don't. In most cases your decision will have little impact on the other people in your life. You, however, will have to deal with your choice for years to come. Make sure the career you choose is something you want to spend your day doing.
Following in Someone Else's Footsteps: You may be haunted by your parents' expectations to go into the same occupation they are in. You may know it as the one that helped put food in your mouth, kept a roof over your head and even paid your way through school. As hard is it is to do, ignore the pressure you may feel to please your mum and dad. Remember, and if necessary, remind your parents, that they made their own choices and now it's your turn. What was right for them may not be for you. In the long run, there's a good chance they'd rather see you happy in a career of your own choosing than unhappy in one you picked to please them.