See the Dream. Hear the Dream. Speak the Dream.

How many people out there know what the want when they want it?

Okay, how many of you know they want to work in the health care field?

Now, how many of you know exactly what you want to do in the health care field?

Anyone? You're not alone.

Sure, I know that I would like to become a Registered Dietitian (RD). I am making every effort to become that by studying intensely for this board exam. But what I want to know is...and then what? What am I going to do after that?

Lucky for us, health care isn't limited to just working in an office every single day. The best part about this field is... WE HAVE OPTIONS. For example, as an RD, I am not limited to work at a hospital. I can work as a consultant for an assisted living center, or as the nutrition expertise for a big public relations firm. I can also work at a weight loss camp for a summer and have housing and lodging covered, or work as a cookbook editor for a publishing company. Just because we decided to enter the health care field doesn't limit us from doing all the other things we want to do.

I'm currently job hunting on the side. Problem is, where do I want to start? Where do I want my first job to be? And for whatever reason, I refuse to just work wherever is available, for the sake of getting a job. I want my dream job. I want to work where I want to work. After all, I will be working there everyday, might as well love it.

First step in trying to figure out my niche? Create a "vision board." One of my preceptors during my dietetic internship suggested it.

What You Need:

1 posterboard

markers

1 pair of scissors

magazines, newspapers, articles

1 glue stick

It's quite simple and self-explanatory. Whatever you find that makes your heart skip a beat from excitement, put it on your vision board. It can be anything. You're not limited. And before you know it, it'll hit you like a piano off the 24th floor of a building...YOUR DREAM JOB.

I will be doing this to figure me out. Who's with me?!

Here's a video of an example from youtube.com (she's also from Chicago!). It's a little lengthy but she really breaks it down as to how you can approach creating YOUR VISION BOARD :) in a non-threatening way.