Consider the following questions... Why did I choose medicine in the first place What are my interests, values and beliefs? What motivates me to do my best work? In thinking about three or four accomplishments from the past, what has given me the greatest satisfaction? What are my strengths and limitations? What prevents me from getting what I want out of my working life? What are my strongest skills and which skills do I enjoy using? What kind of balance do I want to achieve in using these skills? Who do I consider to be my role model or mentor? Why? How well does a particular speciality fit with who I think I am? Career Exploration What geographical preferences or restrictions do I have? What type of work environment do I prefer to be in? What kind of relationship do I want to have with my patients? What sorts of colleagues do I want to work with? What style of work suits me best? What salary can I expect in this specialty or field? Goals What kind of lifestyle do I expect as a doctor in the short or long term? What do I want to get out of my job and my career? What other goals do I have apart from career goals? What does 'success' mean to me? How will I know when I’ve achieved it? These are important questions to ask yourself and the answers are obviously going to be different for everyone and will depend on the relative importance / priority of each question as it affects you.  Think about and prioritise your answers into what is most important to you now and what you think may be important to you in the future. There are techniques for doing this and the best selling book "What Color Is Your Parachute"  by Richard Bolles is recommended for further reading  and will provide information and guidance on how to prioritise some of these important questions and answers.