Putting in Time

I am finding that although I assume to be well educated and have years of experience that have enabled me to develop my skills, I do not have the years of experience that demonstrate mastery of a skill. For example, I am a great manager but I will be a stronger manager if I just one more year of experience. I maintain a supplies budget, but do not see the program’s overall budget. I have enacted on my vision for the program, but have not considered taking steps towards a long term program vision. I develop policy for the organization I currently work on, but the policy that I develop allows small changes. Do I have enough experience to provide policy leadership at the top? According to most job applications, I do not. For me to reach my vision of providing leadership for a large non-profit organization, I need to put in my time and stick to my values. My values are closely tied to the non-profit sector because I so strongly wish to alleviate or at least minimize social ills that exist in our local and global community. I must remember this vision and not be side tracked to for-profit jobs that may offer a desirable salary, but put me in a job that I do not feel proud in.