How to Do What You Love. January 2006 To do something well you have to like it. That idea is not exactly novel. We've got it down to four words: "Do what you love. " But it's not enough just to tell people that. The very idea is foreign to what most of us learn as kids. And it did not seem to be an accident. The world then was divided into two groups, grownups and kids.
Teachers in particular all seemed to believe implicitly that work was not fun. I'm not saying we should let little kids do whatever they want. Once, when I was about 9 or 10, my father told me I could be whatever I wanted when I grew up, so long as I enjoyed it. Jobs By high school, the prospect of an actual job was on the horizon. The main reason they all acted as if they enjoyed their work was presumably the upper-middle class convention that you're supposed to. Why is it conventional to pretend to like what you do? What a recipe for alienation. The most dangerous liars can be the kids' own parents. Bounds Unproductive pleasures pall eventually. 6 Ways to Discover Your Perfect Career » Achieve IT! - Helping you achieve your goals.
Have you ever felt stuck in your career? Employee stress and burn out can account for a lot of dissatisfaction in your life. After all, you are at work some 8 hours a day or more. That’s 1/3 of your day if you don’t count sleep. That’s a long time to be dissatisfied. If you feel stuck, here are 6 ways to discover your ideal career Brainstorm on a sheet of paper – I’ve talked about this before and it’s a strategy I use all the time. For example, in this case, you would write “What should I be doing with my time and life?” You can repeat every day until you get the answer you seek.
Ask 3 close friends – Sometimes our friends know us better than ourselves. Ask your boss and coworkers – much like your friends in the example above, your boss and coworkers most likely see you in a way you do not see yourself. Discovering what you really want to do with your life is the most important decision you can make. Set powerful goals online with our new online goal management tool. The Problogger Job Board - Helping Bloggers find jobs.