So, let me ask you a question: Why do you do what you do?
For a paycheck?
Because your parents wanted you to do it?
It happened to be the first job you got when you got out of school?
These are important questions to ask.
You see, freedom only comes to us in life when we feel free doing what we do. We need to be energized by our work. We need to receive fulfillment from our work. We need to enjoy our work. That is different for each individual and what makes me happy and fulfilled isn’t what will do it for you.
Do you have a deep, meaningful reason for doing what you do? There is no “right” answer, just one that drives you. I have found however, that many people are doing one thing for work but wishing they were doing something else. They are stuck in a rut where they are and do not know how to get out.
Well, here are a few thoughts:
1. Take ownership of your current state. You are here because you chose to be. One way or another, you got yourself here. And you CAN get yourself out.
2. Decide what you want to do. Get to know yourself. Get to know your strengths and weaknesses, you hopes, desires and dreams. Get real and know your dream well.
3. Choose to move in that direction. It may mean quitting your current job. It may mean planning on doing so down the road.
4. Set your goals. Make them clear. Put time limits on them.
5. Be tenacious. Don’t give up. Keep moving until you are in a spot where you are happy and fulfilled.
Of course the above is just basics, but that is the general idea.
I am doing exactly what I want to be doing. You can be too. In a short period of time you will be able to answer the question, “Why do you do what you do?” with, “Because I am passionate about it and it brings me the fulfillment I am looking for in my life!
You may not be doing what you want to be doing. But you can be.
For a paycheck?
Because your parents wanted you to do it?
It happened to be the first job you got when you got out of school?
These are important questions to ask.
You see, freedom only comes to us in life when we feel free doing what we do. We need to be energized by our work. We need to receive fulfillment from our work. We need to enjoy our work. That is different for each individual and what makes me happy and fulfilled isn’t what will do it for you.
Do you have a deep, meaningful reason for doing what you do? There is no “right” answer, just one that drives you. I have found however, that many people are doing one thing for work but wishing they were doing something else. They are stuck in a rut where they are and do not know how to get out.
Well, here are a few thoughts:
1. Take ownership of your current state. You are here because you chose to be. One way or another, you got yourself here. And you CAN get yourself out.
2. Decide what you want to do. Get to know yourself. Get to know your strengths and weaknesses, you hopes, desires and dreams. Get real and know your dream well.
3. Choose to move in that direction. It may mean quitting your current job. It may mean planning on doing so down the road.
4. Set your goals. Make them clear. Put time limits on them.
5. Be tenacious. Don’t give up. Keep moving until you are in a spot where you are happy and fulfilled.
Of course the above is just basics, but that is the general idea.
I am doing exactly what I want to be doing. You can be too. In a short period of time you will be able to answer the question, “Why do you do what you do?” with, “Because I am passionate about it and it brings me the fulfillment I am looking for in my life!
You may not be doing what you want to be doing. But you can be.
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