I don't know about you but life close to any college graduation is rather a waiting game. Rather lots of what if's and dare I say even more uncertain than life was surrounded by college text books and late night study sessions. There are a fortunate few that seem to land the job, the mortgage, and upgrade to the mini van all in one shot after graduation. But what about the rest? "Your profession is not what brings home you're weekly paycheck, you profession is what your are put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling Was your passion wrapped up in a college degree? Or was your degree just useful in gaining more skills? Did it teach you who you are or point you in the direction? Hopefully it added something to you as a person. Even if it was just the discovery that you could do anything you set your mind too. Expensive lesson, says my left brain logical side. But if those computer skills, technical writing classes all help you in chasing your dream then it was most worth it. Not to mention the friends and relationship you made along the way too. But lets not argue the cost or the worth of a college degree. Lets talk about how to bounce back if you don't have your dream job yet. “Love what you do and do what you love. Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life.” Dreams can be big. Achievable even, but it will take a LOT of work. Question you need to ask your self is: What is your dream? Look at companies like Duck Dynasty, the Joanna Gaines empire and Facebook. Look at companies like Apple. Look at the Oprah Winfrey, Do Won Chang Founder of Forever 21, the authors of our favorite Children's books: Pete the Cat. While you might not agree with their business plans or their political agenda. Look at how they started, look at how they over came obstacles, how they knew which dream to chase first and how. All the lives of these people have shown me that there really is a will there is a way. If you develop a deep... deep down drive that can't be affected by anyone else. If you have a desire to believe in a dream and make it work even when faced with years of waiting for your efforts to blossom. First step would be to find your passion. Find a dream. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Does a dream job mean money? Does it mean a big title? Does it mean you work out of an office? Does it mean that you travel? Is this job getting you money to build towards a dream? These are some of the questions that you need to ask yourself. Because I don't have the answer for you. But I do know that to be truly satisfied you need to know the answers to what brings you joy. What makes you want to get out of bed in the morning? What would make you happy? Full of purpose? “Yes, I’ve made a great deal of dough from my fiction, but I never set a single word down on paper with the thought of being paid for it ... I have written because it fulfilled me ... I did it for the buzz. I did it for the pure joy of the thing. And if you can do it for joy, you can do it forever.” — Stephen King Any worries about becoming burnt out will diminish if you really love what you do. Pick something that fills you. Heck, there are people out there that get paid to watch movies, design gardens and collect fossils. Have we become so narrow minded to believe that only one profession brings joy? That only certain careers bring happiness? Does happiness just mean money? “The law of work seems unfair, but nothing can change it; the more enjoyment you get out of your work, the more money you will make.” — Mark Twain Paying bills and being debt free does offer liberation. So don't confuse what I mean here. Because I believe in what Mark Twain said. It has been proven time and time again with different people, different dreams and different ways by which they were accomplished. But finding what you love or your passion for what you do, is the first step.
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Hello, I'm LindseyA wife to hubby pursing higher education, a mother to three energetic kids, obsessed with all things farmhouse vintage and believer that food always taste better when it is shared. Categories
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