Do What You Love, a.k.a. ‘Ideal Career’
I have read this very nice post, How to Find Your Ideal Career, by Roger Lawrence.
Well, Roger’s post found its way to my mind; I have spent the day thinking about my career… and my future! These days I am trying to not give up to find, what Roger called, the “ideal career”… the tasks/things I love doing, good at, and –hopefully- getting paid for!
So.. I am wondering, why (♥ ∩ $) - ✔ is small! (From the sketch)
(♥ ∩ $ ∩ ✔) is very difficult (and impossible in some cases), so I would love to have another option approximates 'ideal'!
And well, the best sentence I liked most in his post is: "There’s tasks you Love. Often these become hobbies (especially if you’re not that great at them)."
That's ironically very true! "especially if ..." ... I think so because simply, as the sketch says, they (tasks you love) will not make you earn money! so, you do not have time to focus on/improve them due to being busy doing chore stuff to get money!
…
But hey, I am actually here to say: "do what you love to do!"... Regardless what!
As long as you believe that you was born for this*, just struggle for it! (*define ‘this’ as whatever you want)
And enjoy the journey! ;)
Oh, one last thing: for God's sake ignore "people"! They do not understand, trust me!
So hey… sing with me: (Lyrics: Born for this ~ Paramore – Album: Riot)
Everybody sing like its the last song you will ever sing
Everybody live like its the last day you will ever see
we were born for this
We were born for this
we were born for this
…
Note:
- I stole the above picture from Roger’s post, I think/hope he would not mind! [^_^]
- Yup, I thought to back blogging again!
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I was supposed to, and that was my initial purpose actually, suggest/seek solutions and pop some questions about how to balance between: doing what I love, and very important; being good at it - vs. - earn money along the way!
but it was 4:00 am, so maybe another time! :)
Hey Magdy,
Thanks for linking to my post.
I agree that you should focus on what you love - chances are that you love some tasks because you're good at them, and vice versa.
The trick is to develop these into highly valuable skills that you'll (eventually) get paid for.
Think of a surgeon, or a concert pianist, this may take years.
Most people:
a)Never discover what they love, so believe life is to be routine, and never develop it.
b) Get caught in the rat race. They start doing something "Temprarily" to fund their passion in their spare time. But then car loan, mortgage, and kids come along. Before they know it, they no longer have the time to work on their passion. They too end up accepting the least for themselves.
So you're right - focus primarily on WHAT you love (if who you love disagrees with this, they are probably not the right person), don't give that up for anyone, any position, any salary. Nurture it, develop it, never give up on it.
Thanks for linking. Love your thoughts on this.
Cheers
Rog42
Roger, seriously, I do not know how to thank you! your comment has pushed and encouraged me… a lot.
I know what I love to do.. but I am NOT that good at it (fyi, this kills). However, I can be supreme in it simply because I love it! (I believe my mind was made for it)… and I completely refuse turning to be in category-B; be caught in the rat race…
In the same time, I HAVE to accept a ‘temporarily’ something to do to earn my living, and yes, to fund my passion… I think with good "plans" and careful choices people can avoid the rat race and overpass the temporarily period as fast as possible.
Although focusing primarily on WHAT I love is very hard to stuck with, because of the surrounded pressure and life’s needs, I will do all my best to hold on to the trick (the one you have mentioned above; very ‘precious’ one btw) to develop these - things I love - into highly valuable skills that I'll (eventually) get paid for… yes, it will take years, so… seems it will be a long journey!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! :)
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