Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Happy Careers - Turn Your Passion into a Paycheck

Turning your passion into a paycheck is the ultimate dream right? Who would not like to spend most of their time doing something they absolutely love and get paid for it?

Even just reading about people who are following their passion, as I just did in a great article I read in Outside Magazine this weekend, gets me fired up.

There are so many possibilities out there for work and one of the greatest things I do all day is help people to open up their minds to all of the possibilities out there for them. So often people are trapped by old ways of thinking and by the expectations of other people and society that they fail to see how great they could really have it.

So, the next time you wake up on a Monday morning dreading the week ahead, start thinking about how you would really like your career to be and what you are willing to do to achieve it. How do you want to feel when you think about going to work and what are the gaps between how you feel now and how you would like to feel? What are some simple changes you can make, if you are not quite ready to take on the challenge of a complete career change, that would make you feel better about what you are doing? Do not allow things such as age, education, or your perception of what is obligatory and necessary get in the way of your dreams.

Do you know how many people have made successful career changes at 40, 50 and even 60 years old. Life is going to continue whether you choose to spend it doing something you enjoy or hate - when you think of it like that, isn't the answer obvious. It is never too late to have what you want. You get one life - why waste it doing something you don't enjoy?
Turning your passion into a paycheck is the ultimate dream right? Who would not like to spend most of their time doing something they absolutely love and get paid for it?

Even just reading about people who are following their passion, as I just did in a great article I read in Outside Magazine this weekend, gets me fired up.

There are so many possibilities out there for work and one of the greatest things I do all day is help people to open up their minds to all of the possibilities out there for them. So often people are trapped by old ways of thinking and by the expectations of other people and society that they fail to see how great they could really have it.

So, the next time you wake up on a Monday morning dreading the week ahead, start thinking about how you would really like your career to be and what you are willing to do to achieve it. How do you want to feel when you think about going to work and what are the gaps between how you feel now and how you would like to feel? What are some simple changes you can make, if you are not quite ready to take on the challenge of a complete career change, that would make you feel better about what you are doing? Do not allow things such as age, education, or your perception of what is obligatory and necessary get in the way of your dreams.

Do you know how many people have made successful career changes at 40, 50 and even 60 years old. Life is going to continue whether you choose to spend it doing something you enjoy or hate - when you think of it like that, isn't the answer obvious. It is never too late to have what you want. You get one life - why waste it doing something you don't enjoy?