In the university you choose to study something that requires you to do what you were best at in school. After you graduate, you find yourself a nice job, that provides you with good monthly income and that probably makes you look “cool” or “important”. Well, sometimes it just doesn’t work that way.
It’s plain and simple why it not necessarily will work out for you like that. People change, believe me, they change and they change drastically and they change faster than you think it’s possible.
Actually, stop for a while and think who you were two years ago, five years ago, try ten years ago. Yeah, there you go… I will tell you what I see. Two years ago I was almost certain my job and everything related to it were the most important in my life. Five years ago, I was sure that the more I worked, the more successful I’d become and yes, the more money I’d earn. Ten years ago, I was one of the best students in my class, I had so many opportunities lying there in front of me, that I just had to choose the more profitable one.
Where was my mistake? The most profitable job is not necessarily the most suitable for me and not because I lack ambition, but because today I’m not the same person as the one that graduated with honors eight years ago. When I started to study, my orientation test said I’d be a great tax inspector or a great lawyer. 5 years later – the same orientation test told me that the most suitable profession for me was - actress and the second best – psychologist. Not even close to my previous results. So, what went wrong? Did five years of Business administration totally wash out my pragmatism and sense of justice?
Therefore, I insist we must update our jobs with ourselves by periodically answering one simple question “Do I like my job?”. If your answer is “No”, then you got to ask yourself what is that you love to do and don’t be afraid to go after it.
You see, you need to put love into everything you do and if you hate your job, this means that eight hours of your day go down the drain – wasted for some cash. Because, Mother Teresa said it perfectly - Work without love is slavery.
Now, don’t be afraid to ask yourself the question and be brave enough to act as your heart tells you to! There is no way you can fail, because as long as you put your heart in everything that you do – you have already succeeded.