Some people know what they want to do with their lives from early on in their career. I am not one of those people. It is also the first thing people ask you as you are networking.
I just started reading the book Strength Finder 2.0. The main theme is to focus on what you do well and enjoy to be successful. This kind of makes sense that if you hate doing something you are going to suck at it. This falls right in line with being more than half full. It is a better place to start instead of just looking for a paycheck. I'm not saying you don't have to be able to pay the bills, which is why I am not going to start a new career as a sports photographer just because I love taking photos.
My focus is on what I do well because not only will it make me happy, but because I will do that job better. There are more than enough studies about people who do what they enjoy are better at what they do and typically make more money than if they were doing something they hate. The key thing for me right now is to focus in on the things I love to do like presenting, being involved with technology and making a difference in the world and I be successful.
So today's joy isn't that I have figured out what I want to do when I grow up but that I will make sure that I do something that plays to my strengths and that I enjoy doing.
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There's also a book by Barbara Sher called "Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want". The book isn in two parts, the "wishing" part and then the "crafting" part...how to make those wishes come true.
ReplyDeleteEd Gunsalus