You’re Young, Put Yourself First, Pursue The Career You Love

July 4, 2023,

Imagine, when you begin thinking about pursuing a career, you walk into a theme park, with one career ride after another.

It is filled with mystery because you haven’t tried any of them yet. Which ones look most enticing?

One of the comments that people often make, who are near the end of their life, is how important it is to pursue finding the right job. It is worth the time and effort.

We have a friend in our circle who we will call William.

When William was young and naïve, he focused on pleasing the teachings of the organized religion he was in. He based his employment pursuit on accepting a job that would allow him to pursue his responsibilities in the faith first and his job second.

What a whopping mistake.

He landed in a Call Center, a job he absolutely hated. One of the reasons he hated it so much was because every day he had to deal with angry customers.

It eventually made him an angrier person.

The other reason he disliked it was because, with a college degree, people wondered why he wasn’t doing more to pursue a better job opportunity.

Especially beautiful women people.

That greatly depressed him as well.

Most of the women in the company didn’t respect him and looked down upon him. Talked down to him. Were in positions of authority over him.

Then there was the pay. It was moderate at best.

So, he became heavily involved in his religion to find happiness and tried to convince himself that pleasing God first was the right thing to do.

There was a massive flaw with that theory.

We were once in a global organized religion.

Yes, pleasing God is important. The challenge though is, first of all, knowing who God is, and, by getting heavily involved in this religion, is he actually pleasing God or keeping the people at the top of this religion happy because they have another worker ant?

Eventually he would discover it was the latter and after twenty years, he left.

What a waste of his youth.

His story is tragic.

We won’t dwell on it because, what we just told you, as horrible as it sounds, is just the tip of the iceberg. It had a domino effect and his life eventually, completely collapsed, and he was humiliated.

It is a cautionary tale though.

First of all, it is okay to live for yourself. To make yourself happy and pursue a faith too. The challenge will be, which one is the priority?

We say, the career should be.

It is your life and you need to fight for it.

Always be cautious about pursuing a pathway that greatly benefits others (especially at the top), that you are not getting paid for and you neglect your career.

Listen to what many have said who lived a long life.

Keep repeating it to yourself.

Find work that you find to be meaningful.

Find work that makes you happy.

Find work that pays well.

Do this early on and the rest of your life will be much more rewarding.

That was our cautionary tale, a very real life one, so let’s look at the bright side through the thoughts of others.

Time to walk over to the bookstore.

fcielitecompetitor.com, fciwomenswrestling2.com, femcompetitor.com, grapplingstars.com Ketut-Subiyanto-pexels.com

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type Paperback – April 13, 2021

By Paul D. Tieger (Author), Barbara Barron (Author), Kelly Tieger (Author)

“Finding a career path that you’re passionate about can be difficult—but it doesn’t have to be! With this bestselling guide, learn how to find a fulfilling career that fits your personality.

Do What You Are—the bestselling classic that has helped more than a million people find truly satisfying work—is now updated for the modern workforce. With the global economy’s ups and downs, the advent of astonishing new technology, the migration to online work and study, and the ascendancy of mobile communication, so much has changed in the American workplace since this book’s fifth edition was published in 2014.

What hasn’t changed is the power of Personality Type to help people achieve job satisfaction. This updated edition, featuring 30% new material, is especially useful for millennials and baby boomers who are experiencing midlife career switches, and even those looking for fulfillment in retirement. This book will lead you through the step-by-step process of determining and verifying your Personality Type. Then you’ll learn which occupations are popular with each Type, discover helpful case studies, and get a full rundown of your Type’s work-related strengths and weaknesses.

Focusing on each Type’s strengths, Do What You Are uses workbook exercises to help you customize your job search, get the most out of your current career, obtain leadership positions, and ensure that you achieve the best results in the shortest period of time.”

Very intriguing concept. We love receiving different point of views. The focus above is ascertaining your personality type and that can be a valid approach.

We look at this stage of the journey a little differently.

What do you love?

Everyone loves something.

That is the starting place of researching and pursing what you love.

There are some additives.

One of the things that William, in our above example, learned the hard way, doing what you love is great but if the respect of others (especially women) is important to you, then you need to keep that in mind, as well, in your pursuit.

First, if you could get any wish granted, how would you love to spend your working day?

Too, talk to others you view as successful and happy in their job. You may need to pursue further education. Keep researching and find out what it is.

Especially when you are young.

They say that life is short. We agree. With that in mind, how do you want to spend it?

Think extensively on this.

Think about it early, when you are young.

Think about what you want, over your parents, community or religion.

It is your life. You have to live it, mostly alone.

Working at a career you love may require some alone time.

But you will never be lonely.