Financial Freedom - Take a Walk on the Wild Side
THOUGHT PROVOKERS
What if none of your favorite skills and interests are in your current job description?
What if your favorite things to do and the things in which you have most interest are things you can only do at home?
Or things you can only do if you had a completely different career?
Hint! You may be in the wrong job. In the wrong career. In the wrong profession!
Ask yourself how you got there?
Most of us got out of school and took the job offered. We said we'd stick with it for a few years, get the old college loans paid off or refinanced and then go do what we were burning to do inside. Well, here it is years later and the burning inside has turned into heartburn, the passion smoulders to no avail and we feel stuck. The good news is that this inventory is your first step to getting unstuck.
Interests are the activities that give us true satisfaction and pleasure. We really enjoy doing them. Knowing your general interests makes it easier for you to make good career choices. You can develop your career to include more of your interests and thus increase your career satisfaction and overall productivity.
Here's a major revelation. It's OK to love what you do. It's even a good idea. Not knowing what aspects of your work are really exciting to you may cause you to act impulsively or indifferently when confronted with several options. If you don't have a clear picture of what you really love to do, then any work may seem OK. It's only OK to "go with the flow" if the river is flowing in your direction. Otherwise, you'll never find joy in work. You may never even find the river.
WAYS TO GO:
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
You can identify your interests by imagining a "dream" day at work from the Financial-freedom-moment you get up (is it AM or PM?) to the Financial-freedom-moment you to go to sleep. Imagine it in great detail. Oh, by the way, money doesn't matter. You do not need to worry about making a living or paying off your college loan.
What city are you in?
What clothes are you wearing?
Do you live alone? Who's with you?
What time do you leave for work? How do you get there? Is it far?
Describe your perfect work day. What are you doing?
Make a long list of your interests?as long as you can. Confess to yourself your secret heart's desire.
Ask a respected colleague or friend to review your list and add or subtract from their viewpoint.
Have a conversation with a friend or colleague about your interests.
Yes, I am a writer. That is what I want to do. In my wildest dreams, I want to write. My articles in a national newspaper made me popular in college. People have always complimented on my writing. I have got something to offer. But write about what?
To Hell and Back
My experiences, my story. I have been to hell and back, many times. Everything that could possibly go wrong has gone wrong, many times. I have passed through the school of hard knocks. I know what it feels like, personally, spiritually, financially, and other ?ally. I may not have seen it all, but I have seen plenty. I can tell my story. Possibly it may help others along the way. Empathy is your pain in my heart. I feel it, because I have been there. This is starting as Financial Freedom inspiration. I don?t know where it will end. But I have determined in my heart. It is not about money. It is about purpose. For that reason, I am a writer. I am not what I studied in college. I am who I was born to be. That settles it.
Journey Begins