One of the keys to happiness — as well as productivity and effectiveness at work — is finding work you love, that you’re passionate about. Work you want to do, instead of just have to do.
1. It won’t find you — you have to seek it. Doing the same ol’ thing everyday isn’t the way to find the work you love. Sometimes, you get extremely lucky and it just lands in your lap. Most people, however, aren’t that lucky — you’ve got to take action, and you’ve got to seek it.
2. You can’t stop looking until you find it. As Steve Jobs said, never settle. If you find something that’s just a bit better than your current job, that’s better … but don’t stop there. Keep looking. Don’t give up the search.
3. You’ll have to look in lots of funny places. Really explore. Try new hobbies. Talk to new people. Read articles on different blogs, in different magazines and books. Inspiration might come from someplace you never imagined.
4. You might not love it completely until you get good at it. Most likely you’ll know that you love something once you find it … but at that point, you’ve got to work at getting better at it, with all your might. Once you get good, it’ll be something you can’t stop doing, because you’ll get a thrill at doing something great.
5. Once you find it, you have to pour yourself into it. If you find the work you love, you’ve been given a gift. Don’t spoil it — truly pour yourself into that work. That doesn’t mean you should ignore the other loves in your life, including family and friends, but when you’re working, you should devote yourself completely to that work.
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Five Things To Know About Finding Work You Love
August 15, 2008 by Rich | 6 Comments
In Advice, Entrepreneurial Lifestyle, Operations
beautiful mind on August 15th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Impressive One and very precisely told.
I would just like to add a bit to it, apart from all these factors we need to push ourself to do things that need to be done rather than just doing what we like especially at odd times.
cassy on August 15th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Very well said…Everyone has been made for particular work and the desire of that work has been put in the heart. In order to find anything, it helps if we have a clear idea of what are we looking for.
jaeda on August 18th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
thinking of what you really want is very important, for through it you will find what you’re looking for.
Angela on August 18th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
All of that is very true. One that I find specifically important: Sometimes you need to take a chance. After all, it doesn’t always come easy. There are times when you have to take a leap of faith to accomplish what you want most.
Matt Helphrey on August 19th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Great advice.
Some people just give in to their job and feel as if they are stuck and can’t get out. Choose a job, don’t let the job choose you.
Matt
cassy on August 21st, 2008 at 2:25 am
but sometimes because its hard to find a work now a days, we have no other choice but to grab the job which is available.