if that’s what works for you. Do SOMETHING to discover the kind of work that thrills you when you think of it.
The best clues are how you feel when you encounter the work that’s really yours. The idea of getting involved in it will be energizing. You will have a calm sense of confidence as you start to explore it. Be sincere in looking for YOUR answers. And be open to what comes. You will be amazed.
TALENT MATCH: When you do what you love, the probability that you are truly suited for it goes up exponentially. I have a long time friend who was a good geologist. He could also sell salt water in the Mariana Trench. When he linked his natural sales skills with what he knew about rocks, his prospects skyrocketed. He sold mining and construction equipment quite successfully.
PERCEIVED VALUE: People like to work with those who are happy at what they are doing. When you do what you love, you do it well. Customers or clients will love you. The people who love what they are doing are the ones who get asked to be on the company dream teams, too.
This is not a case of faking it for the sake of advancement. There’s an intuitive piece to this that you just can’t counterfeit. If you like what you do, people like working with you. Period. So find what you like. Find what you LOVE.
JOB SECURITY: Loving what you do will not guarantee you never get laid off. Not even working for yourself guarantees that anymore. But when you love what you do, you find other ways to use what you know to be able to keep doing it.
If you are told they don’t need you as the team lead manufacturing elephant harnesses and you love leather, there are other ways to work with it. If you love to work in a kitchen and just got let go as a short order cook,