Career Advice You Wish You Had
If your childhood was anything like mine, teachers and mentors gave you recommendations on how to find your true path. To find a career that fulfilled you and one in which you felt of service to others. You were told to find where your innate talent intersected with your passions, which would be your ideal profession. Sure, this advice was helpful but extremely short-sighted. Your career is only one facet of your life. We all should have been told to create a vision for what a meaningful and full life would look like for us. One in which you could enjoy and cultivate connections with friends and family, the greatest predictor for happiness. Where you could travel if you wanted, pursue meaningful hobbies, and have space and margin to follow your interests. Once you planned the general feeling of how you wanted your life to turn out, you should then find a career that enables you to have this lifestyle. Your career fits into your life, not vice-versa. So whether you are reinventing your career or just starting on your journey, remember this. Imagine HOW you want to spend your precious time here and then find a job that enables you to do that. Pursuing the highest salary, the most prestigious company, or the flashiest title means little if you can’t enjoy the journey.