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We’re taught at a young age that after a good education we’ll have great jobs and happy lives. Then they say, “Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”
First off, they don’t teach how to find a job we love, they just teach how to find a job. Second, how do we avoid finding the job we hate? And what do we do if we hate the job we already have?
Don’t quit the job, that’s not the first step. In fact, that’s one of the last steps, so buckle down and be good at the job until another one is found. The first step is deciding what kind of job would bring fulfillment and hopefully benefits as well.
Have the Right Perspective
Truthfully, the only way to find what someone really loves to do is to try many different things. For parents, the need for income is often greater than the desire (and energy) to find different work, so maybe a change of perspective will do.
Sometimes job satisfaction has nothing to do with talent, hobbies or other likes/dislikes, but it could turn out that we love one aspect of our job. Like a love of cooking and working with the public, or maybe a love for talking on the phone.
Often, people can find one thing about their job that they at least like. Get through it by looking forward to doing that one aspect.
Concentrate on that until another job can be found, but don’t give up looking for the ‘right‘ job.
