Well do you want a job, or a career? The difference is one, the job, is something you do to make some money and that’s about it. A career is something you get personal satisfaction from and normally something you plan to do for your entire working career.

The difference is huge once you understand what each is for. It seems we all need money to survive. If you only need some money then anything that pays what you want will do. The trouble begins when some people confuse the two. They want money and job satisfaction and they just don’t feel they are getting it.

Remember you can always get personal satisfaction outside your work. Get a hobby or volunteer for something that fulfills your personal needs for recognition or service to society. That way if you have a big paying job that is just not fulfilling these things for you, you can keep it and go get fulfillment somewhere else.

Now if that just is not going to do it for you, then spend some time and look around for what kind of work would do it for you. If you currently have a job, keep it! I have seen too many people quit a good paying job to realize their dream job does not pay enough to cover the bills. It may in time but an entry-level job often pays poorly.

If you can keep what you have or get a paying job to keep you going and then take the time to get a plan together. Plan how you are going to get your dream career or at least the first step in that direction, i.e. an entry-level position.

I spent a decade in a job that paid fantastic but was not that great to do. I saved my money and invested it well. Now my life is really my own, I can do basically what I want and it is because I sacrificed 10 years of hard work in order to have the rest of my life as I choose it to be. I now have my own business that I just love. Everyday I love to come to work.

This is not the route for everyone but it is for some of you and to those of you who choose this path, I can tell you it is worth it. Get any job that pays and then search for a job that pays big. Once you find it, find out what you need to be for them to hire you. If that is possible then go do it and get that job. Make, save and invest that money, then you can do whatever you want. Heck you might even find your current job is your dream job.

Ward Willison
http://www.sharktechniques.com/