Surprise..surprise… not everyone is in love with their job. As a mentor, friend, colleague I always hear variations of:
‘meh it’s ok’
‘I just don’t love this’
‘it’s good money’
‘feeds the family’
‘it’s allright, like the people’
‘it’s just a job’
‘it’s convenient and pays the bills’
‘putting kids through college is not cheap and we are not in Sweden!’
‘ugh, got the golden cuffs on, addicted to my paycheck’
‘it’s boring but I am good at it’
…. and so on…
Reality is this: it is ok that not everyone is head over heels for their job. Yes, despite all LinkedIN articles and HBR catchy headlines, this is reality for millions of people. At some level it is ‘just’ a job and only ‘one’ part of your true life. So my response usually goes ‘ok, but find something you love to do. Not saying find a job … find something in your life that you enjoy doing’. This could be as simple as cooking, writing, jumping off planes, surfing, book club, spending time with your kids, bird watching, traveling, blogging 😉 … you get the idea.
Recently in one of these sessions tables were turned… and I was asked ‘huh ok … so what is that something that you love to do, what is that for you?’. For a moment, which felt like an eternity, I was stumped… was not expecting the question. Before I could open my mouth, visuals of my pottery studio and things I have made popped into my brain. Told her ‘I love making stuff out of clay… oh let me show you’
Here is ‘shooting star’:
Here is ‘fun’:
Here is ‘hope’:
Before boring her I stopped at showing her these 3 clay and porcelain ornaments. She got the point – and was surprised, said she expected that my thing would have been something more lofty or tied to work. Hmmm … Will probe on that next time, but for now let’s adjourn; I have a to run to the pottery studio!!!
So have you found something you love to do??
Mentoring!
thank you for dropping by.
mentoring is very rewarding; great way to share wisdom and have a chance to be a positive force for someone else.
Conservation. I’ve been working on and off in conservation now since 2010 – in a zoo and then a reserve. Quite hard to do in Ankara so for now I’m teaching – which I quite like as well – until I can go back to my peaceful forest.
awesome! and a great cause.
thanks for reading and sharing.
I wish I had a job that I loved. Having one that you love makes it feel that it’s not a job. Someday I hope to open a music studio to record other musicians.
True – if it is a job that you love it is fun and exciting. Make the most of your current situation. In meantime, till you open yours, why not visit music studios, tour them, see how they operate, make friends… life is short my friend.
I have a studio in my home now, and I love to record there. It keeps me going until I have an opportunity for a commercial sized studio. 🙂
How lucky for you… Wish I had a pottery studio in my apartment lolll would have been a mess
I like your ornaments. They’re simple and elegant.
Thank you so much.
I make many others, you can see the full range here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaBote
Writing is something I enjoy 🙂
I like “hope”
Thank you for reading us, and writing!
‘Hope’ and it’s friends can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaBote