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Today, people have many career interests but are unclear
about what to dedicate themselves to. In fact, it's not uncommon for
many people go their whole lives without figuring out what they should be when they 'grow up.'
Getting exactly what you want in life is often seen as a rare
privilege, not a choice. Some will call you a crazy fool
for pursuing a career you'll enjoy. Still, part of you
senses that it is possible to get up in the morning eager to do something that matters.
Fortunately,
our biology does us a favor if we are playing life too safe.
Not living up to our potential causes unhealthy stress. The costs of staying
in the wrong career can put a serious dent in our self-image, and even make us sick. In this case,
pain is a good thing; our bodies want us to
reduce the discontent and get our act together. Boredom, frustration, cynicism
and depression are symptoms or warning signs telling you it's
time to figure things out.
Your expectations and rules of what a career
'should' be often limit the possibilities to the same old rut.
Getting what you want takes adding new territory to your
personal reality map.
At this very moment you do have
a choice. You can either reduce the pain temporarily, or you
can move toward creating new possibilities for your life.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
~ Mark Twain
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