Choosing From a List of Different Careers

What do you want to be when you grow up? Children are asked that question throughout their growing years and the answers usually change over a span of time. You might have wanted to be a superhero or an animal doctor when you were in elementary school, or perhaps a teacher or astronaut in middle school. In high school, the guidance counselor might have shown you a list of different careers and asked you to list the five careers that interested you most.

It's different when you are stuck in a job that you don't like very much.  The bills are paid but you have to wonder what you're doing with your life. Take another look at that list of different careers or create a new one. If you could do anything in the world and get paid for it, what would you choose to do? That's the first step to "finding your bliss" as Joseph Campbell would say. Dream large and plot your path to your goal in small steps.

With your list of different careers in front of you, honestly assess your talent and potential. Change often entails risk of some sort. Weigh your options carefully and don't allow fear of losing what you have to block all the wonderful things you might gain from choosing a different path. The job you want may require that you go back to school. You don't have to give up your day job to do that. Most of the options on your list of different careers can be achieved through distance learning.

Are there any items from your list of different careers that strike you as particularly meaningful? If you trained to be a teacher or electrician, would your workday be filled with more purpose and a sense of achievement? Be brave and spend time with a list of different careers. You won't regret it.