Avoid the Wrong Job

 Welcome back! I want to talk to you about a video I watched today, which was about how to avoid the wrong job. I have personally known many people who go into jobs and absolutely hate it! In fact I've been one of those people.

    In this video which features Stan Christensen he tells us he seen and interviewed many resumes and people and the one thing he's interested in is the persons story. Why did they make the choices they've made? What made them want to go into what they have? Was it because they needed a job, was it because a parent pushed them towards that career choice? I know a family of teachers, I also know a family of lawyers. I have often wondered what pushed them to those career choices.

    So, how do we avoid the wrong job? Pick something you think will be fun! What? Is it really that simple? The point is to do something you enjoy doing everyday. The reason for this is will be because if you are doing something you enjoy doing your doing to do it well, and not just well but very well. You will do what you do very good and you'll prosper in that position. Will you enjoy every aspect of your job? No, we all have things we don't like about our jobs, it might be some procedure or process, but this is your chance to think of a way to improve the process or procedure you don't like. The reason I tell you this is because if you don't like that process or procedure there's probably others who don't like it either.

    The other thing I want to touch on right quick is something Stan Christensen touched on and and that was not to become a specialist at one thing, but to become a generalist. The example he uses is when he started using spreadsheets he used Lotus and became a specialist and now not many people even remember Lotus. Excel is the main spreadsheet program we all use. I think we can all name things we were once specialists of and they are now obsolete. Therefore becoming a generalist will allow you to quickly move as needs and technology changes in our ever changing world.

    I realize this is a quick post, but it's very simple because we've all heard the saying "Do something you love, and you'll never work a day in your life" Make sure you have fun everyday and make sure you are able to quickly shift and keep moving forward and making progress.