Create Your Own Career to Find Your Passion
This is a contributed post and may contain affiliate links. The thoughts and ideas expressed may not be exactly what the ghostwriter Scott Sery believes. But he did read it, and signed off on it, so it’s at least pretty close.
Feel like you’re in a bit of a career slump? An unfulfilling career can lead to serious physical and mental health conditions. Even if you’re making good money, it’s always best to find the one thing that’ll help you head home happy at the end of the day.
What if you’re not sure what it is you want to do with your career? Asking yourself a few structural questions will help you find the best fit for you. We posit three of them that can help point you in the right direction.
How Much Flexibility are You Looking for?
If you need the job to work around you and not the other way around, you should think about careers that offer a strong sense of flexibility. For some people that means looking into owner operator hazmat trucking jobs, where you get to choose the work you take on and how long you spend on the road, and for some it means running your own business from home and interacting with clients on a one to one basis.
Whatever it means for you, think about whether or not that traditional 9 to 5 is what keeps you going. If you need to work outside of these hours – for reasons related to your lifestyle or your most productive working style – make sure this consideration comes first in your new career hunt.
Scott’s Hot Take: Always design your life first, and structure work around your lifestyle.
Do You Want to Be Your Own Boss?
If you want to be your own boss, it’s probably easier than you think. There are various ways to do this, and even if you find you’re not doing what you want, you can always refit your business into something that actually works for you.
Many people start out as freelancers or with a side hustle, and then form into something bigger and better and potentially even more long term. It all depends on what you’re skilled in, what you think about when thinking about the future, and what you want to be known for. Give this some proper thought before just jumping in!
Scott’s Hot Take: Running a business isn’t for everyone, some thrive better as an employee.
What Skills are You Proud of?
We all have a skill or two that we’re most proud of. We know we’re good at it, we’ve put in hard work in over the years to hone and develop it. Many have even trained for a traditional qualification in it.
For some people this skill will be in high demand, such as coding or graphic design, but even if you feel you’ve got a niche skill that doesn’t get much attention, you’ll definitely be able to find a profitable career path for it. You just need to think about the ways people could use it in day-to-day life, and how you can rise to meet that kind of demand.
Scott’s Hot Take: Everyone has a skill they can capitalize on, find yours and leverage it.
Your career can change over the years, but you’re going to be spending a lot of time working during your life. If you’re feeling like you’re in a slump, unhappy, or overall, just not in something that’s the right fit for you, it’s time to see what else is out there. Or, perhaps, it’s time to create your passion.