HOW TO TURN YOUR PASSION INTO A CAREER

HOW TO TURN YOUR PASSION INTO A CAREER

Are you tired of showing up for work day after day just because you’re supposed to? You go not because you want to, but because you have to in order to put food on your table and keep a roof over your head. You’ve clearly lost that loving feeling for your job and now you don’t know what to do about it.

If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. A study from the Deloitte University Press reported that up to 87.7 percent of America’s workforce is not able to contribute to their full potential because they don’t have passion for their work. Furthermore, less than 12.3 percent of America’s workforce possesses the attributes of worker passion.

If you fall into these demographics, maybe it’s time to find out what you’re really passionate about and turn that into your life’s career.

Here Are Some Steps To Help:
1. Discover Your Passion:
Your passion should be the thing you enjoy and for which you are naturally wired to excel. There is a huge difference between a hobby and a passion, and it is crucial that you differentiate between the two before quitting your day job. For instance, just because you enjoy painting does not necessarily mean you should make it your profession. You might be better at graphic design, which uses some of the same artistic talents as painting. Keep an open mind and explore all of your options.

2. Determine The Demand:
After you have discovered your passion, determine the level of demand for your skills and choose a field. It’s risky to plunge into a career with a very low demand, or one with a large number of competitors even though you love it. However, the number of competitors should not be the deal breaker. If you are confident in your skills, it is very possible to establish yourself and compete quite comfortably, as long as you have a strong marketing strategy.

3. Do Your Research:
Conduct a detailed search on what it would take to launch your career in this field. You may need to acquire specific machinery or equipment, or earn a certification, degree, or special training. You may even need to hire employees or solicit funding. To save headaches later, find out all you can now.

Interview people who have or are in a similar business to the one you’re considering. Learn what they did to succeed and follow their path, especially if you choose to work in a niche market.

4. Make A Plan:
Make a detailed plan of the steps you need to take to make your passion a realistic career opportunity. Include what you need to do and how much you need to spend before you launch into your new venture. If possible, always have a back-up plan in case Plan A doesn’t work out.

5. Become Qualified:
To be taken seriously, you must first become a professional. Having a special skill may not be enough to deem you an expert, so acquire the training necessary to become marketable. Take a night, weekend or online class while you’re in your current job, or a sabbatical to attend an intensive training or internship. As the saying goes, “The more you learn, the more you will earn.”

6. Be Flexible:
Your road is not always going to be smooth, so plan for hiccups and make adjustments along the way. Be open to advice and criticism; other people’s insights may open your eyes to something new. No one can succeed alone. That’s why it’s important to surround yourself with talented individuals or to form an advisory board to help you make the right decisions.

Turning your passion into a career requires motivation. Be proactive and take a step every day that gets you nearer your goal. The fruits of your labour will eventually pay off and you’ll be well on your way to doing what you love.


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TOPIC: 3; DEPRESSION SOME OF THE WAYS FOR DEALING WITH DEPRESSION

TOPIC: 3; DEPRESSION

SOME OF THE WAYS FOR DEALING WITH DEPRESSION

Depression is a state which includes feeling sad most of the time during the day, feeling helpless and/or hopeless, changes in your eating and sleeping habits, lack of finding meaning and purpose in activities and life in general, lack of experiencing pleasure, holding negative view about yourself and people in general.

Factors can range from situational loss of an intimate relationship, health, job, or a loved one; school pressure; peer pressure; bullying; phase of life changes; immigration and acculturation process; financial hardship; current or past trauma; domestic violence; drugs and alcohol abuse, dependency, or addiction; to lifelong chronic condition that would require medical management.

It is important for you to become aware of the symptoms and the cause of your depression.

How can you take care of yourself? First by noticing your thoughts, emotions and behavior toward yourself and others, and the impact of that way of being in your life. Then take the following steps:

1. Start With Caring For Your Body:

Depression tends to make you lethargic, it is important for you to move and change the chemistry of your body. Take on Yoga, cardio exercise, biking, hiking, or just simple walking at your pace. Start in the morning right after you wake up with a more heart pumping routine and do simple stretching before you sleep. Download an app with active guided meditation and simply follow. Ask a friend to be an active buddy with you and move you through this process.

2. Hang Out With Friends or Family Members:

Depression tends to isolate you as if you have no patience for people around you, or the thought that others just don’t understand you. Pick a friend, a family member, a support group, or even a random person in a coffee shop and try to connect. A face-to-face connection goes a long way. Seeing love, compassion, and caring in another person’s eyes or voice tends to sooth the part that feels alone and hopeless.

3. Be Around Nature And Pets:

Get a dog or cat, go to the dog park, go to the shelters and pet some of the animals, hug a tree, sit in a park, walk barefoot on the beach, lay down on the sand, smell a rose, and enjoy all there is on this beautiful earth beside humans. Remember you are one of the great beings on earth, and you belong here.

4. Know Your Value:

Depressed people tend to forget their own value. Remember the way you have helped people and created a smile for them, been there for others when they needed you, efforts that created your achievements, people who have told you that they love you and value you, and people who miss you when they don’t see you. Don’t worry about the ones who have not appreciated you or have not reciprocated your caring, that is their lack of skill not yours. Ask your friends and family to tell you five (5) characteristics and values that they like about you.

5. Create A Purpose For Your Daily Life:

Most depressed people tend to lose their purpose and think of themselves as useless and life as pointless. Just create your own purpose in life. Pick one, any valuable act that benefits you and the world will do. Maybe a virtue or an act that you yearn to receive from others can actually be the one virtue that you can offer to the world on a daily bases. For example, if you imagine a world filled with love and giving, then start by giving love as you know it to whomever you choose daily.

Be in action toward creating a world that you like and stop waiting for the rest of the world to create it for you. Begin with you. Imagine the world like you want it, see the type of thinking, feeling and actions that are needed to create that type of world. Now let’s start with you since this is your vision. Even if you can’t change the entire world, which realistically you won’t, you can at least change your world to the one you like. Remember, the depressive thinking, feeling, and acting is also your made up world. So, choose the one you like.

Consider getting support from your doctors, therapists, counselors to walk with you through this path. You don’t need to do this all alone.