Many years ago I had a job keypunching orders for a commodity brokerage firm. It was my first real job paying good money. It was a way of getting started. It definitely did not feed my soul. It did however; increase the speed at which I key numbers. From there I moved into a career as a compliance associate. My career as a Compliance Associate gives me mobility and allows me to be promoted and receive raises. It is what I excel and study for over the years. My calling however is something better. It is what I feed off of. Styling is what I constantly think about day in day out.
I believe we are all here for a reason and that we all have significance in the world. I feel that we are all blessed with unique gifts. These expressions of our gifts
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Calling”it states, “Jobs come and go, but a calling is something you were given the moment you were born. She also states, “you can lose a job, but you can’t lose your calling” (2013). A calling is something you are drawn to. A calling is that strong inner impulse one has that lead you to that course of action, having that feeling of certitude, influence from deep down. When I was younger, my parents use to say“do what you like and live what you love.” Somehow over the years I did not stick to that rule, only glazing the surface of that saying.
Although, I have the platform and drive to commit to styling I find myself resistant to move toward my calling full time because of fear of not living up to what I know is possible.This has definitely affected the results of pursuing my calling. Styling is not the hard part.That is what I enjoy. It is the negative thoughts, blocking myself from moving forward by making excuses which has held me back. For example, making myself believe I have to wait for the perfect time when in reality there is never a perfect time. I just need to do it. Assuming I know how things will turn out. When not knowing is the great part of it. Constantly, listen to that negative voice inside, instead of thinking positive. I’m constantly worrying about money, when in fact money comes and goes, just be smart and plan. Listening to negative people I call dream-killer, instead of being careful of who I tell my dreams
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Have I become comfortable with the steady income of working a 9-5 full time? Am I content with my regular clients? Am I scared to bust that bubble of perfection I created. Styling and running my business part-time committing only a fraction of my time. That is what I ask myself constantly and even more so now since taking the Public Speaking class at DePaul. Realizing I am holding me back. I am not totally willing to take risks. Fear of losing what I built. I have become comfortable with my lifestyle. These are things that have blocked my progression toward my calling. For example, I would say I am fine in the space I am at right now when actually I am afraid. Thinking it is selfish and unreasonable for wanting this. That it is not possible or smart to devote everything to styling/fashion. Which in reality with all that being said, my calling consume my thoughts daily, even when I doubt myself, my calling to style eases me and give me the drive to continue on.
So I decided de-program myself and take the steps needed to make the big change in myself. That moving towards my calling full time to style is not a selfish act or a bid for attention. It is a gift I can offer others. Do not cheat myself of happiness. Give what I got. Do what I love. Style so that people will look amazing and feel great in the process. Stop telling myself I cannot pursue my calling full-time and that it is too hard because styling always redirect back
Is where you are in your working career where you want to be for the rest of your
A difficult question for most because one has to truly find their passions and what drives them and some people get caught up in their routine that their passions slowly fizzle away because there are not enough hours in the day to have a hobby. For example Jon Acuff writes about how he ran a blog for two years for free about “Stuff Christians Like”, all because this is what his passion is and what drives him. These hinge moments I referred to earlier are a series of questions asked in the book with the intent to find what your passion is. The questions consist of “what do I love enough to do for free?” “What do I do that cause time to feel different?” What do I enjoy doing regardless of the opinions of other people?” “If only your life changed,, would that be enough?” “Are there any patterns in the things you like doing?” As one would be able to notice most of these questions are aiming at the same target just from a different angle. The goal is to finding a true passion in one’s life, something where it does not feel like work but rather you feels more like a hobby. As I get closer towards the graduation date with no idea or clue even of a career path, this book really speaks to me in this sense. I am seeking my passion and what God is calling me to do, which I feel is construction management although I am hesitant to listen because I have seen the difficulty first hand in my parents
Life goes on as well as we moving on, in order to live a happy life, money, passion, happiness and the meaning of it are essential keys. Among thousands of jobs and over billions of people, having a career or achieving a job is not only important but also competitive. Therefore, deciding what you are going to become has always been the toughest decision in life. I am not talking about Mozart, who was born to play and compose music, or Cristiano Ronaldo who decided to pursue for his career as a football player at the age of 14. I am talking about me and my just-found-out-career in a couple hours earlier, Nursing.
Application of career theories to my own life allows for analyzing past and future career decisions. Holland’s Theory of Careers states that one’s vocation is an expression of self, personality, and way of life. There is an indisputable and fundamental difference in the quality of life one experiences if they choose a career one truly enjoys, versus choosing a career one detests. A true testament to the validity of Holland’s theory, my job/career choices reflect my interests, as well as the evolution of my personality (internal self). My first job as a fine jewelry specialist and second job as a make-up artist echo my love of the fashion world. As I matured and became less fascinated by presumed “glamour” careers, I became captivated by physical fitness, nutrition, and medicine; I received my national fitness trainer certificate so that I may become a personal trainer. Nevertheless, my career decisions do not fit uniformly into merely one career theory.
Also with being successful in your career, you should make sure that you are passionate about it. Being that you have to give your all with a career, you have to make sure that with being passionate that you will not even notice the 200% that you're giving. When building and being successful in your career, an article on self-growth.com suggests that you first create a strategy and make sure you do so once a year, to refresh your skills. Then it suggests that you do not limit yourself when dealing with a job, by going the extra mile and doing more of what is expected of you. This allows you to learn new skills, which is great and much needed when succeeding in your career. (Tomerson)
Eventually one day I might decide to change my mind about working in the cosmetology field but for now I will stick with my main career goal. I lost a lot of interest over the weeks working on my senior project.
In “Do What You Love? #@&** That!” by Jeff Haden, he explains how telling people to do what they love in their career is advice that is disastrous. Haden tells his readers that “That advice has probably resulted in more failed businesses than all the recessions combined…because that’s not how the vast majority of people end up owning successful businesses” (qtd. in Haden 463). Haden also mentions that to feel a real sense of passion you have to produce something important, gain respect for it, and feel control over your life (Haden 463). Not everyone agrees to mix passion and their business life together since some people think it’s two completely different things, but somehow someone’s work life becomes a passion without them realizing it has or without them even trying to make their work life a passion. Haden points out that “Passion is not something you follow. Passion is something that will follow you as you put in the hard work to become valuable to the world” (qtd. Haden 463). Even though not everyone chooses to follow their passion, in some way someone ends up doing something they enjoy and later on possibly love. Everyone has a job, some don’t get to choose the job that they specifically want, but they do choose one over another based on what they’ll enjoy more. People may choose
The outcome was that I was able to choose a different career path that I might be better suited with healthy people around me. I decided that I would really like to try Cosmetology for a career choice. I would still be surrounded by many people stemming from different backgrounds and in a different way than nursing, I would still be helping people in a way. This time helping them look better and feel better about themselves after leaving my chair. So, I talked to my husband and he agreed that would be a fun choice. I am now a student at6 a very nice and very fun Cosmetology school. I love the students I am with. I love the teachers and staff. I am very happy with my decision. Now that I am working towards being a Cosmetologist I have to think about the goals that I want to achieve with picking this career choice. The goals I would like to achieve are definitely helping others, like I’ve mentioned, hopefully making my own hours, since I am a mother of three, working in a nice salon, gaining enough experience to be able to one day opening my own
I sometimes fail to see my capabilities and questioned myself as I seek to make changes. Another thing is that there are many naysayers around, people who will do their best to discourage you from pursuing your dreams. I can recall a fellow friend and co-worker once told me that it makes no use for me to get my bachelor because shortly the government won’t have money to pay us for our degree. Presently that very same friend is doing her bachelor degree.
I’ve always had a passion for helping others and I love the idea of being considered a dependable person. I enjoy when others come to me to talk about the hardship they are experiencing and being able to provide them with feedback or helpful advice. To do this I learned that you need to have the characteristics of a “people person”. You must be patient, which from my job experience of working in retail and the fast food industry, I would consider myself to be a highly patient person. I also posses the the skill of being outgoing and friendly. I allow myself to be comfortable when speaking with different types of people and I let myself open up so I can personally relate to them. By doing this I believe that others will return the comfort that I created and will want
According to dictionary.com, “any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling” constitutes something as a passion. Passions can be either positive or negative. In my life, my passions influence my actions and my goals for the future. My goals have been a part of my life since I can remember and there are certain personality traits and motivators of mine that push me to accomplish these goals. My passions have originated from events I have gone through and realizations that I have come to. These huge motivators in my life include my desire for happiness, my determination to succeed, and my desire to help others.
Passion for Family, Community, Business, Technology and Intellectual growth are what motivate me on the daily basis. These are vital parts that have contributed to framing me into the person I’ve become. They have also shaped my short-term and long-term goals in life. It’s critical for one to have a vision for their life and what they anticipate to accomplish. Without a vision or desire there is no hope for one to continue and to purse anything. My experiences with in my passions have helped me aligned my vision for my life. They have given me the valuable knowledge that have set me up for success to get to this point in life.
Everyone has a purpose and a calling in life, and it is our duty to find what that
Most people imagine their dream job is to become a famous actor or a job they have seen done many times. Though because of the progression of technology I would be more suited in a field involving computers. My dream job is to become a successful software engineer because I have always been into computer systems, but can I fit this job, is the career life something I can manage and what opportunities should I go after when becoming a software engineer. Each time I notice how a program is used I wonder how can I make it become faster or more efficient. When you are using your cell phone or iPad there is usually an update at every month. This is because apple is improving the speed of your applications. A software engineer is sometimes overlooked, but without software engineer’s applications would either crash or would not improve. Although most people may feel looking at a computer all day and trying to fix it is uninteresting, I find it challenging
Choosing which career path to follow is one of the most important decision people take in their lifetime. Considering that this decision will affect the entire future life, it is very important to be sure that it is the right one. It is one of the most important steps in order to successfully find a job that would satisfy personality needs and guarantee a steady income. If he or she is passionate about their job, hard work is simplified and high salary helps to concentrate on results. The key about being successful at work is to be in love with it.