Episode#6: Are you building a career that makes you happy?
Are you building the career that makes you happy and you always dreamed of?
As you grow and start to have more responsibilities, making money becomes either a want and/or a need. And once an adult with kids, money is simply a need. But you will quickly realize that if you continue a job without loving it, you will hate leaving your kids (even more) then you already do every day. It’s time to focus on building the career you love.
A job vs. a career
The first job I ever had was babysitting. I babysit my neighbors’ children when I was in high school. Then, I started a second, more consistent job as a waitress over the weekend.
Now, it’s time for you to think back to your first job. It’s most likely that your job served one of two main purposes:
1. Get you money
2. Let you explore different work industries that COULD become a career
With jobs you want to learn which one’s interest you and which ones you never want to do again. However, with a career, it is hopefully something you want to do and decide to pursue. A career path tells you what you are good at and can do for years to come.
I realized I have a job and never built a career, or I built a career out of a job I did/do not like.
The reality of a job when you become an adult is that you will need one in order to pay your bills and put food on the table. But then when you have kids, you have the added responsibility of a child. For this reason, you often see parents who are working jobs night and day to provide for their family, but not truly enjoying it.
They may be unhappy or fulfilled at that job. Also, they may have other passions or interests that they did not pursue because it did not pay well, they never took the steps, or they needed a job to pay the current bills.
Why does this happen? Life, kids, bills – you want stability, and you need to provide. But what if you can provide while doing what you love?
4 steps towards the career that makes you happy
- Introduction about career vs. job [1:00]
- My current career path [4:25]
- 4 steps introduction [6:40]
- 1: Explore, identify & understand your passion/interests [7:05]
- 2: Research how to achieve said interest [7:55]
- 3: Make a plan [8:43]
- 4: Execute on that plan [9:40]
- Discussion on what keeps you going [11:00]
- Productivity planner [13:00]
Other episodes to check out:
2. Episode 2 – Top 5 ways to start your day strong.
3. Episode 3 – Self-care practices for busy moms.
4. Episode 4 – 12 time saving hacks for busy moms.
5. Episode 5 – The top 6 support people in my life
Let me know in the comments, are you at or building the career of your dreams or are you stuck at a job that doesn’t feed your soul? What are you going to do about it?
Thank you,
Nelly
