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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Do you love what do for a living? Or, did you used to love what you do, but not anymore? Or, are you in a career that you think you could never love?
Your love for your career comes from you. Yes, outside circumstances can shape that love, or deter it, but ultimately you own your heart, thoughts, and feelings. What actions you take as a result of your inner knowledge is up to you.
Do you love your career or hate it? It’s important to be honest because you can’t move forward without honesty. You may not be in your dream career, but does that mean you cannot love it anyway?
So How Can You Love Your Career Again? Follow These 3 Steps Below:
1. Decide To Love Your Career Again
Decisions are important because they provide direction. And with direction, comes purpose and passion. That direction can come from you even when you feel like it can’t or you are waiting for someone else to give it to you. You can love your career again simply by deciding that you will love it again. This decision gives you freedom and an opening to love what you do, today, and not somewhere down the road. Decide to love what you do, for you, because loving it is better than hating it and you will be happier once you go with the flow rather than in the other direction.
2. Focus On What You Do Love
Every career has something positive. Ask yourself what do I love about mine? Do you love the people you work with? Do you love a project you are working on? Do you love the difference you could be making if you were not so fixated on what is missing? You get what you expect. You also get what you give. Change your focus and where you are putting your energies. Focus on the great aspects of your career and what it provides. A new perspective (and focus) will generate new energy, and new energy could lead you to love your career again.
3. Love Where You Are Planted
No matter what you are doing, it can be great if you tell yourself that it is great. Even if it’s not ideal, you can still give it your all and be the best at it. If you loved where you are right now, what would you be doing differently? Good things, I bet, so start doing them. You will not love your career until you act like you love it. Imagine this; you could be thriving in your career if you were not resisting it. This means you have more power over your career than you think. So what are you going to do with yours?
So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so it might as well be a life you love!
***Deborah Brown-Volkman, PCC, is the President of Surpass Your Dreams, Inc. a successful career, life, and mentor coaching company that works with Senior Executives, Vice Presidents, and Managers who are looking for new career opportunities or seek to become more productive in their current role. She is the author of “Coach Yourself To A New Career”, “Don’t Blow It! The Right Words For The Right Job” and “How To Feel Great At Work Everyday.” Deborah can be reached at http://www.surpassyourdreams.com or at (631) 874-2877.***
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