Making your career choice: How to know what to do with your life

Making your career choice: How to know what to do with your life

Making your career choice: How to know what to do with your life

You have a choice. You can live a life where you are frustrated, unfulfilled, restless, bored, and basically unsatisfied. Or you can live a life where you can’t wait to get to work every day, your mind is active and intrigued, you are proud of what you accomplish each day, and you know that when your life comes to an end you will die with a smile on your face. 

Obviously, we all want the second option. And yes, what happens in your love life has a significant impact on your happiness. But we’re focusing on your work life here. Most people spend at least 40 – 50 years of their life working, and if your work isn’t satisfying, your life won’t be that fulfilling, either. 

But it’s not easy making the right career choice, for a number of reasons. You might:

  • Have so many interests it’s hard to settle on just one
  • Have started work in one industry or type of job, and now feel stuck
  • Wish you could change careers but don’t know how to go about it
  • Have no idea what really would work for you

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