"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on." ~Steve Jobs. We have heard so many times how bad our economy is and it is sad that so many people are struggling to find work. As a recent graduate (and yes I still say recent because I am now not counting my bachelors and am only counting my masters), I understand their struggle to find love in what you do.
Although, I can't really complain. I have a great job, work with a lovely group of girls as you can all tell, and really do enjoy the work that I do. However, I guarentee if you ask any one of us if we ever planned to work in this particular industry, I am sure the answer would be no. We all wanted to be on tv, work for a huge publication or some awesome name brand that EVERYONE knows about. Or maybe not, but atleast that was one of my goals.
Remember when someone asked you when you were little, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Did you say an astronaut? Well hopefully not since NASA conducted its last space shuttle standing in July. Now it is going private and who knows how many people will get to live that dream. Did you say a teacher? Very rewarding career, but those graduating with a teaching degree are having difficulties finding a teaching position that pays a decent wage. Many schools have had to cut back on spending, meaning less pay for great work. A doctor? Cool - go ahead and be in school for five plus more years on top of the 12 years you already spent in school. And let's not even go there with how much school even costs!
What did you say you wanted to be? Is it still possible you could be that or even are that? I wanted to be a veterinarian because of my love for my first dog, Max. Obviously I did not pursue that dream because I decided I really didn't like science, but I still love my dogs. But as I got older and saw more possibilities, my mind changed and now I am pursueing a new dream.
What about love. Did you envision a fairy tell wedding with a big, puffy, white dress and a huge cake? Or were you like me, panicking because if I got married on a Saturday I was sure to have a soccer game that day so it was inevitable that I would have to wear my soccer uniform under my wedding dress. Not to even mention that I didn't even like wearing dresses at that age. Let's just say I didn't get married on a Saturday, and I did not wear my soccer uniform under my not-so-puffy, but still white, wedding dress. Things change.
The point is, all has changed since we were little and can still change now that we are older. You don't have to settle for work, for love, for anything. Your mind can be changed over and over again. Fall in love, maybe three or four times, before you find Mr. Perfect that you can imagine being with for the rest of your life. Go through five, six, seven jobs before you are in a position that you are comfortable with and know you can succeed in, be happy in, and love going to work every day for. Most of all, dream for what the future will bring you. We can't predict what our lives will be like in 10, 20, or even 50 years. We don't have a clue what kind of world we will be living in. But you can always live in the moment, and trust me, that moment can just keep getting better and better.
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