Choosing a career is one of the most important things that you can do. You are going to spend a large portion of your waking hours engaged in the pursuit of an income, so you may as well choose a career that you love.
I learned a lot about life and work from my father, from whom I inherited my work-a-holic tendencies. He was a great man who was devoted to his work and to his family, and had very solid beliefs about the role that career plays in life.
Among the many wise bits of advice he gave me in during his life is the following: “there is nothing worse than being in a job that you hate or being married to someone you can’t stand”. He managed to avoid both, and so far so have I.
While I have had jobs that I couldn’t stand, his words gave me the strength to walk away from them when the time was right. I’ve been lucky in the spouse category, though. Haven’t had to change my mind about that one.
Too many people stay in jobs that are wrong for them instead of choosing careers that will become a natural part of their lives. Don’t take the first job that comes along and then try to make it into something other than what it is. If you end up in a job or a career that isn’t right for you, just keep looking until you find one that is.
Remember that choosing a career isn’t a life sentence. If you aren’t happy where you land in the beginning, you can always start over!
Mary G. White is a career and training expert who specializes in customer service, management, and career development training at Mobile Technical Institute http://www.mobiletechwebsite.com . She also works with MTI Business Solutions, providing marketing, writing, and SEO consulting services to a wide variety of clients. Stop by http://www.dailycareerconnection.com regularly to read more tips for improving your professional skills and career prospects.