Welcome to my blog, in this post I'm going to touch upon a very interesting topic; some people say it's massive and others don't, in this instance it's the forever Job. Also known as a Job for life and a Work/ Life Balance.
Before we start, I know my intro was slightly odd, I was trying to go for a Top Gear phrase, but on that bombshell let's dive straight into my latest post.
Over the past few years of my career, I've always found that calling a job a job is a bad practice I would even go as far as saying it's wrong. Let me elaborate, many people in today's society look at a job as, another one of my mundane tasks or in some cases just another role. These are traditional views and they could be seen to be like this, and it's looked at as a short stint, instead of a long career. Now some people will be reading this article, and thinking that I'm wrong! And you have an opinion like everyone should do. I'm not going to argue the case, as this is my belief.
If you look at the other side of the fence you have people that want to pursue their career, this is key and I want you to focus on the word peruse and career. Remember, a couple of minutes ago I said that a Job is just another job or task, well for many this is what it can feel like. But in comparison for many a career is a type of pathway, that you as an individual determine by making life-changing decisions. Ok, this type of decision isn't the same as a baby or buying a house, but think of it like this.
Think of it like a long game of Chess that stretches out for years.
Let's set the scene, you are a young professional who goes about his/her day trying to make ends meet, we'll call this person John. By the way, if your name is John, please don't take offence, it could have been Pete or Nick, but for my post, person A is John.
John is a very well-motivated individual, with no real career path, but knows he needs to make ends meet to survive; John's life has been unexpectedly changing and evolving, equally, he is the type of person who lives life to the max, living in the moment. Now some of you will say I live in the same way as John and this is fine. John, however, doesn't have ambitions or goals. Like I previously mentioned he lives in the moment!
However, on the other hand, he might meet someone who is Career driven, wants to plan his/her life as much as possible, who still lives life to the max but instead of mindlessly going to work without a pathway he/she makes very specific goals such as a S.M.A.R.T goal or something similar.
The biggest difference is John is a man of basic needs and doesn't want to pursue a career, and on the other hand his partner Tom/ Becky wants to ensure they are fully prepared for their future and makes a plan to get what he or she desires.
I'm not saying this is the perfect picture to portray, but from my standpoint, I'm career-driven and like to live in the moment. Does this mean it's bad, no no it doesn't.
It just means you are you, and in my world, you should celebrate that, we're all put together differently and have different personalities, religious beliefs, and sexualities and you may not have the same gender as you were originally born with, but that's ok!
This post has been written to cast a light on those people, who think that putting people into boxes is right, it's not.
Even some of what I've mentioned above is controversial and may even be a contradiction to what I'm writing. But the simple matter is if a job makes you happy then great, if a career fills you with joy then that ace. No matter what, if you get a type of fulfilment by having a job, or having a career it doesn't matter. It's your preference, and having a Work/ Life Balance is exactly, what the doctor orders. In essence, be true to yourself don't hold back, we are who we are, we get one chance to make an impression, and I say make yourself known, don't let others around you make you feel uncomfortable. Equally, no one should ever belittle you, make you second guess yourself, or make you feel undervalued. And if they do, they aren't worth the time, as your time is equally as valuable. We have to remember, that everyone has different things going on in their lives, and if you are pressured or feel that something isn't right, you need to take action, no one else will do this for you.
Another point is your friends and family are the most important thing in life, well should be and sometimes they don't get enough praise or thanks. Take a minute of your day to thank your family or friend, even if it's a unique waveform picture of your favourite song, even a bunch of flowers, or a cup of tea in bed.
Below I've included a link to an interesting lecture, that can help put things into perspective.
Believe me!
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