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It's Monday again, so I am thinking of ways of making more money doing what I love, on my mind!
A few years ago, I decided to move into the field of education (higher education) to full-fill my desire to educate, enrich and empower adults on a daily basis. My prior career was in Corporate America, where my title was "Real Estate Closing & Title Manager", however the tasks I completed while in that role were very instrumental to my current career. I regularly trained staff, provided web training for the firm's clients, and created manuals and user guides for multiple positions at the firm. I had a natural talent for training and development. I found true joy in designing process workflows, documents, and forms with different software programs. I knew whatever I did in the future, would have to include design and development. So, I explored my options and found that the university I previously attended had a graduate certificate in Instructional Design & Technology. I decided to pursue that graduate certificate to gauge my level of interest in the program. I found that it was a match for my future career goals. So, I enrolled in the doctoral program once I completed the graduate certificate. I also pursued and obtained positions in the higher education field. So I am here now, in the career field where I can use my talents and enjoy doing my work that earns me money. When I hear others complain about their jobs or the lack of maintaining consistent employment, I always ask them "What do you like to do in life? and What are you naturally good at?" At times those two things are not one in the same. However, I think people would be happier at work and would stay employed longer if they pursued positions and careers based on either what they want to do OR what they are naturally good at with little effort. I know someone who is the best cleaner, organizer and decorator you could ever imagine - yet she will not pursue a career in either of these businesses. I see people with their own cleaning services, making money from being closet organizers and interior designers. And I think about how she could do the same instead of job hopping from company to company and she never seems to be happy. However, when I asked her had she ever thought of pursing a career in that field, she was offended. So, I left it alone. I have a former associate who could style on a budget. She was naturally talented at putting pieces of a wardrobe together to make fashionable outfits. However, she too did not want to pursue a career as a fashion designer or stylist. She actually told me that she wants the spotlight to be on her. She wanted to be the model not style someone else to be the model. Needless to say, she is not doing either. Actually she is... NEVERMIND. The point of this post is to say people can be naturally good at something yet not want to pursue a career in that something. They whether stay at jobs they hate or not work at all- then complain about it. It puzzles me. But, I guess that's why we see the world differently.
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