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why does it have to be a career i love to be successful?
why does it have to be a career i love to be successful?
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Kim Igleheart
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It doesn't!
Over the course of your life, how you define "success" will change.
If you love your career, it's easier rolling out of bed on those cold winter mornings. But, if you are doing a job for a different purpose, that's okay.
Suppose you are good in finances and become a Certified Public Accountant and work with numbers all day long. You hate the job, but you are doing it to support your siblings because your parents passed away, and you are the guardian over your siblings. That's okay. So, until your siblings are all out on their own, you are "successful." But, then what? You now are working at a job you hate, for no real reason. So, you re-evaluate the situation, and how you currently define "success."
Life is fluid. It helps to be flexible!
Hope this helps!
Kim
Over the course of your life, how you define "success" will change.
If you love your career, it's easier rolling out of bed on those cold winter mornings. But, if you are doing a job for a different purpose, that's okay.
Suppose you are good in finances and become a Certified Public Accountant and work with numbers all day long. You hate the job, but you are doing it to support your siblings because your parents passed away, and you are the guardian over your siblings. That's okay. So, until your siblings are all out on their own, you are "successful." But, then what? You now are working at a job you hate, for no real reason. So, you re-evaluate the situation, and how you currently define "success."
Life is fluid. It helps to be flexible!
Hope this helps!
Kim