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"Quit the job you hate" "Travel the world!" "Follow your passion" is what every 'motivational'
When I started my career, my only passion was to earn money because most of us are not born with a silver spoon. We first have to meet our financial responsibilities whether we like the job or not. But the advantage that we have is that meeting our responsibilities makes us a professional and that professionalism brings us closer to our dream job like it did for me. And today I am going to tell you exactly how. So it doesn't matter if you are a student, a home-maker, or a person stuck in a job that you don't like, I'll give you a step-by-step procedure of how to find your dream job while you earn money. So today's we are going to discuss How to find out who you are? How to figure out what your dream job is? Things that will help you achieve your dream job. So figuring out who you are, professionally or even personally is a 3-step procedure.
Step 1: Get a job. Any job. The reason why I am asking you this is that a job teaches you a lot of things, like teamwork, meeting deadlines, professionalism, drafting emails, presentation skills but most importantly it teaches you something that's not taught in our colleges and that is how to talk to the opposite gender without shaking inside. I started my career as a Software Engineer and for the initial few years of my career, I loved my job. I really did. Because from a 'jhalli' college graduate, it made me a confident, it made me a better person. But unfortunately, most of the college graduates I meet these days tell me that the 'idea' of desk jobs sounds boring to them. See, if you want to know who you are then the initial few years of your career should be dedicated to Personality Development and a job does that along with getting you a pay-cheque.
Step 2: List your strengths and weaknesses. What will happen after you get a job? You will work. And what happens to your work? It gets reviewed by your colleagues, by your bosses and that is the best way to figure out your strengths and your weaknesses.For example, suppose you are good at following up and getting work done... that's your strength. And maybe you are not so good at presenting your ideas... that's your weakness. So your strengths give you direction and your weaknesses tell you what you need to work on. So take your appraisals seriously, talk to your colleagues because they know more about your style of work than you do, look at the work you have done in the past, and make a list of your strengths and your weaknesses because these realizations help you figure out who you are.
Step 3: Ask yourself the IKIGAI questions. IKIGAI is a Japanese concept. It means "A reason for being" "A reason to wake up every morning" (Oooo.....fancy stuff) But it's as real as it gets because to find the IKIGAI you need to answer these 4 questions. What are you good at? What do you love to do? What does the world need? What can you get paid for? At the intersection of these questions is your IKIGAI. Now, these look super simple but these questions are so difficult to answer. You might be wondering... "I like to travel, watch movies, spend time with my family, but... who will pay me for it?" That's what even I thought initially but the more you do point #3 of our next section the easier it gets to answer these questions. But note down these 4 questions, ok? Because in your journey of finding your dream job these questions will help you think in the right direction.
Now, while you are discovering/creating your personality you can also figure out what your dream job is. Here's how. Discovering your dream job is also a 3-step process and the
. The first step is to make a list of the jobs that you like. CA, engineer, doctor, lawyer, teacher, civil services. Most of us know only these jobs. So here are the things that will help you make a list.
a. Google. Literally, type out "different professions" and make a list of the professions that appeal to you.
b. Ask a question on Quora. Most probably somebody would've asked it already. All you have to do is scroll through the answers.
c. Join different clubs. Now, what does that mean? When I was working, I was talking to only 15-20 teammates of mine who had the same background as me. So if you want to find out what your dream job is, you need to go out and interact with... humans. Join different clubs like TM, Rotary, check meetup.com, check the events section of your newspaper to find out what's happening that weekend. Because the more contacts you make, the clearer your career path becomes.
d. And the fourth and the most important thing to do to make a list of the professions that you like is.. think skills instead of jobs. For example, suppose you say, "I want to be a writer", then it's just one job but if you think of "Writing" as a skill then you can be a columnist, a novelist, technical writer, content strategist, film critic, travel writer, Youtube content creator.. so many exciting careers! So make a list of the skills that you have or the ones that you want to learn and then branch out different professions out of it.
Step 2: Learn those skills Now that you have a list of professions and skills that you are interested in go out there and learn them. Attend workshops, get certifications, attend classes. If you ask me, one of my favorite ways of learning a new skill is through this website called Skillshare. This website has helped me develop my creative, design, marketing, and business skills. I'll tell you more about it later. But the point is, do whatever you can to learn more.
The third and final step to figuring out your dream job is to get into a relationship with multiple jobs. Don't get too excited. Now suppose your list says... I want to be a PR Manager, I want to be a Photographer, I want to be a stand-up comedian. Great! But you don't have to marry right away. Just pick one and get into a committed relationship for a couple of months to see where it goes. See, all the jobs are tough but we need to figure out which process will we enjoy? Now you might be thinking, "OMG, who will go out and do so much mehnat?" But see, you can sit at home, watch all the TED talks you want, make all the excel sheets you can but all of this will be useless unless you go out there and try it. So instead of quitting your job, look for mini learning opportunities, volunteer work that you can do in your spare time, and if you don't like that job, cross it off your list until you reach the job that you'd like to marry at least for a few years. I think by now you would've figured out that finding your dream job is a journey and here are a few things that will help you in that journey.
1. Financial Knowledge Yes. You need to know how to save your money, how to invest your money so that when you finally decide to quit your job you at least have 4-5 months of your income as savings so that you are comfortable in case your dream job pays slightly less in the beginning.
2. Exercise Before. Our body is capable of doing 'x' amount of work and if all that energy is going in your existing job then how will you find your dream job? By increasing the efficiency of your body through exercise and eating right. I am not asking you to build biceps but walking, running, cycling, or playing any sport for 30 minutes every day will give you crazy energy that you can invest in getting closer to your dream job.
3.And the third and the final thing that will help you in this journey is Skillshare. Skillshare is a website where you can take more than 25,000 classes related to the skills that you want to learn. Like photography, writing, business, technology, lifestyle. My personal favorites are the marketing classes and the writing classes because they help me develop better content. You can even join different groups where you can ask a question or initiate a discussion with like-minded people.
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