Passion!

What is your passion?

Once you have thought about that - can you turn that passion into what you do as a job? Try not to think of money here, though yes you have to pay the bills, because if you don't enjoy what you do no amount of money will be a good trade-off for the time you spend in your life at work.

I feel very lucky that I have found a job/profession/career that I feel very passionate about. I think it would be hard to show up every day at a job that I just didn't care about at all.

I started my search for this kind of job in college when I was picking out my major. I had no idea what I wanted to do when I arrived at college. Yes, I was Undeclared Liberal Arts. But I really think that that was the best thing for me. I was able to take courses in every possible area that I thought I would be interested in - I just followed my degree plan to see how the course would be counted and then found something I wanted to take. In the process, I found exactly what I didn't want to do, and that at least helped rule out some options. ;) Another thing was that I kept in the back of my head the thought that I wanted something besides the typical desk job. And all of my thinking about it and searching for it (again, tenacious) led me to discover something that I enjoy, smile about, get excited about, laugh over, and show off with pride.

Will I want to do Account Planning forever, until I retire? I don't know yet. So on top of finding this career, I continue to explore my other passions to not only have a well-rounded and fulfilling life but to figure out if there's anything I would like to do if Account Planning starts to be more of a job than a passion.

I really want to talk about this because I really want everyone to find something they're passionate about to do. I want to know that all of my friends and family really enjoy that 40 hours a week (at least) that they spend doing one thing. Working is a huge part of your life so why not enjoy it?

I like telling people what I do (even if I think they'll judge me for being in advertising - eek!), I enjoy handing out my bad ass business card, and I love talking to people about what Planning is. On top of that, I love talking to people who are passionate about something/anything - it makes the conversation so much more interesting and enjoyable! :)

So I challenge you - if you haven't found what you are passionate about, no matter where you are in your career, what age you are, if you think you can do it or not - just try it. What could it hurt if you don't currently enjoy your job? And this applies to school too! If you're still in school and wondering why, evaluate what you're doing and where that's leading you.

Again, I love this quote: If there's passion, it's right.