Live your passion.?Follow your bliss.?Do what you love.?
You’ve probably heard advice like this when it comes to finding and achieving your dream career. But what if you’re not sure what your passion is? Or what if you have many passions??If either scenario is the case for you, then this advice remains vague and largely unhelpful.
I’ve worked with thousands of creative people on their dream career development since 2008, and what I kept finding was this:
It’s not about doing what you love or loving what you do. It’s about getting clarity on your lifestyle goals, and then figuring out what you need to do to bring them to life.
Simply put, a “dream career” is one that allows you to wake up in the morning, think about the day ahead, and look forward to at least 70% of it. If you’re doing work you enjoy with people you like being around, and it leaves room for your personal priorities, then you’re in the sweet spot.
Do you want your lifestyle to allow you to pick up your kids from the bus and spend quality time with them until bed? Then that’s a piece of your dream career puzzle.
Do you want to be able to work from anywhere, filling up your passport quickly? Then that’s a piece of your dream career puzzle.
Do you want to be able to attend a lunchtime yoga class every weekday? Then that’s a piece of your dream career development puzzle.