we spend half if not more of our lives busy earning a living(doing our jobs).don't u think the saddest person is the one who only works for the pay cheque and hates his/her job?if u hate ur job why don't u do something about it or what are u doing about it?i have asked this question to try and get perspective of my life.your answers are really appreciated.thank you.
2006-06-25 16:03:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
You are right. It is so important to go for what you want to do, your dreams, the things you love. If you love it, there is a reason for it, and it is not in you just so you can forget and do a job you hate.
2006-06-25 16:09:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best job to have is the one you don't have to work at. What I mean by that is, if you really enjoy doing it, it wouldn't really be considered work. If you get paid too, that's icing on the cake.
The sad fact is most of are forced into working a job we hate because there aren't any jobs that make us happy doing. As Jim Rohn always says "profits are better than wages". So to have a really fun job that you can make money at, you need to be self-employed. So creating your own job is the best path toward a happy life.
Unfortunately for most people, including myself, having the initial resources to realize that are just not available, at least without a job we hate, that pays.
I think the biggest problem is money itself. There should be no money at all. We should not need money to get food or shelter or anything for that matter. It should be based on trade like in the old days.
The original concept of a monetary system was conceived as a way to trade labor for items. The money is supposed to represent a certain value based on the work performed and can be used to purchase items of equal value.
The whole problem today is that the value system is out of whack. Not just the monetary value sytem, either. Our entire social values are out of whack, too.
My best advice is to figure out what you enjoy doing the most, and finding a way to profit from it. That's what I am doing. Of course, in the meantime cashflow is needed, too. So I look for a job to bring in money until my own self-employment can provide more cashflow than the job.
It's a difficult thing for some people to comprehend being self-employed. Many people are too comfortable going to work for someone else every day because it provides a steady income. It's what we call the 'comfort zone'. People are afraid to tell their boss to go piss in the wind and start their own business, in fear of failure. You have to remember the simple mind is fear driven.
2006-06-25 23:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by jeffrey_meyer2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been in similar positions a couple of times. You need to cut the string and jump, which is something few people do. It's not fun, but you get to rediscover yourself for a while, which definitely is. Change job, change city, even change country, travel for a while and get back to enjoying living.
2006-06-25 23:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by smelly pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have worked at jobs I loved, and at jobs I hated. The thing to remember is that a job is a job, and your life doesn't have to be defined by your job, or vice versa.
In other words, if I have a life situation I like very much, and I have time for the socialization, hobbies, and other things that are personally fulfilling, it doesn't matter whether I love my job.
2006-06-25 23:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by nickdmd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not doing what I set out to do. I am not doing what I earned a degree to do. Life has a funny way of dropping bombs on you, and you have to jump ships in midstream. I am still working in the field I chose, and I am making more money that if I had stuck to my original plan. I guess it all works out in the end.
2006-06-25 23:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by Rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if you watch that dirtiest jobs show you know that theres gold in that their crap.
2006-07-02 19:14:31 · answer #6 · answered by willberb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋