I Hate My Job Part IV of V: Employ Your Vocation

[Disclaimer: If you would like to start reading this series from the beginning you may do so by clicking here.]

So now we’re getting somewhere.

By this point your new positive outlook in your current position should be working in your favor.

If you’re on the right track, new amazing and exciting things are beginning to reveal themselves to you, making it easier to not only identify what skills you have, but also what you love in life.

The final step in the I Hate My Job series is to “Employ Your Vocation.”

When I hear the word “vocation,” the first thing that comes to mind is a “job,” a “trade” or a “skill” (vocational schools, etc). However, it wasn’t until I read the book “How to Find the Work You Love” when I had a distinctive “Ah-Ha Moment” and learned exactly what it means.

Per Wikipedia -- A vocation [is] Latin for "calling." [It] is a term for an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. (Don’t you just LOVE Wikipedia?)

One of the keys of loving the work you do is to identify what you were put on this earth to do.

We all have a purpose here on earth and it is to – in some way shape or form – offer your “vocation” – or your calling – to the world we live in.

When identifying your vocation, don’t focus on what you have learned to do, what you’ve been told will make you “successful,” or what you are good at.

Forget about the fact that you were told all your life to be a Doctor, a Lawyer, or an Indian Chief.

Where does your passion lie? What are you drawn to?

Why would you want to be a doctor if you’re not passionate about health and medicine?

Probably because such a career offers security and great pay, but remember money isn’t everything.

I’ve listed the questions below to help you identify your passion and help get you on track to having a fulfilling career that you love!

- What do you feel like you were “called” to do?

- What do you love so much that you would do for free if you had no financial obligations or
responsibilities? (This does not have to be a job. For instance, my answer is reading and watching movies)

- How can your passion make a contribution to the needs of the world?

- What steps can you take to turn your vocation / passion it into a profitable career?

In my upcoming book “The Human Right of Happiness” I will discuss key ways to not only identify your passions, but also show you how to turn them into profitable and fulfilling careers that you absolutely love.

For more information on this and other topics, visit my website at http://www.humanrightofhappiness.com/

xoxo
Ms. Hite