I’ve just read the advice Mike Rowe (Discovery Channel) gave to someone who wanted a career that would always keep him happy. And change and excitement and steady pay.

Mike told him:

‘Stop looking for the “right” career, and start looking for a job. Any job. Forget about what you like. Focus on what’s available. Get yourself hired. Show up early. Stay late. Volunteer for the scut work. Become indispensable. You can always quit later, and be no worse off than you are today. But don’t waste another year looking for a career that doesn’t exist. And most of all, stop worrying about your happiness. Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs. 

Many people today resent the suggestion that they’re in charge of the way the feel. But trust me, Parker. Those people are mistaken.  What you do, who you’re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you.’

This might seem like a strange article for me to quote. As I’m a career coach and all.

And yet, time and time again, clients come to me for career coaching and we end up talking about knowing what they truly value and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs. Who they are. What’s inside.

Read the full article here:

http://sftimes.co/?id=560&src=twt_560

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