Turning What You Love Into What You Do

Many people live their life’s mission while others wish they had. If you turn what you love into what you do, you have a greater chance of living your mission in life. At a minimum, at least you will be happy. So how do you live life’s mission? ...

People will spend most of their adult years at work. It is important to enjoy those years. One way to turn what you love into what you do is to mix multiple interests to create new opportunities for yourself. ...

Lifelong learning is the vehicle for adapting to the constant change that affects all of us each day at work and in daily living. Daily living requires lifelong learning all day, every day. At one time, little changed in the workplace, which meant someone could do mainly physical work and have a life-sustaining career. No more. With the advent of remote work, the home has become the workplace for many. Remote work and remote learning are almost synonymous. Everyone will rely on lifelong learning to keep up with all the changes in a global world. ...

Failure is unpleasant, especially in American society/culture that is heavily focused on success and winning. As such, many people overlook the value of learning from mistakes, including the maturity and discipline they foster. “Don’t be afraid to make mistakes; they are just the stepping-stones to success.” ~Louis Zamperini, "Unbroken." ...

Everyone benefits when citizens make communities vibrant and healthy places to live. Many people have talents they can share with their communities. They can leverage their talent and experience to go beyond their daily sharing of time and treasure. The more people who share time, treasure and talent, the healthier and more vibrant the community will be. ...

Today we examine the stages of the career continuum, including a lifeline exercise that illustrates the RLT/career continuum interplay. You can conduct a personal lifeline exercise to identify a consistent theme along your path. What theme or pattern can you identify that connects your education, interests and work experience? ...

Usually, the career continuum begins as a teenager, often with hobbies and interests. All these experiences and education define your career continuum because everything is connected. Interconnected experiences enable you to leverage all your talent and experience into a seamless career continuum where everything is connected. ...

In the words of Confucius, “Find a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.” “What you love” is the easy part because it is your passion. Turning it into “what you do” is more involved. You must do something to convert what you love into a livelihood. Passion is essential but it often needs to be coupled with knowledge and skills that relate to a job or career. ...