Is doing what you love the best career move?

Let’s say that you have spent most of your working years at jobs that you really don’t like. They weren’t that bad but none of them could be described as a dream job. They were just a job to make money to live on. You probably went through the motions but you didn’t have your heart into it. Well, now you are unemployed and older, say over fifty and you are in middle of a job search. Do you go for something that you would “love to do” or do you play it safe and try to find something that you have experience in? It’s not easy, is it?


This is a dilemma because you have always heard that doing what you love to do is the best way to go as far as jobs are concerned. No matter what the job pays if you are happy then that is the important thing. But reality rears its ugly head and spits out some doubts about your dreams. You may have dreamed about doing something all your life, but you will never truly know if you will enjoy it or not until you do it. Your romantic notion of starting your own business might not be what you think it is. Of course, then again it might be.

Probably the best way to go is do a little research and if you can do that dream job on a part time basis till you see if it’s right for you. If it is, great, if not then at least you tried. Keep all your options open.

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