Comments on: The Importance of Doing What You Love http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/ Work Better. Live Better. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mysore University – 22/10/11 – Lecture One | Oasis Leadership and Education Development http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-140818 Mysore University – 22/10/11 – Lecture One | Oasis Leadership and Education Development Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:25:57 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-140818 [...] Doing what you love – Stephanie Lewis [...] [...] Doing what you love – Stephanie Lewis [...]

]]> By: KLO http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-123701 KLO Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:29:15 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-123701 What if you're not that great at doing what you love anyway? What if what you absolutely passionately love is very competitive and hard to succeed at? What if you're okay at being an astrophysicist, but being just okay at being an artist will never satisfy you but is probably all that you can be given the competition out there? What if you’re not that great at doing what you love anyway? What if what you absolutely passionately love is very competitive and hard to succeed at? What if you’re okay at being an astrophysicist, but being just okay at being an artist will never satisfy you but is probably all that you can be given the competition out there?

]]> By: How to Finally Find What You Love to Do And Get Paid For Doing It | http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-119449 How to Finally Find What You Love to Do And Get Paid For Doing It | Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:51:07 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-119449 [...] Tips For Doing It RightThe (My) Guide to Finding What You Love To Do (And Getting Paid For It)The Importance of Doing What You Love .recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 [...] [...] Tips For Doing It RightThe (My) Guide to Finding What You Love To Do (And Getting Paid For It)The Importance of Doing What You Love .recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 [...]

]]> By: How to Achieve Great Work-Life Balance http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-74568 How to Achieve Great Work-Life Balance Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:01:06 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-74568 [...] much as you can, enjoy your work. To varying degrees, this is where most people spend much of their week. If you can enjoy [...] [...] much as you can, enjoy your work. To varying degrees, this is where most people spend much of their week. If you can enjoy [...]

]]> By: Why an MBA in CSR Helps Employability « EcoErudition http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-39535 Why an MBA in CSR Helps Employability « EcoErudition Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:27:58 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-39535 [...] Don’t let fear and the ignorance of others get in the way of doing what you love. [...] [...] Don’t let fear and the ignorance of others get in the way of doing what you love. [...]

]]> By: lasitck http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-30591 lasitck Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:46:14 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-30591 Oops! seems you guys have the same problem as i have.Im currently doing my degree in IT.At one stage in my life i wanted to shift to another field as i thought this field would not suit for me.It mounts so much of presure on me and i thought of shifting in to banking or accountancy field.But my family and other people said lots of things and made me to abundant that idea and i continued.But again when things got complecated i got depressed .Then only i realised that i have made the wrong judjment.In school days i want to do engineering or do physics.I always wanted to go and work in a factory making things and enter in to management.Always some creative ideas came in to my mind.I loved physics a lot and now ithink sitting in front of computer makes me worse.Any way now im lost dont know what to do and any how i have carry my work as im in my final year now....And still looks for bright future.. Oops! seems you guys have the same problem as i have.Im currently doing my degree in IT.At one stage in my life i wanted to shift to another field as i thought this field would not suit for me.It mounts so much of presure on me and i thought of shifting in to banking or accountancy field.But my family and other people said lots of things and made me to abundant that idea and i continued.But again when things got complecated i got depressed .Then only i realised that i have made the wrong judjment.In school days i want to do engineering or do physics.I always wanted to go and work in a factory making things and enter in to management.Always some creative ideas came in to my mind.I loved physics a lot and now ithink sitting in front of computer makes me worse.Any way now im lost dont know what to do and any how i have carry my work as im in my final year now….And still looks for bright future..

]]> By: Latest Map - Routes Website http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-9241 Latest Map - Routes Website Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:34:50 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-9241 [...] of your paintings. Go for it. You may not be ready (financially or otherwise) to jump right in and pursue your passion full-time, but there’s no reason why you can’t do it at all. It takes time to build up new pursuits, [...] [...] of your paintings. Go for it. You may not be ready (financially or otherwise) to jump right in and pursue your passion full-time, but there’s no reason why you can’t do it at all. It takes time to build up new pursuits, [...]

]]> By: Jennie http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-6006 Jennie Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:25:48 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-6006 I just want to chime in on this article.. its exactly what I'm going through right now, except I'm *just* at the turn of the transition. I recently graduated with a b.s. in biology because I was on the pre-med/health track throughout college. Now upon graduation, I'm working a dead boring 9-5 office job doing nothing all day, not using my degree at all! Going for something in the health field was something my family wanted me to do, but not me, hence the lack of motivation to really continue that pursuit. A person can only be pushed so far. Through out elementary up through high school like you, I ALWAYS elected to take the available art courses and thoroughly enjoyed them. I was so into the web and even made my own website in high school, albeit it wasnt fancy at all. and I picked up some photography as well. Now I've enrolled myself in a web design & development program and just started my first HTML class this week -and LOVED the class. It makes me excited to be learning about this stuff, school isn't such a drag anymore (compared to my science class days) -- and I actually look forward to it, even if its night class after a whole day of work. I can't wait until I finish the program to be able to really put these skills to work! I recently began interning at a start up doing some marketing, and volunteered to create some graphics, which has become a regular thing now so I think I'm on the right track! :) I just want to chime in on this article.. its exactly what I’m going through right now, except I’m *just* at the turn of the transition. I recently graduated with a b.s. in biology because I was on the pre-med/health track throughout college. Now upon graduation, I’m working a dead boring 9-5 office job doing nothing all day, not using my degree at all!

Going for something in the health field was something my family wanted me to do, but not me, hence the lack of motivation to really continue that pursuit. A person can only be pushed so far. Through out elementary up through high school like you, I ALWAYS elected to take the available art courses and thoroughly enjoyed them. I was so into the web and even made my own website in high school, albeit it wasnt fancy at all. and I picked up some photography as well.

Now I’ve enrolled myself in a web design & development program and just started my first HTML class this week -and LOVED the class. It makes me excited to be learning about this stuff, school isn’t such a drag anymore (compared to my science class days) — and I actually look forward to it, even if its night class after a whole day of work. I can’t wait until I finish the program to be able to really put these skills to work! I recently began interning at a start up doing some marketing, and volunteered to create some graphics, which has become a regular thing now so I think I’m on the right track! :)

]]> By: Dale Hurley http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-4703 Dale Hurley Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:23:35 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-4703 Hi Thank you for the advice. I love web development and spend most of my free time playing around with it . A month ago the opportunity came up to go and work full time doing web development. This would mean I would be doing something I love vs something I will make a lot of money from. The big thing is it meant that I would be leaving a Managment Consultant role. The MC role meant working with the top clients, exposure to their strategies and designing them, travel all over the world, big promotions and a lot of top training courses. Though it meant being on the road 45 to 50 weeks a year, long hours (12+ hour days) and working most weekends. When reading this article I asked myself passion or long term money (both roles pay the same, it is possible to get an MC salary for Web). While MC will have a lot more money in the long term, web will mean I will be doing what I love and will feel awesome coming into work each day, especially as it will feel like I have spent some time awake away from work. Dale Hi

Thank you for the advice. I love web development and spend most of my free time playing around with it .

A month ago the opportunity came up to go and work full time doing web development. This would mean I would be doing something I love vs something I will make a lot of money from.

The big thing is it meant that I would be leaving a Managment Consultant role. The MC role meant working with the top clients, exposure to their strategies and designing them, travel all over the world, big promotions and a lot of top training courses. Though it meant being on the road 45 to 50 weeks a year, long hours (12+ hour days) and working most weekends.

When reading this article I asked myself passion or long term money (both roles pay the same, it is possible to get an MC salary for Web). While MC will have a lot more money in the long term, web will mean I will be doing what I love and will feel awesome coming into work each day, especially as it will feel like I have spent some time awake away from work.

Dale

]]> By: {Pixels Space} » Blog Archive » Blog Thoughts http://workawesome.com/career/the-importance-of-doing-what-you-love/#comment-4647 {Pixels Space} » Blog Archive » Blog Thoughts Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:51:44 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2313#comment-4647 [...] office lives or say careers. There’s an article that i would recommend to everyone, “The Importance of Doing What You Love“. this post is really motivating, i did the same with my career , after working for 3 years [...] [...] office lives or say careers. There’s an article that i would recommend to everyone, “The Importance of Doing What You Love“. this post is really motivating, i did the same with my career , after working for 3 years [...]

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