Monday Morning....Does It Have To Go That Way?

  "I never did a day’s work in my life.”
Thomas Edison

     The alarm sounds on Monday Morning… you turn over thinking just one more minute and hit the snooze alarm, it sounds again and you pull yourself out of bed heading for the coffee pot.  After downing some caffeine and heading to the shower it’s time to face the dreaded traffic jam.  People rushing to work that did the same thing as you pushing the snooze button one to many times. Then it’s time to face the same monotony of the week meetings, people and in the back of your head your thinking why can’t I be somewhere else?

      So many people wake up on a Monday Morning and think not again why can’t the weekend be longer…. If this is the thoughts that you are having maybe it’s time to take a good look at where you are and see if that’s the right place to be.  I’m not saying walk out and quit because we all know that we have bills to pay and things that money can buy….. But think of it this way what if you jumped out of bed every morning because you love what you do? It’s funny how this can happen when you are passionate about something.  So if you are looking at everyday as something I have to do maybe it’s a good time to sit back and ask yourself some questions……   

What are your interests?  Look at work maybe something at work that interests you.  Maybe something at home that you are passionate about, take some time and write these down.

What do you read about? What have you spent hours reading about online? What magazines do you look forward to reading? What blogs do you follow? What section of the bookstore do you usually peruse? There may be many topics here — add them to the list.

What have you secretly dreamed of?  You might have some dream job you’ve always wanted to do — to be a novelist, an artist, a designer, an architect, a doctor, an entrepreneur, a programmer. Add them to the list — no matter how unrealistic.

What are you good at? Have you always been a good writer, speaker, drawer, organizer, builder, teacher, and friend? Have you been good at ideas, connecting people, gardening, selling? Give this some thought. Add these to the list

 

     Now that you have the list it’s time to take a look at what works, what doesn’t and what to do….

Experiment – Try it see what you think of it.  Can you see yourself doing this every day or is it something that is fun once in a while but not for the long run. Give it a try see what you think

Narrow things down – Take a look at the list and narrow it down to the definitely I could see myself doing this and loving it

Research – So now that you have your list it’s time to take a look at what it will take to start  learning, doing and creating that vision. How long will it take to get degree, certification?  Can I do this part time and move to full time as you grow

Figure out how to make a living at it – This one is important can I make enough money at this to live.  This doesn’t happen overnight. You need to do something, get good at it, and be passionate about it. This could take months or years, but if you’re having fun, that’s what’s most important.

Make The Time - The most important thing is to make the time now.  Funny thing about time is it goes by whether you do something or you don’t.  Making a difference in your life now could create a passionate career for your future

      It is easy to make little changes in your life to transform it to the dream job, life, career for your future.  If you take the time to look at what creates that happiness in your life and work towards making it happen it is so rewarding to create that passion.  I know this first hand I have found my passion and can’t wait to do it every second of my life.  It is a great feeling and I am truly happy that I took the steps to find my passion.