Searching for Your Dream Job

Searching for Your Dream Job
Perhaps your job started out as what you wanted, but the
job itself or you have changed, or maybe you were only
intending to use your current job as a leaping point to
your next one but you have remained in place for the last
five years.

In any case, it's time to stop working a job that only
allows you to "make do" and find one that will help you
feel satisfied and fulfilled!

The fact is, your dream job is out there, but if you
continue to putter away at a job that is boring,
unsatisfying and might not even fulfill your needs when it
comes to basic survival, it's time to make a plan and get
out!

When people think of dream jobs, all too often, they think
of the jobs that they thought about when they were children.

When you were a child, you thought about being an
astronaut, or a dancer, or an actress, and when you grew
up, whether you tried to gain that goal or not, you
realized that very few people made it to those fields and
gave up; in other words, you felt you were settling.

The problem is, many of those people carried the
disappointment they felt from learning that they couldn't
do the jobs that they wanted as children into their adult
lives.

Very few people follow through with their childhood dreams,
but the fact is, those childhood dreams probably wouldn't
have made you happy anyway.

Your needs and beliefs about a good job when you were a
child will be far different from your needs as an adult,
and you'll find that if you consider your needs as an
adult, you'll have a much better chance of finding your
real dream job.

Think about what makes you happy, and what you need in
terms of job security, monetary pay and challenges.

The first step in searching for your dream job is actually
realizing that the one you're in right now is not going to
make you happy.

Have you been waiting on a promotion or raise that never
comes, or do you feel that your efforts are wasted on a
routine basis?

Perhaps you feel that they don't appreciate you, or you
silently think that you are so much better than this. All
of these feelings are valid; the important thing to realize
is that they are feelings that should be acted upon.

When you take a look at the feelings of discontent that you
have amassed about your job, realize that you spend a
quarter of your life at work. Your life is simply too
short to feel like that for a fourth of it!

More people find their dream jobs than you might think; as
a matter of fact, you'll find that's all a matter of
searching and making your time count.

There are many things that can help you find your way into
the job of your dreams so make sure that you start looking
and get into the right mindset.

There is no time like the present, and you'll find that you
can make your own opportunities as you seek to discover the
right career path for you.

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Don Monteith spent 32 years as co-owner of several
franchises and a personnel/staffing service. Every year,
his firm placed hundreds of job candidates in their dream
job. Today, Don shares his business and career expertise
through his newest websites on the Internet. Lots of FREE
ideas - suggestions - ready for your perusal and study.
http://www.HowToGetYourDreamJob.com