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How Do I Find My Dream Job?
Is It the Job?
One of my teachers and coach, Michael Neill, published a post this week that reminded me of a conversation I had with hubby a few months ago.
Both the post and the exchange illustrate for me, in their different ways, that when we look outside for engagement, when we think it’s the job or the career or the activities we do that will create fulfilment and allow us to direct our passions and energies, then we’re missing out on both an understanding of where engagement and fulfilment come from, and we’re also missing out on a whole host of fulfilling and life-affirming things we could be doing in any moment of any day.
Hubby and I were talking about a colleague of his who’d taken periods of sick leave and was now taking early retirement from a job he hated.
I would hate it too,
said hubby,
He has a terrible job. I couldn’t do it.
I raised an eyebrow (at least in my imagination ;) ), and I responded,
I’m sure some people would say the same thing about some of the jobs you’ve had.
(Hubby has a job description that, even if you understood it, would most likely put you to sleep. I remember another exchange with a friend where she whispered to me one day ‘does he have one of…
