Dictionary.com defines a career as:
an occupation or profession, esp. one requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
That’s my problem, I feel I have no “lifework.” There are lots of things that interest me and I think I’d love to do them, but I’m not doing them. I need to put food on the table and keep the roof patched so I’m doing what’s expedient. My heart is not really in it. To top it off there is no doubt in my mind that it’s NOT moving me toward my long term goals. It’s just covering today’s needs with no room left for something else.
I have friends who love their jobs with a capital “L”, not many and some of them are truly honest. That’s the story they tell to save face. Personally I don’t mind the plugging away part – we can’t all have exactly what we want and it covers necessities so why complain? The thing that grabs me the most is what it’s setting me up for in the future (aka long term) and it’s just not. It’s like a stepping stone headed who knows where. I want to know that I’m plugging away toward something.
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