Archive for May, 2007

Career Change - Persistence is the Key

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Sometimes it’s hard to understand the problems people have when they are pursuing a career that they really love.

According to an article by Frazier Moore for Associated Press, even at age 62, Tom Selleck has always been a good-looking guy and he must feel fortunate to have retained his good looks unlike almost any man on earth!

He’s a strapping, dimple-cheeked and handsome man, with plenty of work on. But it was not always the case.

“I’ve tried to work against it,” he insists. “If you’re trivialized and made fun of for it in your early career, like I was, you desperately want to be taken seriously.

“How I looked lost me more jobs than I got.”

Selleck lost a role as Jaclyn Smith’s beau on “Charlie’s Angels,” he says and quotes that series’ producer, Aaron Spelling: “I don’t want him. He’s too good-looking.”

Whilst most of us face other (one might say simpler) challenges to get the kind of work and career that makes a positive difference toout lives, Selleck is a testament to a strength of character that told him to persist.

It might seem tough, looking into a mirror each day at a good looking man - and then finding that it worked against you, but that’s what Selleck did.

Your challenges might be different, but without question, persistence always pays off in the end.

Acquiring Your Dream Job

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Dream jobs are easy to find. With a look at what you really love doing when you’re not on the job, you can find out what your dream job is – and go after it!

Many people are stuck in dead end jobs that they not only hate, but they also dread going to them everyday. The overwhelming majority see their job as a job and think that their dream job is out of their reach.

But this is not always the case.

Many dedicated people have risen above their current jobs in order to do what they love to do. They took a few risks and major steps so they can acquire their dream job rather than going to work at a place they hate everyday. With some hard work and dedication, you can have your dream job, too.

Only about 10% of people in the workforce are working their dream job. But those few people who are working their dream job decided one day that their current job was not for them.

As a result, they decided to stop complaining about their circumstances and take an active role in changing their situation. They decided to pursue their dream job rather than sitting back and letting life happen to them.

The first step in acquiring your dream job is to find your passion. If you are passionate about doing a certain service or offering a specific product, you can apply this passion to your dream job.

On the other hand, if you base your new career on something you dread or hate, chances are that you will not be successful. If you hate what you are doing, you probably will not put the time and effort into the venture that is needed.

Many people create their dream jobs by turning their favorite hobby into a profitable venture. If you enjoy working with computers and electronics, you can start a business where you can fix computers.

If you enjoy writing, you can begin a freelance writing service that you can do from home. For creative and resourceful people, hobbies can be a great way to start your own business and create your dream job.

Many people who are working their dream job started by working their full-time job and supplementing their income with their hobby. Then, after their hobby becomes profitable, they quit their regular job and pursue their dream job on a full-time basis.

A dream job can be one of the greatest experiences of your life. That is why many dream jobs do not come without putting a lot of extra effort and time into getting them started.

The best way to create a secure dream job is to continue working your regular job until your hobby or side job creates enough profit to warrant you quitting. By doing this, you will still have enough money to pay your bills and get your dream job started.

In the end, though, all of those extra resources will pay off for your financial and emotional future.