I Have a Dream Job, Finally!
The unhappiness and feelings of entrapment at my stable, decently paid government position is beginning to grow bigger day by day.
I keep telling myself that I am going to one day just get to my tipping point and hand in my resignation letter. Unfortunately, I have not reached that point yet. Believe me… I have tried.
People say that it is bad to be in job that you hate. I agree.
This led me thinking of what my dream job would be. I have been trying to figure that out for my entire life and now I have an answer.
Happiness is more important than I think
Despite being stuck in jobs that I hate for nearly my entire career, I will have to put happiness first this time around. I think that as long as I love what I am doing, I will be happy. However, figuring that out had been quite a challenge.
I have concluded that the reason why I had been confused in determining what I wanted to do was because I didn’t really know what I value in life. As soon as that was figured out, I was able to merge all the things that I want to do into a dream job.
What I value in life
Something that I would love to do more in life would be to travel more. Up until recently, I have decided to put that on hold till the day I become financially free. The downside to that plan would be the slight chance of it never happening as no one can predict the future.
I had also developed quite a passion in blogging while maintaining Million Endeavour. On top of that, I am an adventurous person who loves to explore, take photographs and try food from other cultures.
My dream job would be to be a travel blogger!
Things that need I need to consider first
As much as I love to hand in my resignation tomorrow to pursue this dream, there are some things that I will first need to figure out.
The first and probably the most obvious of this would be the income. Would I really be able to make a steady income doing this? As most of us already know, making a living through blogging can be quite challenging. What would I do if can’t succeed?
The second thing that is standing in my way of doing this is my concern of what my family and friends would think of me for quitting a job that most people would love to do all of this. Will I regret it if I end up choosing not to do this later on in life?
These are some of the questions that I will need to sort out first before jumping into this. If all goes well, I would have quit my job by 2017 to embark on this journey. Your thoughts?
Great to have found your passions, the things that make you happy in life!
Being concerned about what family and friends think is understandable… Then again, We decided to live the life we want, not the life the Joneses want 🙂
The making money part seems to be the challenge. How will you do that. How much do you make now out of blogging? How long would your savings last if you were to ravel and have almost no income?
Those are very important questions that I have yet to answer! Will update when I have them!
Wow! What a statement. It’s awesome you’ve found what you’d like to do. I think the big question is earning – if you can earn enough to sustain it forever then fantastic! Otherwise be careful, wouldn’t want to lose your job and not have your dream not work out either.
I think a plan, or a time scale would be good.
Tristan
Definitely. The dream is the most important part. I’ll look for a way to transition to my dream from my job!