Should you really Do What You Love

Should you really Do What You Love Theres an old cliche, Do what you love and youll never work a day in your life, that claims to provide the key to contentment in work and therefore, in life. But will this advice, like early to bed and early to rise, really leave you healthy, wealthy, and wise? Lizzi Hart of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau says a better approach is Try and find a job that you enjoywhat it loses in poetry, it makes up in pragmatism. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0'); }); Her reasons are fairly simple. Firstly, making a career out of a hobby you enjoy will leave you spending 8+ hours a day on an enjoyable pastime you used to spend a few hours on whenever you felt like it. Next, you have to determine what you truly want from lifeis making money or finding happiness your priority? Hart reflects on the choices many people make when they head off to collegeshould they study something practical with obvious real-world and professional applications, or something enjoyable, if less directly motivated by post-graduation career opportunities?Once youre out in the working world, its a question of balanceif youre feeling dissatisfied, remember that even your dream job may not stay so dreamy once its become a daily chore, but on the other hand, you may be able to infuse even the most quotidian tasks with an element of what you love to do outside working hours. And if not, Hart points out another frustrating cliché, the grass is always greener, and sometimes its more important to bloom where youre planted. Even if youre doing what you love, youll still be workingif youre lucky!Is Do What You Love Bad Career Advice?Read More at www.social-hire.com