"Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun"
- Colleen C. Barrett

"So it is the basic function of education to help you to find out what you really love to do, so that you can give your whole mind and heart to it, because that creates human dignity, that sweeps away mediocrity, the petty bourgeois mentality." - Krishnamurti, from Think on These Things

"You've got to find what you love … If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it"
- Steve Jobs

What's the perfect job for you?
To find 'the perfect job' for you, you'll have to get to know yourself, what sort of work and environment feels fulfilling for you!

What are your passions? What are you good at? What do you love to do? ........ That’s for you to discover!

The global economy is suffering and jobs are scarce! If you have a job, even if you don’t truly enjoy it, you might think instead to be grateful you have one! Thousands of others will gladly take your place! Having a good attitude towards work (Paid / Volunteer / Internships) could open doors, give you valuable experience, and provide opportunities sometimes beyond your expectations!

Globally, the average worker works at least 48 hours per week. Probably more in Japan and South Korea! On average, workers will work for 100,000 hours in their lifetime, give or take a few hours here and there.

Suffice to say, all human beings will spend a large portion of their lives working! In other words, it helps if you enjoy what you do! Pick the right job/career for you, by looking for the right mix of the things you need to make you feel fulfilled - it really isn't as simple as the sum on your paycheck!

If you like interacting with people and book learning bores you, don't choose to be a researcher. If you're a tactile person and hate numbers, don't choose to be a stockbroker.

New graduates are struggling to find employment; doing jobs unrelated to what they studied. This has left many disillusioned. Others are toiling away for years, in professions for which they have neither passion nor interest. Generally, the end result is a bad attitude towards work, and a nagging sense of dissatisfaction, a dullness with "the daily grind".

What's your attitude to work?
Attitude often dictates a person’s work and life success! Nothing good ever comes easy. Finding the right job/career match for your personality is the key to a happy work life!

YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE! Remember always that what you give in, you take out. So if you are badly paid or have a terrible boss, ask yourself what are you doing to manifest this everyday reality? Be relaxed, smile more, and you will soon see how that reflects on others around you and your work.

THINK POSITIVE! Make a list of all the positive aspects of your job: perhaps you work in an office and don't have to suffer the weather; maybe you get freebies, perhaps you deal with people that you can learn from. Find inspiration in these "new" reasons to go to work. When you focus on the good aspects of your job and feel thankful for them, you attract more opportunities!

TALK ABOUT WHAT WORKS! As in every job, not everything is perfect or goes well. Most people at work talk about what does not work! It's easier to criticize and complain, it may even make you seem 'cooler', so dark and dissatisfied. If you're not happy, it's more effective to voice out the reason(s), give your teammates and managers a chance to make your opinions matter.

DO THE MOST DIFFICULT TASK! Doing the hardest task set, and doing it well can help you learn and gain greater experience which means you will be seen as proactive.

HAVE A SENSE OF EMPATHY! Remember that everyone is doing the best they can with what they know. Do you know absolutely everything in work and life? No! Well, chances are, your colleagues are also learning as they go along. Have a sense of empathy and help other people!

EXPERIMENT AND EXPERIENCE! You’ll have to look in lots of funny places. Really explore. Try new hobbies. Talk to new people. Read articles on different blogs, in different magazines and books. Inspiration might come from someplace you never imagined.

PRACTICE! Get good at 'it'. Most likely you’ll know that you love something once you find it … but at that point, you’ve got to work at getting better at it, with all your might. Once you get good, it’ll be something you can’t stop doing, because you’ll get a thrill at doing something great.

DEVOTE YOURSELF! If you find the work you love, you’ve been given a gift. Don’t spoil it — truly pour yourself into that work. That doesn’t mean you should ignore the other loves in your life, including family and friends, but when you’re working, you should devote yourself completely to your work, and the process becomes a reward in itself.

Positive attitudes are contagious. Relate daily to uplifting colleagues and you will gain greater opportunities in work and life. Sometimes, you need to be proactive in finding the job that will make you happy!

COMMENT BELOW: What's your opinion about work? Do you look forward to joining the working world? Have you FOUND your WORK LOVE?

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