I Realized I'm Not The Only One

This is going to be somewhat of a rant... About work. Not just my work and my job but the whole idea of working in general. Five days a week. Why do we do this? Well, I'm hoping it's because the job that you have is something you've aspired to do, or something that makes you happy or something that at least makes up for the fact that working five days a week denies you all but two days of freedom. For me, it's none of those (currently). I graduated from University last year in a pretty basic program that teaches pretty basic human skills and although I've learnt a lot from it, it never lit any flames of passion within me. That's what I crave... Something to just light me up and give me motivation, passion, drive... Something I'm good at. Something I could kick your ass at, to put it simply.


The biggest problem remains. I don't know what that something is. I'm starting to think that I have been headed down the wrong path. The path that makes you believe that once you leave school you must find a full time job so that you can establish some sense of security and support yourself. Well, I'm come to accept that this path is just not going to work for me. But how do I go back, start fresh and figure out which exact path is best for me? Google it? Yeah, I shamelessly googled "I don't know what I want to do." I thought that was the most stupid thing to ever google BUT... I realized I'm not the only one. I couldn't be, right? We're not all privy to our own step-by-step instructions on how to succeed in life. 


First of all, let me address some of the things I read that I completely agree with.


"Getting a job is like enrolling in a human domestication program. " (Steve Pavlina, 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job)


It's true... depending on what type of job you're getting in to. Like I said earlier, if it's something you love then why the hell not get paid for it? Otherwise, don't work just for the money, don't work simply because you feel working is what you're supposed to do. I need to find something I love. And on that note, the following idea explains why you should avoid a boring job and why you shouldn't feel bad about leaving a boring job. 


"Do you know why you shouldn't feel bad about leaving it? A boring job is not like a boring pair of jeans - with boring jeans, you can throw on a red sequinned bolero, tease your hair to the heavens & wear a pair of shoes so magnificent that your jeans will suddenly seem invisible. But a boring job is not as versatile. Those bastards have you chained to a desk, eight hours a day. It's such a huge chunk of your life gone, & if your boss suddenly turns into a monster (amongst other possible worst case scenarios), it can really cast an ugly pallor on everything else. Simply put, it is impossible to be happy when your job makes you want to throw yourself out of the window." (Gala, I Don't Know What To Do With My Life)


Tell me that this quote alone doesn't already have you convinced of why you should quit your boring ass job. Money? Yeah... me too :( Sadly enough, I need the money. On the bright side, I think I'm ready to begin thinking outside of the box. I'm moving past the idea of having a job that looks right. I want a job that feels right. I will take a few steps back (well, a lot of steps if we're gonna continue with that "going down the wrong path" metaphor) and really try to figure out what I want to do. I will not be frustrated with the fact that I do not have an immediate answer to the question: What do I want to do? 


Let's do this!
Putting on my thinking cap...
Lindsay