Too many of us are trapped in the work we do because we think it is the only way to get what we want out of life. No matter what your job, the assumption usually is that you can work harder and work longer and that way earn enough money to stop worrying about finances, possibly to move abroad, maybe to buy your ideal home.
Is this how you want to create the life you want? And that you have no other option but to work harder and longer, especially with the costs of living up? In addition, you find yourself with more and more responsibilities?
The irony here is that you are probably in a job you don’t even like. You probably never intended to get into logistics or administration. So why are you bending over backward to make it work? What about that dream to be a painter? A writer? Or a singer?
The irony is that you can still do all those things. Moreover, there is no need for you to be working for such long, painful hours.
How to be What You Want to Be
Our problem is that we put far too much stock in our careers. We define ourselves by our jobs, and we often ask people when we meet them at parties, “what do you do for a living”?
Neither your success nor your income is dependent on your day job, and there are many ways to be successful that don’t involve working harder.
Want to become a singer? The easiest way to do that is to create a YouTube channel where people can see you singing and then to promote that. If you are good at what you do, you will get the subscribers, and you can earn a side income from it!
Likewise, if you want to be an artist, then you can start creating art in your spare time and use that to earn extra income by selling online or through local restaurants, etc.
In other words, you don’t need to be successful in your job to be what you want to be the two are often opposed. The objective should instead be to gain more free time by working less and then to use that free time to pursue the hobbies and activities that you are passionate about. Now you have the stability that comes from employment but also the chance to fulfill your dreams and to be successful doing what it is you love.
And guess what? As soon as you put pen to paper, you are a writer. As soon as you make a sculpture, you are a sculptor. It is easy to be what you want to be. The only hard thing is being successful! But if you already have an income and you love what you do, does that even matter?
Most of us already have the means to live the life we want, but we get too caught up in the rat race to realize it!
