Sometimes when you break down the job into the daily realities, you realize it’s not such a stretch for you. Other times, you can scale it back to something tangible, a job you can find.
Maybe you dream about being the next Roger Federer or Venus Williams, but you’re not a star tennis player. How about working in sports marketing or for a Major League team or stadium?
Your dream job could be found as a sports agent or event organizer. What about becoming a tennis coach or running a tennis clinic?
Be realistic about your interests. Maybe you can’t be a ballerina, but that shouldn’t stop you from pursuing a career in the arts.
With a passion for ballet, perhaps you’re well suited for a position in administration at a performing arts center. Sure, an administrative assistant can work just about anywhere, but passion for a particular industry counts for a lot.
Maybe you love being outdoors and hate being in an office. Many jobs and careers don’t require you to be in an office all the time, from traveling sales person to forest ranger and even pest control. Just take the time to look around.
As I wrote in Being Realistic About the Job Market, pay attention to the signals the job market is sending you. Sometimes, you're the buggy whip salesperson at the dawn of the automobile era. Perhaps you can find a job with the last buggy whip manufacturer or the store that sells to the dwindling group of people not ready to give up their buggies. Or, maybe it's transportation you love, and you can move on to work with cars.
Bottom Line
Don’t settle for any old job; be sure you’re seeking a position with the potential for leaving you fulfilled. You don’t have to commit to it forever, but it should make you feel good for now.
© Copyright, 2010, Tory Johnson. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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About This Author:
Tory Johnson is the CEO of Women For Hire and the author of Fired to Hired. She’s also the workplace contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America. Talk to her directly at Twitter.com/ToryJohnson.
