The other day, I read an article on workplace morale which said that 70% of Americans are unhappy with their job. 70%!!! Almost three quarters of the working population don't like what they do for a living and yet they apathetically continue. What the heck?!
As I was discussing this dilemma with a friend, she mentioned that a surprising amount of coworkers have told her that they had a dream jobs, but now felt it was too late to be pursuing that career. This is coming from people who work at a company on "Fortune's best companies to work for" list. It made me realize though...I am on the cusp of becoming just like them.
Senior year leading up to graduation, my mantra was find a job. Find a job. Find a job. Find a job. Once I found one, there was an overwhelming feeling of relief. Of security. Maybe I was naïve, but at no point in time did I expect to be unhappy, discontent. The real world hit me but it didn't slap me in the face. Day by day I slipped into a routine and now slowly, slowly I'm being shook awake. This is not the life I had envisioned. Now, it is a constant question of
Do I continue on this safe, unhappy path or do I leap into the unknown in pursuit of passion?
My heart knows the answer but it's this "inbetween," the process of turning it into a reality, that's so scary and so seemingly against everything I've worked toward thus far. I started this blog because I was lost, without a sense of purpose in life. I'm just now beginning to figure out who I am. I've finally written a fieldnotes manifesto defining what this blog is and what I envision for it. Although I still don't know exactly what I want to do with the rest of my life, I do know that I need to find a zeal for my career. Not much is sure, but I'm here for ya. We're all in this crazy world figuring out how to navigate this imperfectly perfect life together.
xo from catie
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