Comments on: What Is Your Career? http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/ Personal Development for Smart People Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:41:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Oleg http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-486 Oleg Fri, 07 Jan 2005 16:35:33 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-486 Steve, thanks for a good article! Keep it up! To Rob: Rob, I think your and my problems are somewhat similar. We both have excuses why we don’t do what we really like. Like you I had a not fulfilling job to pay off my debts after graduation. Today I still have to do what I don’t like to support my new family, to support our standard of living, to buy a bigger house, to retire. I guess we both hear it on TV every day. But, do I really have to? Just think about it for a moment. Basically, this is exactly what Steve says. Do we really have to choose between money and fulfilling career? Why can’t we have them both at the same time? Why do we keep telling ourselves that this is impossible to have? I strongly believe the solution is to stop making up excuses and start thinking about HOW it can be done instead of WHY it can’t be. Steve, thanks for a good article! Keep it up!

To Rob:

Rob, I think your and my problems are somewhat similar. We both have excuses why we don’t do what we really like. Like you I had a not fulfilling job to pay off my debts after graduation. Today I still have to do what I don’t like to support my new family, to support our standard of living, to buy a bigger house, to retire. I guess we both hear it on TV every day. But, do I really have to? Just think about it for a moment. Basically, this is exactly what Steve says. Do we really have to choose between money and fulfilling career? Why can’t we have them both at the same time? Why do we keep telling ourselves that this is impossible to have? I strongly believe the solution is to stop making up excuses and start thinking about HOW it can be done instead of WHY it can’t be.

]]> By: Rob http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-485 Rob Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:43:36 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-485 I really enjoyed reading your argument and as a software developer, I believe that I will, one day soon, end up writing fiction or something. I have to keep doing this now because money does matter and like many graduates in the UK, I am saddled with so much debt, I cannot afford to follow my dreams. I really enjoyed reading your argument and as a software developer, I believe that I will, one day soon, end up writing fiction or something. I have to keep doing this now because money does matter and like many graduates in the UK, I am saddled with so much debt, I cannot afford to follow my dreams.

]]> By: Mark http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-478 Mark Fri, 07 Jan 2005 05:24:17 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-478 I don't see how this article only applies to successful entrepreneurs. Anyone who desires to make a change, can make that change. And it's entirely possible to love the job you are doing, even if you are working for someone else. There is no one answer that fits all that is any more consise than "Figure out what you want to do and do it." I don’t see how this article only applies to successful entrepreneurs. Anyone who desires to make a change, can make that change. And it’s entirely possible to love the job you are doing, even if you are working for someone else. There is no one answer that fits all that is any more consise than “Figure out what you want to do and do it.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-475 Anonymous Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:04:35 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-475 What else to say here..I'm 22, 6 months ago I realised that fullfilment is so important to me, moved from php to games, now launching 2 freeware games and preparing for my 1st shareware game. This would never happen if I didn't grasp my life in my own hands. I started writing certain tutorials for local indies, now got invitation to make a speech based on them(because people like them) on our local game developers session. And it's just all result of beign active in area I love, if I wouldn't love it , I wouldn't write tutorials about it, that means I would never have opportunity give speech, get more easy contacts with other indies and people on that session etc.(for example I would never write tutorial on php because I never really liked programming in php. During all the time I programmed php I had almost no new opportunities because I didn't want to create them. I think my father should read this article, as this is what I'm trying to explain him all the time(he doesn't understand those things too much, is "practical" in terms of "money first") What else to say here..I’m 22, 6 months ago I realised that fullfilment is so important to me, moved from php to games, now launching 2 freeware games and preparing for my 1st shareware game. This would never happen if I didn’t grasp my life in my own hands. I started writing certain tutorials for local indies, now got invitation to make a speech based on them(because people like them) on our local game developers session. And it’s just all result of beign active in area I love, if I wouldn’t love it , I wouldn’t write tutorials about it, that means I would never have opportunity give speech, get more easy contacts with other indies and people on that session etc.(for example I would never write tutorial on php because I never really liked programming in php. During all the time I programmed php I had almost no new opportunities because I didn’t want to create them. I think my father should read this article, as this is what I’m trying to explain him all the time(he doesn’t understand those things too much, is “practical” in terms of “money first”)

]]> By: x http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-474 x Fri, 07 Jan 2005 00:04:44 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/what-is-your-career/#comment-474 Your article is really inspiring. Thank you! Unfortunately it doesn’t apply to everybody. It applies to individuals like me and you, who are successful entrepreneurs. They have a lot of freedom so for them changing the career is relatively easy. When one is working from 9 to 5 plus overtime and go home exhausted and angry, making a change like that is really hard. I’m thinking of moving from programming and management (I own a successful ISV) to acting. Right now I’m quite far away from my goal, but I’ll probably make some solid progress this year. Your article is really inspiring. Thank you!

Unfortunately it doesn’t apply to everybody. It applies to individuals like me and you, who are successful entrepreneurs. They have a lot of freedom so for them changing the career is relatively easy. When one is working from 9 to 5 plus overtime and go home exhausted and angry, making a change like that is really hard.

I’m thinking of moving from programming and management (I own a successful ISV) to acting. Right now I’m quite far away from my goal, but I’ll probably make some solid progress this year.

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