Answering that damn question is difficult and annoying when you have no idea. But this question is immensely important for your happiness. Work is life, and if you your personality, skills, strengths and talents don’t match up to your career, you are going to be seriously pissed off for the majority of life. Not good. So if you still want to be a pro athlete, a rock star or do what your parents do, then you are most likely in need of the information below.
Here’s a general way to figure out what you want to be when you grow up:
- Figure out your strengths
- Figure out your passion
- Learn what careers focus on your strengths and passions
BOOKS
Now What? – A Young Person’s Guide to Choosing The Perfect Career
Rich Dad Poor Dad – What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
Themes: passive income, making money, entrepreneurship
BLOG POSTS
What You’ll Wish You Knew
If I were back in high school and someone asked about my plans, I’d say that my first priority was to learn what the options were. You don’t need to be in a rush to choose your life’s work. What you need to do is discover what you like. You have to work on stuff you like if you want to be good at what you do.
Finding Your Calling: Part I, II, III, IV, V
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a query put to us by parents, teachers, and friends. In our teen years we are content to keep our plans vague and nebulous. But in college the pressure builds-we want to choose a major related to our future career. But we may still not know what career we’re aiming for. So we change majors once, twice, and maybe more.
How To Make Your Own Decisions
I really don’t know what I’m going to major in or do for a job, just because I have so many diverse interests spanning just about every conceivable academic subject. I hate being tied down by definitions – and, yet, by fitting myself into some college major or occupation, I feel like I’m defining something (me!) that refuses to be defined.
The Secret to Getting the Job You Want
You are the only person living your life. Think about what you could be learning if you’d just stay focused.
How To Not Waste Your Time In College
Partway through my first semester, I was introduced to design and my goals changed drastically. Suddenly I found myself wanting to dream bigger dreams…I would be employable! Wonder of wonders!
The Adult Guide To Finding What You Want To Be When You Grow Up
As the years pass, we feel comfortable working to live.Then, to make up for that job we don’t really like, we spend more and more money. We go on vacations once or twice a year to escape real life. (Not knockin’ vacations either, but I’ve had jobs where I spent months hanging onto the thought of that one-week getaway.)
Job Sucks? Change it
Themes – changing careers
The Action of Growing Up
We all descended upon the workforce to find that titles aren’t always synonymous with experience, performance, or knowledge. Some are used to lift you up, anchor you down, or “place” you, regardless of your background. It’s hard to trust them anymore. What we can trust is action.
