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A Career

A career- “an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progression”. This is something I am sure we have all been bombarded with as we are encouraged to think about it as soon as we are out the womb (LOL, quite literally!). As soon as a child is able to communicate, we ask them “what do you want to be when you grow up?” and we giggle when they come out with “scientist” or “astronaut” or “popstar”. We are so conditioned into wanting and thinking we need a career that I often found myself feeling bummy (excuse my lack of a better word) and useless for thinking there is no career that appeals to me. I don’t want to be a lawyer for the rest of my life, nor do I want to be an accountant, nor do I want to be any one thing for the rest of my life, simply because the world is too big and there is far too much to experience to confine ourselves to a single path.


I have only recently come to terms with and accepted that I don’t want a career and that I don't think I will ever run after a career. As a woman living in the 21st century, I am told to be grateful for the opportunities I have and to be independent and make my own money. Of course, this is something we should all do, however, money has never appealed to me. I speak to candidates everyday who are looking for jobs they love because they are sick of chasing the money. In the past year I have literally forced myself to want to pursue some sort of a career. I have looked into everything and I have concluded that there is no job that I could do for the rest of my life that would make me truly happy. And that is fine. There is so much to do and so many amazing jobs out there, I want to experience everything instead of confining myself to one path. I have realised that I am not someone who settles or likes to get too comfortable, I am always curious and always want to take part in something new. In the past, I used to envy those who knew exactly what they wanted to do. On the surface they were so driven and so sure, it was only until I delved a little deeper that I found their motivations behind wanting a career was family pressure or because it's the normal, educated thing to do. Of course, there are so many people out there that genuinely want a career and will find happiness in working in one sector. They have a passion for what they do and that is beautiful. Sadly, I am not so beautiful (hahaahha), I want it all and I am YOUNG! I feel like right now is the time to be open and experience everything so that I can figure out if there maybe is something I would love to do forever. I think the only way I could ever be happy working for the rest of my life is if I am working for myself but great things like that take time.

The point of this post is just to encourage people to do WHAT THEY WANT. There's too many young people out there going to university for the sake of it or stuck in a dead end job they hate and are too scared to make a change. If you are not happy, LEAVE. Work and money will come and go, your happiness should come first and foremost even in the smallest of things. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do and stick out the hardship in order to get to where you need to be, but, if your current path is causing you more anxiety than happiness, then a change needs to be made. I feel so out of place saying this because of what has been drilled into me, but, I promise that not chasing a career doesn't make you any less smarter or driven than anyone else. Everyone has different goals and whilst for some it may be a career, for others it may be travelling or having a family or starting up a charity etc etc. I am as smart as I was when I was in education and I am just as driven to achieve the goals that I have, even if they are different to that of mainstream society. We all have to make money one way or another, so you're better off making it in a place where you are HAPPY (just don't sell drugs kids). Don't think that just because everyone wants to be a doctor or a lawyer, you have to be one too. You don't have to be anything, a career does not define you. Find what you love, stick with it and I promise because you are so passionate, the money will somehow make it's way to you.

If you're confused about what you want to do in life or need help with jobs or anything, just drop me a message or email. I work in recruitment so I know my fair share and I am more than willing to sort your CV out and help you figure out what you want to do! <3

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