Aligning salary, life goals and passion means doing a work
we love and believe in by being smart about money and future. This is a very
important aspect of life. We all need enough money to afford the basics, to pay
the bills and to find food and shelter. We need to accept this truth – this
universal truth cannot be ignored.
We all have certain desires, goals, and things to accomplish
in life. We need to work towards achieving these important things in life.
Determination, patience, hard work and single-minded focus alone can take you
to your goals.
Goals are not fulfilled suddenly. Goals are set. We need to
make a list of things we want to accomplish soon; in next two, three, five and
ten years.
Doing something we are passionate about and securing
financial freedom through it might be a bit difficult in the beginning. This is
when we need to get more practical. We should not drop our dreams and passion,
and but work towards it smartly.
While following your passion try to find a part-time job,
which will keep you financially safe. Just make sure that the part-time job
does not take your entire time of a day. There are thousands of freelancing
opportunities available today. It is that we just need to come out of our
comfort zone and start searching for them.
Some people have the desire to travel to various places
around the world. This can be achieved by working and traveling. There are
opportunities to teach children all around the world. You can do a lot of work
which might keep you afloat while traveling – like photography, writing,
teachings certain skills which only you have etc. We need to keep searching for
the right information.
What is important is that you should always be a student –
keeping learning – have childlike curiosity. Wherever you are, in whatever
situation you might be in always keep your goals alive, and work towards it.
You should always remain focused on your ultimate goal.
Everything you do should be to reach your ultimate goal.
Working and toiling in a corporate job for a salary should be
taken up only if your goal is car, house, spouse, children, hospital, and
retirement. There is nothing wrong with it but later in life, you should not
complain about it and take out your frustration on your spouse and children.
People around the world are frustrated with their job and they take it out on
the family members.
A corporate job is not for you if you have other goals in
life like writing, traveling, acting, pottery, farming, music, movies,
swimming, sports….(this is an endless list – so just put your passion here.)
Work I love but less money or work I don’t love but more
money – this is a question that is thrown at us at the beginning of our career.
The answer to this question is very important because it is going to define our
life.
There is no perfect job with a perfect salary. There will
always be struggle, hard work, and disappointments.
For those who are not attached to promotion, car and social
status – a corporate job for a few years can be financially rewarding and it
can be an experience for life.
Take up a corporate job for ‘x’ number of years and then
come out of it. Do not be attached to the money the corporate job offers. Do
not take unwanted loans, which will keep you in the same job until you die or
you are forcibly thrown out.
Use the money earned from the few years of a corporate job
to follow your dream career.
Always be close to your dream career. Do not drop it
completely. Be engaged with your passion.
Someday in future, you will be ready to be completely
dedicated to your dream career.
Abhilash
www.hindu-blog.com