There is never going to be a moment when you decided who you want to be when you grow up – or so that is what I thought. We always have wild ideas who you want to be, and growing up in a society where people are quick to judge you, we all want to appear successful. I’m sure several of us have wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer, a manager or a successful businessman, because each of these are deemed as success.
However, put that thought aside and think about what do you really want to do. What are you passionate about and how do you go about finding that out? Here are several tips
Do temporary assignments
This advice only applies to those who are still studying in the meantime, not to those middle-aged adults. I would not recommend this if you are a middle age adult because this would make your profile seem unstable.
You can only know what you are passionate about by doing – whether is it a temporary assignment in the retail, Food and Beverage, Logistics industry. If you do not try the role out, you would not know whether you love, or loathe the specific job. Even if you might deem the title of “service crew” to be too embarrassing for you, you’ll get to know whether you have an interest in the industry.
The more you do, the more you will get to find out about how suited you are in the role.
Research
We are already in the 21st century era, and chances are – You should know how to use the Internet. You could always google about the different occupations, to better understand what they do and the daily routine responsibilities for the occupation you might think you are interested in.
Personally, for me I always wanted to be a doctor – until I realized you must conduct operations frequently, and you will get too see a lot of bloods and organs. That changed my mind immediately.
Ask Around
This is for the middle-aged adults who are already during permanent employment. Being in a department do not necessarily mean you should restrict your interaction within the department. You can also be communicating with your non-related department. This helps you to gain knowledge, and the roles that the other departments are doing might trigger your interest and passion.