What should I do with my life?

What would I love to do?

In pondering what I really ought to be doing with my life this afternoon, and with the catalyst of conversation with a good friend, it occurred to me that I need to find a thing that I think I would enjoy doing and start going after it.

You know what I like doing? Writing. Reading. Talking about books and the arts. Listening to podcasts. Looking at beautiful things.

Anyone want to pay me six figures to do that?

I'm a firm believer in the idea that you can make a living out of your passion, that you can turn your love into a six-figure life. And I'm not afraid to put in some hard work.

The problem is, I'm miserable NOW.

I've spent a lot of years in a field that I never intended to be in, doing something that causes me nothing but stress and anxiety. I tried to leave once, worked in the publishing industry for a while. Financial concerns sucked me back in.

It was the right move at the time, but now, It's time to change.

I will always work on my fiction and the goal of being a published writer and making money from my books. But I know that, at least for now, I need a day job, and one I can feel good about doing. One that makes me feel like I'm making a difference.

Any career ideas, lovely readers? :D

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