How do you know you will love a career choice?
You don’t really until you do it. But there is a quick and relatively simple way to tell. Find out what a “normal day” looks like. Seek out people in the profession you want to work in and ask the question, “When you come in to work each day what do you normally spend your time doing? What does a typical day look like?” Once you have the answer to this question. Ask yourself, “Is this the kind of thing I want to do every day for the rest of my working career?” If not, keep searching for your new career.
I will give you a very personal example. Many years ago, thought I would like a career change and that I would like to become an interior designer. I love interior design and could spend hours perusing decor magazines and talking about design. I love looking at fabric swatches and touring great architecture. I mentioned this possible career change to some friends and low and behold, they asked me to help them with their design challenges. Here’s the hitch. While I think I did a pretty good job, I didn’t love the process. I learned that designers really need to love shopping. I don’t. I couldn’t imagine spending all my days driving around looking in shops.
Design for me continues to be a “passionate hobby” but will not be my chosen career. I much prefer coaching.
