In this day and age new job seekers need to find a job in order to support themselves. A job is a short-term way to work for money, whether that person chooses to work at McDonald’s or go to find a job in an office. A career is a field in which one gains new skills and adapts to the job market in order to sell their services and have a prosperous life. An example is a doctor or lawyer; both going to school to develop the skills needed to practice their field. When picking a particular career each person must make sure that the field in which they devote so many years of their lives is meaningful and well payed, or else they take the risk of feeling regret, and a melancholy view on life as if they could have done something better with their
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#@&** That!” written by Jeff Haden appeared on Inc.com and Inc. Magazine. Within this Article Haden is informing the readers the dangers of career passions, mentioning “It’s easy to confuse a hobby or interest for a profound passion that that will result in a career and business fulfilment” (Haden, 463); he believes that hobbies should be left as hobbies, to find a job that will allow you to have enough free time to enjoy those hobbies outside of work. Haden then goes on to break down work into either a job, a career, or a calling further explaining each one as follows “A job pays the bills; a career is a path towards increasing better work; a calling is a work that is an important part of your life and a vital part of your identity” (Haden, 464). Then again telling the reader that most people would like their work to fall under the calling title. Believing that practice and feedback play an important role in a mastery of a skill, Haden gives the example of music. If a person is introduced to an instrument and practices it that person will be the best at that instrument in comparison to his friends. Now expanding on that, if that individual continues to practice and improve eventually he will outshine many whom did not spend as much time and effort mastering that instrument; therefore, “the process of becoming really good at something valuable is a fulfilling and satisfying process in itself...is the foundation for a great entrepreneurial career” (Haden,
#@&** That!” written by Jeff Haden appeared on Inc.com and Inc. Magazine. Within this Article Haden is informing the readers the dangers of career passions, mentioning “It’s easy to confuse a hobby or interest for a profound passion that that will result in a career and business fulfilment” (Haden, 463); he believes that hobbies should be left as hobbies, to find a job that will allow you to have enough free time to enjoy those hobbies outside of work. Haden then goes on to break down work into either a job, a career, or a calling further explaining each one as follows “A job pays the bills; a career is a path towards increasing better work; a calling is a work that is an important part of your life and a vital part of your identity” (Haden, 464). Then again telling the reader that most people would like their work to fall under the calling title. Believing that practice and feedback play an important role in a mastery of a skill, Haden gives the example of music. If a person is introduced to an instrument and practices it that person will be the best at that instrument in comparison to his friends. Now expanding on that, if that individual continues to practice and improve eventually he will outshine many whom did not spend as much time and effort mastering that instrument; therefore, “the process of becoming really good at something valuable is a fulfilling and satisfying process in itself...is the foundation for a great entrepreneurial career” (Haden,