Career: Pursuing YOUR Passion

My passion, my dream… is to SERVE, INSPIRE, LOVE and LIVE……If I could do this ALLLLLLL DAY, EVERYDAY….I would be soooooo happy! I would do this for free. Inspired Junkies was created out of LOVE as an opportunity to Inspire and Serve others through inspiration, encouragement and uplifting.

Finding my true passion came after facing an illness. It was at that moment that my 1st book title came to me and thoughts of what I truly enjoyed. Many times I tried to push the thoughts out of my mind because that was not initially what I had planned for my life, so it took a while before I totally said ok I SURRENDER.

Honestly I was bunt out from my profession, I wanted to do something different that provided me balance, excitement and challenge. I didn’t want to sit at a desk allllll day and stare at a computer, I wanted interaction with people because I loved to talk and meet new people, but I wanted to travel as well. Countless times I've been at jobs I've HATED…and I've watched close friends work on a job they absolutely hated as well… so I was on a mission.


My mission was to find what I truly loved..I didn't ever want to feel like I was at work again. I’ve always had a desire to work for myself but working for yourself cost MULAAAA! SO what was a Gal to do :-) . So fast forward…It’s 2012 and I found myself out of work for a while…this was a true defining moment because I was so tired of the RAT RACE…looking for a job is like a full time job and draining especially with this economic hardship the country is facing… blah blah blah!

So 2013 my 1st book will be published and I pray for an exciting journey as I continue to write, blog, serve as a inspirational speaker and breast cancer awareness advocate. What is your passion? What is that one thing that makes you cheese from ear to ear? The thing you would do without getting paid?

I grabbed this info below From: Ruth Zive of the Daily Muse…

As Confucius said, “choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” It’s great advice, but it’s not always that simple—it can be difficult to figure out what you love and how to parlay that into a viable business or job. So here’s a step-by-step plan for pinpointing your passions—and four ways to help you start turning them into your career.

1. Remember What You Loved as a Child

Often, our truest passions emerge in childhood, only to be squelched by real life pressures. So think about what you loved long before you had to worry about your career. Writing? Science experiments? Taking care of people? Getting back in touch with those instincts is an important step in finding your passion.

2. Eliminate Money from the Equation

If money were no object, what would you do? Would you travel? Spend all of your time with your children? Would you start a charitable organization to help abused women? Of course money can’t be ignored, but don’t let financial pressures dictate your choices. Your career should ultimately lead to financial security, but if financial security is the defining motivator, it’s unlikely you’ll end up doing what you love.

3. Ask Your Friends for Feedback

Sometimes you’re just not the best judge of what makes you happy. Ask the people who know you intimately when you seem the happiest and what you do the most enthusiastically. Their answers may surprise you.

4. Read through a University Course Catalog

Find some quiet time and see which courses naturally interest you. What would you study if you could do it all over? What courses do you think you could teach? Which subjects scare you to death, and which ones do you find boring? Revisiting these possibilities will help point you in the direction of subjects and topics that you love.

5. Identify your Professional Hero

Of everyone you know, either personally or in your extended frame of reference (from your dermatologist to Oprah), whose career would you most want to emulate? Reach out to her to learn more about how she got to where she is, or, if that’s not possible, read everything you can about her career and life.

6. Think of What You Enjoy That You Also Do Well

After you’ve done these exercises, think about what you’ve learned. Focus on the things that you both enjoy and do well—whether you have a way with animals, make a killer lemon tart, or are crazy for origami—and write them down. Then, narrow the list to the top three or four things. Keep it handy, review it often, and use it as your jumping-off point when you’re plotting your career move.



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