Yesterday I talked about a magic convention…
And how it made me realise that there are always trade-offs...
Whatever you decide to do.
Today I want to talk about something else…
And that’s how important it is to live and work with intent.
What do I mean by this?
Well, the magic convention is a great example.
Even though the focus was magic…
The array of performers and lecturers was huge.
There were card magicians…
Shadow magicians…
Coin magicians…
Mentalists...
And even magical clowns.
Every magician had a niche, a genre, or a speciality.
And some of the magicians have had glittering careers by moving from one niche to another…
And mastering different aspects of magic along the way.
So even though they’re all magicians…
They’d all decided what KIND of magician they wanted to be…
Based on their skills, personalities and interests.
And this reminded me of working life.
Most of us need to work for a living…
But when it comes to what KIND of work we do…
The choice is ours.
And I’m not sure a lot of people get this.
I know I didn’t.
I never really took the time to look at my skills, interests and preferences.
And so I kinda “fell” in to my job by default rather than design…
Which was probably part of the reason I was so unhappy with it.
To use a magic analogy...
It was like knowing I enjoyed card tricks…
But I ended up performing balloon magic on a cruise ship instead.
And the truth is…
If you have a suspicion that what your job isn’t right for you…
There is work out there which IS right for you.
It might be working with people or it might be working with data…
It might be working in office or it might be working in the open air…
It might working for a company or it might be working for yourself...
The options are pretty much endless.
But the important thing to remember is that there ARE options.
Tomorrow I’ll talk a bit more about how we can find these options…
So make sure you tune in then.
Cause that’s all I got for you today.
Enjoy your Tuesday.
- Tom