[Job-Discussions] Making that Career Choice

Wed Sep 28 04:42:00 UTC 2022

As a therapist and career coach, I have worked both with people who want their job to be their passion and people who just want a job, generally to support their passions. For me personally, my job is my life and I am grateful to have crafted work that I love so much. 

Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net

> On Sep 27, 2022, at 6:13 PM, Dick Davis via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I like what Julie said about what you love becoming a job. Doing what you love can also be a trap. Americans often can’t set limits on their jobs, or their jobs won’t let them. 
> 
> Stepping completely out of that argument, some people don’t want a career. They want a job that is moderately interesting, pays well, and stops at the end of the workday, leaving time for family or other important activities. 
> 
> What do all of you think about that? 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 27, 2022, at 5:27 PM, Sandra Gayer via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Julie,
>> I had a yelled at on the phone job for several years, especially
>> during the lockdowns, I wouldn't recommend it, if people are thinking
>> about dreams as opposed to practicalities at the time. I know what I
>> really want now but it took until my 30s to work it out. I'd say
>> trying out different things is good advice, I have. Sometimes you work
>> out what you'd like to do by doing what you wouldn't like to do.
>> Shadowing, where possible, is good because you can observe what a job
>> is like before thoroughly committing. There are various "day in the
>> life" videos of certain professions on YouTube. I think college
>> students would do well to listen to resources like these as well.
>> 
>> Very best wishes,
>> Sandra.
>> 
>>> On 9/27/22, Julie McGinnity via Job-Discussions
>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> This is a great discussion. I don't think the answer is a simple
>>> black-and-white formula. In life there's always a balance. When I was
>>> looking for jobs, I had three separate columns: awesome amazing dream
>>> jobs, jobs that weren't exactly what I wanted but would fit with my
>>> experience  and qualifications, and jobs I refused to take. But this
>>> was when I was unemployed and looking for work. The columns might look
>>> different for those who already have jobs or aren't in a hurry to find
>>> work for whatever reason.
>>> 
>>> One more comment on the quotation: sometimes when you work doing
>>> something you love, it turns what you love into work. I had this
>>> experience in the music field, and I'm still recovering from it. So
>>> again, it's a little complicated. I strongly believe we need to get
>>> college students and even high school students thinking carefully
>>> about what a variety of careers would be like. It's one thing to study
>>> music for example, but working in the field looks much different. This
>>> goes for sighted students as well, but it's extra important for us as
>>> blind people since less jobs are accessible to us. If our dreams fall
>>> through, we can't just work at Starbucks until we figure it out. So we
>>> need to be aware of the many career paths that might be available and
>>> be able to name a few things we might be interested in. I believe that
>>> blind people should try to be as well-rounded as possible simply
>>> because the opportunities are less for us. But that doesn't mean we
>>> should do something that will tear us apart or we have absolutely no
>>> interest or talent in. I'm a little sensitive, so I ruled out jobs
>>> where I would get yelled at on the phone on the daily.
>>> 
>>> Hope that helps,
>>> 
>>> Julie
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 9/27/22, Ericka via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Steve Jobs has good advice. I’d say take jobs as steppingstones to learn
>>>> more of who you are and what you can do. Very good question and very good
>>>> quote. Advice I wish I had heard 30 some years ago
>>>> 
>>>> Ericka Nelson
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sep 27, 2022, at 11:52 AM, Kris Colcock via Job-Discussions
>>>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> How do you choose a career path? As blind individuals, many times a
>>>>> career path is suggested and sometimes chosen based on what people
>>>>> believe you can do instead of your own abilities. Steve Jobs says that
>>>>> we can get “trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other
>>>>> people’s thinking.” He warns that if we aren’t careful, we can “let
>>>>> the noise of others’ opinions drown out [our] own inner voice.”
>>>>> Here is his advice about careers:
>>>>> “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only
>>>>> way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And
>>>>> the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t
>>>>> found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the
>>>>> heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship,
>>>>> it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So, keep looking
>>>>> until you find it. Don’t settle.”
>>>>> The easiest path in this life seems to be the one that we take by
>>>>> default, the one that at times feels pre-chosen for us, either by
>>>>> society or someone else in our lives. It seems to be a path of
>>>>> mediocrity that somebody else somehow led us to believe should work
>>>>> for us too.
>>>>> I had to realize this for myself, and if you haven’t realized it yet…
>>>>> there is no better day than today.
>>>>> Take control over what you do have control over. Make the most of
>>>>> every opportunity.
>>>>> And most importantly, follow your gut, your heart, and your intuition
>>>>> in your decision-making. Just like mine brought me to
>>>>> entrepreneurship, yours will lead you to where you need to be too."
>>>>> 
>>>>> What does this passage mean to you? Do you wait for that perfect job
>>>>> or do you take work that can be used as stepping stones?
>>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> --
>>> Julie A. McGinnity
>>> MM Vocal Performance, 2015; American University Washington College of
>>> Law, JD Candidate 2023
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