Which Work Model Fits You?

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Typically, after we find our passion we don’t automatically begin to make money working in our passion.

So what do you do when you’ve found your passion but you’re not sure how to apply it?

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It can be difficult to determine how to begin the process of doing work you love because there can be confusion about how your passion fits into one of the available work models.

The first step to working in your passions is to understand the four ways to make money.

How To Overcome Career Confusion

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To get paid to work in our passions we must be intentional.

To borrow Stephen Coveys’ concept, we must begin with the end in mind.

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How are you going to make money with your passion?

What’s the end game?

Take A Break

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Whatever you’re working toward right now I want to encourage you to stop and take a break.

Rest.

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We weren’t designed to constantly be on the go and constantly work.

This past week I gutted the kitchen of our new house to get ready for a kitchen remodel (more to say about that later) and, I must say, I’m tired.

Have You Outgrown Your Professional Wardrobe?

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Working with college students, I tend to hear a lot of great, creative terms.

One such term is “schmedium.” It is used to describe shirts of students in denial they are still growing (this is usually men, but women can be guilty as well).

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As many college students often get free shirts, these maturing students continue to request size small shirts that, once worn a couple times, are well stretched to fit their now medium physiques.

Unfortunately, it is very obvious that they are wearing a shirt that is too small. It’s not a pretty sight.

This may be how you feel in your work. Perhaps you have grown professionally so that your current responsibilities no longer fit you well.

Is Your Passion Selfless or Selfish?

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Our passions can often seem elusive but there’s a reason for this.

This happens because our drive to find our passions is grounded in our own needs, comfort, interests, and desire for significance.

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So in order to find our passions we must first ask ourselves why we want to find our passion.

Does it come from our own pride, envy of others, or a place to find our worth?

Or is it something more?