I’ve stopped looking for a passion at work

Some people will tell you to do something you’re passionate about for a living, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve realised that this isn’t the way. Then you have other people who tell you to work for money alone, but in my eyes, this is wrong too.

You should pursue your passions and ambitions in life and your career should fit into that. Your career should not be the main focus of your life. You have a bigger mission and you should focus on all aspects of your life.

There was a time when I wanted to prove myself in my 9–5, then I went on to thinking I wanted to be an entrepreneur, and now I don’t feel like I have anything to prove in the workforce and I’m looking for something else.

As of now, I have a contract job in credit control — well actually I received a call and I was offered a permanent position today. I’m so good that I got a permanent offer before my first day…

First, find your purpose

Finding my purpose is still something I haven’t done, and I’m wondering if it’s something I will ever do. I was thinking today, that maybe my purpose is to tell my story and hope that I can help someone not make the same mistakes I did. Or maybe I can be relatable to someone in hopes they don’t feel alone.

I don’t feel special so I don’t feel like I have a specific purpose on this planet. I think you have to make a purpose but that thought comes to an end when I think about something else, it’s a quote…

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

― Rumi

I don’t know who Rumi is or if he can be trusted, but this quote resonated with me so much. To me he’s saying that you shouldn’t try and change the world, instead, you should change yourself so you can cope in this world.

This makes more sense to me as I don’t believe you can change much in this world, it is what it is for a reason. You definitely can’t change people, they will do what they want. Instead, you should focus on becoming a better and more complete person.