Look, let’s be honest. If you are reading this blog at all, chances are that your job is not so great right now. It’s not a vocation. It’s not your dream job. It’s just…a job. Maybe a very good job, maybe something you’ve fought hard to get, maybe something you enjoy. Or maybe not. But frankly, I’m guessing it’s primarily a way to pay the bills.
If you are likely to lie on your death bed, wishing you’d stayed in your current job – then for God’s sake, stay there! If not… then how on earth did your job even end up in this conversation?
I’m not suggesting you kiss your career goodbye. Unless you are a particularly blessed individual, I’m guessing you’ll need to work in your new location. I’m just saying that it is very easy to get sucked into thinking that your job is vital to who you are. You spend all day doing it; you are likely surrounded by other people who do the same thing – it is not necessarily healthy to distance yourself from the activity that takes up most of your time. But now might be a good moment to step back, take a deep breath, and let it go.
Don’t panic – just because you’re moving to a new country, you’ll still be able to find work. You might just have to let go of some of your preconceived ideas about your career. Which can be a very good thing!
In the words of Seth Godin “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don't need to escape from.”
Written by: Rosie
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Too right, Katie. A job is a job. The hardest move is for those who think that it is nobler to use the copying machine at some do-gooder NGO than in - shudder - a profit making business.
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