Take Responsibility For Your Life by Mike Oppland

Author:Mike Oppland [Oppland, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-05-21T04:00:00+00:00

6. Take Responsibility for Your Career

This is a point of contention for many people, and it seems to be a reason why so many people are unfulfilled in their lives. If you think about it from a pure statistical point of view, people on average spend around eight hours a day in their places of employment. This means you spend approximately one-third of your adult life fulfilling the duties of your career. Why not spend this time engaged in something you enjoy or at least trying to make the most out of your job situation? Why not spend this time being happy? The short answer is that taking responsibility for your career is extremely difficult. Often career paths don’t pan out the way you dreamed or hoped. It is the people who assume responsibility for their careers, whether they enjoy the work or not, who genuinely live more meaningful and complete lives.

Just because you take responsibility for your career doesn’t mean you are going to automatically find fulfillment in it. There are many factors that come into play. If you fail to take this responsibility, you probably are not going to experience a career that you are passionate about. Not everyone is engaged in a career that they love because their focus is receiving a paycheck and providing for their family. Perhaps you are robbing yourself of an opportunity to pursue a career that is more than just a paycheck, although in today’s economic climate, I am sure you are doing the best you can. In one sense, this is all the responsibility needed. If you are a dedicated and hard-working employee doing everything possible to support yourself and your loved ones, than you are exemplifying what responsibility means and you are doing so quite admirably. It is true you might be happier doing something you love and something that was in line with your passions, but this is unfortunately, not a realistic option for everyone.

What about the people who grew up in a poor familial situation- those people who never had the opportunity to receive an education that would prepare them for their future careers? How can these people be expected to take responsibility for their careers? Responsible people aren’t going use their upbringing or social environment as an excuse. Responsible people aren’t going to accept the notion that their lack of education prevented them from reaching their full potential. They aren’t going to allow themselves to be pigeon-holed into being just another kid from a rough situation. They push the envelope and find ways to build enjoyable careers for themselves. Without taking full responsibility for their career and their lives, this wouldn’t be possible.

What about the people who are doing a seemingly menial job, how can they take responsibility for their careers? I frequently observe people doing jobs that don’t require a lot of education or are considered undesirable by society’s standards, working passionately because they care about their work. They serve people with a smile on their face.

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