How to Stop Dreaming and Finally Get That Dream Job
by www.Sedona.com
In an ideal world, you would wake up energized and eager to spend another day … painting portraits? Cooking gourmet meals? Helping young kids get off the streets? How would you answer this question?
Well, if you are not already living your dream job, you’re not alone.
Nearly four out of five people in the United States are not in their “dream job,” according to a survey of more than 6,000 people by CareerBuilder.com.
"Eighty-four percent of U.S. workers reported they are not currently in their dream jobs," said Richard Castellini, vice president, consumer marketing at CareerBuilder.com.
"What defines a dream job,” he says, “is surprisingly reminiscent of childhood wishes for many workers. Workers said they want to enjoy their work experience, apply their talents and feel like they're making an impact. Having fun at work was the most important attribute of a dream job for 39 percent of workers, which heavily outweighed the 12 percent who said salary was most important."
Meanwhile, it seems Americans may be further from their dream jobs than they have been in two decades. Fewer than half of Americans say they are satisfied with their jobs, which is the lowest amount in 20 years, according to the Conference Board's Consumer Research Center.
Why Don’t we go After Our Dream Jobs?
By the time we’re 30, most of us have given up on finding our dream job. It’s as if once we realize we’re not going to be a professional baseball player, ballerina or a trapeze artist with the circus, we give up all hope of loving our jobs.
In reality, it is typically a mixture of procrastination, low self-esteem, and simple disbelief that it’s possible that keeps most of us from going after our dream jobs.
“The most common barriers that prevent most people from either pursuing or allowing themselves to have their dream jobs are the same obstacles we all experience to allowing ourselves to have what is best for us,” says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and director of training of Sedona Training Associates.
“There can be feelings of non-disserving or a lack of self-confidence,” he says. “There also can be old memories of trying and failing or of other people doing the same thing.”
This is sad, really, because life is truly too short to spend it doing something that’s not fulfilling, or worse, that you loathe.
Time to Get Your Dream Job
Having a dream job is not impossible. Right now, one in five of us is at it already, enjoying and really living their dream job. You can be that person too, but first you need to let go of your self-sabotaging feelings using The Sedona Method.
“Whatever the emotional reason you are using to hold yourself back, remember that these are just feelings -- they are not facts and they are not who you are,” Dwoskin says. “Simply allow yourself to welcome how you feel and let go of any feeling that may be holding you back. Then set up having the job as a goal and release whatever feelings are standing in the way.”
You will find that as soon as you believe you can and should have your dream job, the opportunity will open up for you. So what are you waiting for? Start releasing your limiting feelings today … your dream job is waiting!
Sources
CareerPath.com
MSNBC.com
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