The Difference Between Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do as a Job or Career

Many of the most visible examples of people doing what they love are sports figures, actors, dancers, writers, photographers, and musicians. These are activities many of us (including those doing it for a living) either do – or would do – for free; and many of us even pay to do some of these things. You know what I mean. It’s like the person who dreamed all their lives about becoming a Broadway actor or dancer (had the vision); went to school on loans, scholarships, or their own cash to learn to act and dance (had the opportunity); and then spent years and did hundreds of auditions (and lived through hundreds of rejections) to work their way up to Broadway (had the commitment). [Important note: some of you may be thinking right now that this also involves “luck”. Well, that’s for another article, but in my opinion “luck” is merely what happens when opportunity meets preparation. In other words, if you have the vision and commitment, when the “opportunity” presents itself – and it will – you’ll be prepared and “luck” happens]

 

 

 

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my story:

I did what I love as a teacher but now I love what I do in my husband's shop. You might ask, "Why don't you do what you love?"

Well, I was teaching and I enjoyed the work and even the benefits of it. But lately, my husband needed me in his shop as his brother/partner had left the conpany. Without thinking twice, I jumped into it. Initially, I was not happy as my husband expected a lot out of me. I needed time to adjust myself and also to learn new stuff. But he was very impatient. And yet I persisted..

But I learned very fast and I knew I would love this new job. So as time went by, I acquired most of the skills and now I am happily working in the shop. Thus, we can love what we do too...