I see dead people. Everywhere I go. Dead people. I see/hear people complain and nag and moan about their jobs, I see them wake up in the morning and look miserable and or bored, then they turn around in the evening and come home looking wore down and depressed. Now obviously this isn’t how everyone feels about their jobs or careers. There are many that are satisfied with the direction their career is taking them in and I’m very happy for them. For the rest of us, are you aware of how much of your life is consumed by your work? If you’re working a 9 to 5, 5 days a week, we’re literally talking about MOST OF THE TIME YOU’RE AWAKE IN YOUR LIFETIME BEING DEDICATED TO WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
I get it, bills must be paid, a roof over your head, food on the table, clothing yourself and your family. But I must admit, I’m curious . . . was this what you always wanted? Is this your dream life? I’m gonna be bold and say no. I’m wondering now, if you do have a life long dream or goal, one that you never quite pursued for one reason or another, why haven’t you? What’s stopping you? We all know there’s a laundry list of excuses and reasons as to why not, but even after explaining them in detail you’ve only numbed the pain of realizing you gave up on your dreams temporarily.
My belief is that we have been conditioned to value security and comfort over happiness and freedom.
I’m not making an attempt to demonize security and comfort, I have no intentions of encouraging people to abandon their meal tickets or main means of income, but I do wonder how many people are actually out their chasing their dreams. How many people are actually doing what they are most passionate about? The one thing they could do all day long without growing tired, stressed or annoyed with everything, the one thing that rewards their soul more than any other thing in the world? Seeing the hoards of traffic on their way to work every morning makes me doubt that there as many as their should be. When its all said and done, I doubt that that they want the purpose of their lives to have been working tirelessly for a CEO’s fortune. A CEO that doesn’t know their name and doesn’t know what their personal desires and passions are. A CEO that decided a long time ago that the life you live wasn’t good enough for him.
Life is not a trial run. This is all you have and pushing your way through with a lackluster effort and devoid of passion is something you will surely regret in your final moments. This is your life, if you want to make a move you must abandon excuses and fear and MAKE THAT MOVE!
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