According to Peter Weddle in his book, Work Strong, the challenges and pressures of modern life make it hard for people to listen to their calling. Some never make the effort, feeling work and happiness are incompatible. Others deny their calling and follow the path others have chosen for them. Other people rush so quickly into a career that when their interests change later on, they feel stuck.
Hopefully, you've found the career you were meant to be in and are vigorously pursuing it. But, if not, how do you find it? Weddle suggests a number of exercises you can try, and even offers a mathematical equation to calculate happiness at work (Happiness at Work = Engagement + Relevance + Choice).
Weddle's exercises can help get you thinking. But, the answers will likely take time. If you're able to sit down and analytically think through what you want to do next with your career, great. But, if not, don't despair. You may just need to let these questions marinate inside you for awhile as you go through your day-to-day activities.
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