What are you good at?

“Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”.

Do you love what you do? Do you do what you love?

I don't know how many people my age even know what they want to do with their lives. Many people switch jobs often because they are not happy with what they do.

Do you have a job, or do you have a career? 

This is a hard question for me to answer. I have a job, one which I enjoy and try to do my best at. In addition, I am working towards a career in a field that I am good at. I feel it is hard to plan ahead, because you can never know what will happen. I try to avoid answering questions that people ask me, "What do you want to do?". Even if I want to, it may not happen.

At my current job, my employers try to change things up every once in awhile, so people don't get too used to the job and slack off. I think this is a good thing for the company, but it is hard for me because I like my comfort zone, and I don't like trying new things once I get one thing down pat.

Last night I had a weird dream in which my boss made me try out child care, (teaching), and then he fired me because I did a horrible job with the children. (I will probably resent my boss tomorrow, and he will have no idea why.)

I know a lot of people who teach, or are assistant teachers, or work with children. I always said, I don't want to be a teacher. I am not one of those weirdos who are uncomfortable around kids and hold them like a football because they've never held a child before.

I like some kids, same way I like some adults but not all. Some kids are cute and easygoing, and some children get on my nerves. Some kids are like mini adults, and they say "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep now" (kids I babysat). Some kids make me smile, and some kids make me say things like "I'm never having kids".

I don't enjoy working with kids on a constant basis. They are exhausting, require a lot of attention and patience, which I have very little of.

How will I ever be a mother, you ask? I think I will just grow into the role, and hopefully learn to love it. My nieces are adorable. But I don't need to feed them or change their diaper or comfort them when they cry. I pass them off to my sister.

Once you know what you are capable of and what you are good at, it is important not to force yourself into a role that is not for you, lest you end up failing because you are not cut out for it.

I know what I'm good at. I just have to figure out how I can make a career out of it, and still enjoy it.