Beyond Passion

When it comes to finding a fulfilling job, the details matter.

Apple Computer was decidedly not born out of passion but instead was the result of a lucky break- a "small time" scheme that unexpectedly took off. He eventually grew passionate about his work.

One student asks Andrew Steele ( An Astrobiologist) if he had started his PhD program "hoping you'd one day change the world"

"No", Steele responded, "I just wanted options, I had no idea what I was going to do"

Telling someone to follow their passion is not just an act of innocent optimism but potentially the foundation for a career riddle with confusion and angst.

Should we move from one career to another waiting for one to take off?

How do we find work that we'll eventually love?

How do we know when to stick with a project or when to move on?

In all of these quests, what we are looking for is not job (a way to pay the bills), not a career (a path towards increasingly better work) but A CALLING (a work that is an important part of our life and a vital part of our identity)

The end to this endless cycle is discovering your CALLING, utilizing your POTENTIAL and applying PRINCIPLES for success.