All of us as children dream of some profession: astronaut, model, veterinarian, teacher, business owner or even being a grown-up.
When you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, the answers are as varied as possible and practically all of them are spontaneous.
Of course, in early childhood we still do not know exactly what our aptitudes are and therefore we do not have the authority to choose our profession.
But, for better or for worse, we can already see what our true talents are, the aptitudes we bring with us and what we like to do.
And what changes in the course of our journey?
If many aptitudes and talents are discovered when we are still young, why do we deviate from this path along our journey?
This is an intriguing question and in my opinion there could be many reasons. One of them is to swim against the tide.
For example, let’s imagine that you have a great facility with the arts and humanities and a slightly greater difficulty with exact sciences.
Since writing a text is very easy for you, what do you do? You start to dedicate yourself to what is difficult and challenging. The problem is that because of this dedication you end up choosing a profession in an area that is not your natural talent.
However, with time you realize that what was easy is precisely what would give you pleasure to spend the rest of your days working.
And then it is already too late?
If I wrote this text a few years ago, perhaps I could say that depending on your age it is too late to start again. But today I see it differently.
I believe that the world is changing. It is more open to accept professionals in the most varied age groups in the job market.
There are situations that used to be unexpected and that are now normal, like someone over 40 working as a trainee in a company.
Everything is possible if you have the humility to start over in another profession. But the good news is that if the profession is your true vocation, you will grow fast in it.
The mistake of looking for the money
Another mistake that makes many people abandon their vocation and fall into a wrong profession is to only look for something that gives money and not satisfaction.
Avoid this mistake at all costs. Money is the consequence of a job well done and should not be the cause of your life. It is important to have money, no doubt.
But you won’t be happy in a profession you don’t like just because it pays very well. And it will be even more difficult to reach the top if you don’t put your heart into what you do.
So what I have to say is, remember what you would have liked to do as a child, and why not, chase that dream that’s lying dormant inside you.
