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Over 40? Is your work full of purpose? By Craig Nathanson The Vocational Coach™

How do you define your work?

Do you look to your work to define meaning and joy or just to collect a paycheck? Each carries a different result. Those who seek meaning and joy in their work tend to choose carefully what they do; they know what they do helps determine who they are. For others who work just for the money, there is little expectation of meaning or joy—just as long as the paycheck rolls in.

Career vs. vocational passion

In my work, I am often asked, “What is the difference between Career and Vocational Passion?” Jobs are just an exchange of services for money. Careers are the same but with a better title.

Sadly, for many people, jobs=careers=retirement=death.

Can you avoid death?

Probably not, but you can get more enjoyment and happiness out of each and every day before you get there. Vocational passion means having a life’s work that you can do for your whole lifetime without the need to ever retire.

Retirement is only for people who don’t like what they do!

Want a quick path to death? Retire and wait. Sure, there’s much to do including travel, relaxing and visiting friends, but this doesn’t last long. For most of us, our later years will also bring tension and anxiety about how to spend our days and in many cases, how to make a contribution.

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