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1,520 days.</a></li><li>11,520 days, equates to 109,440 hours doing work-related activities.</li><li>An NFL game usually lasts three hours. That’s the equivalent of watching 36,480 NFL games.</li></ul>What if I asked you to watch 36,480 NFL games and you neglected to tell me that you didn’t really like the NFL, that you liked the NBA a whole lot better? Yeah, a recipe for misery. A recipe for a major waste of time. A recipe for stress and anxiety.Don’t be fooled, the career you choose is the most important non-metaphysical decision you will ever make in life, besides a spouse.Does that sound like a lot of pressure? It is but that’s the way it goes. I don’t like the prospect of completely whiffing on a decision either and not necessarily knowing the importance of it before I swing.What I ‘like” and reality are two different things though. This happens all of the time with big decisions.Don’t be scared of it, but be committed to being intentional and rigorous about finding the right fit.Do NOT follow in the footsteps of those who drink their way through college and wake up their senior year, only to realize they just blew through $200k. And wind up getting a job as a barista.I get the economy stinks right now Gen-Z. But have a plan. If it means shucking oysters for a little while at the Crazy Crab, fine. But that plan needs to be in place during lean times. It will get better.Here’s the thing. The older you get, the more of an effect your decisions will have on your life, especially your career. If you don’t know your strengths and weaknesses you will grab at the first thing that’s offered.Most people are absolutely miserable in their careers and they get stuck. A big problem too is that money will mask misery.<p

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id="cdf6">Think about this — I’m sure you’ve heard it before but it’s true — if you didn’t get paid to do what you do would you still do it? It’s a legitimate question because it reveals the truth. The majority of people would probably say no.Let’s break down the myths, one by one:1. “You don’t necessarily need to enjoy what you do.”Yes, you do. Almost half of your life is work. You need to really, really enjoy it.2. “ A job is simply to fund your lifestyle and put food on the table.”Lifestyle? Most people who don’t enjoy their jobs lack energy at the end of the day and are in a bad mood. What about money to pay for a vacation? It takes three days into a 7-day vacation to unwind and decompress. Then they spend the other four days wishing they lived at the beach. Food is good though. Get it all costs.3. “ Sock money away in a 401k, retire and live happily ever after.”When you factor in the mental toll that toiling away for over 100,000 hours takes, will you really enjoy retirement? If the journey sucked that bad, will you look back and think that the 50 years you worked was worth the ability to rest for five to ten years if that?4. “No job is perfect.”Wrong. If you find out what you love to do, you will have the perfect job. Does that mean some days are worse than others? Yes.But you’ll push through it easier. You’ve found something you are good at and love so you know that pushing through is always worth it.You can see the end game. When you don’t like your job, you can still gut it out but you won’t enjoy the process.Marinate on that 109,440 figure. That’s a lot of time to spend on something that you will spend close to half your life doing.</article></body>

The Four Biggest Myths You’ll Ever Hear About Choosing a Career

People love to give their experience and advice, even if the experience and advice are bad

Has someone ever said a variation of these to you when giving career advice:

“You don’t necessarily need to enjoy what you do.”

“ A job is needed to simply fund your lifestyle and put food on the table.”

“Sock money away in a 401k, retire and live happily ever after.”

“No job is perfect.”

People love to give their experience and advice, even if the experience and advice are bad.

All of those are bad.

I’ll tell you a little secret right now: you need to spend a painstaking amount of time on this decision.

You need to pray over it, talk about it, take personality tests, anything you can to figure this thing out early. Go talk to people who love what they do. Below are some numbers that will blow your mind away:

Once you factor in the commute, let’s conservatively say that each day you spend 9.5 hours doing work-related things.
The average retirement age by 2050 is projected to be 70 years old. If you started at 22 and retire at 70, (48 years), and you factor in weekends plus 20 vacation days per year that’s 11,520 days.
11,520 days, equates to 109,440 hours doing work-related activities.
An NFL game usually lasts three hours. That’s the equivalent of watching 36,480 NFL games.

What if I asked you to watch 36,480 NFL games and you neglected to tell me that you didn’t really like the NFL, that you liked the NBA a whole lot better? Yeah, a recipe for misery. A recipe for a major waste of time. A recipe for stress and anxiety.

Don’t be fooled, the career you choose is the most important non-metaphysical decision you will ever make in life, besides a spouse.

Does that sound like a lot of pressure? It is but that’s the way it goes. I don’t like the prospect of completely whiffing on a decision either and not necessarily knowing the importance of it before I swing.

What I ‘like” and reality are two different things though. This happens all of the time with big decisions.

Don’t be scared of it, but be committed to being intentional and rigorous about finding the right fit.

Do NOT follow in the footsteps of those who drink their way through college and wake up their senior year, only to realize they just blew through $200k. And wind up getting a job as a barista.

I get the economy stinks right now Gen-Z. But have a plan. If it means shucking oysters for a little while at the Crazy Crab, fine. But that plan needs to be in place during lean times. It will get better.

Here’s the thing. The older you get, the more of an effect your decisions will have on your life, especially your career. If you don’t know your strengths and weaknesses you will grab at the first thing that’s offered.

Most people are absolutely miserable in their careers and they get stuck. A big problem too is that money will mask misery.

Think about this — I’m sure you’ve heard it before but it’s true — if you didn’t get paid to do what you do would you still do it? It’s a legitimate question because it reveals the truth. The majority of people would probably say no.

Let’s break down the myths, one by one:

1. “You don’t necessarily need to enjoy what you do.”

Yes, you do. Almost half of your life is work. You need to really, really enjoy it.

2. “ A job is simply to fund your lifestyle and put food on the table.”

Lifestyle? Most people who don’t enjoy their jobs lack energy at the end of the day and are in a bad mood. What about money to pay for a vacation? It takes three days into a 7-day vacation to unwind and decompress. Then they spend the other four days wishing they lived at the beach. Food is good though. Get it all costs.

3. “ Sock money away in a 401k, retire and live happily ever after.”

When you factor in the mental toll that toiling away for over 100,000 hours takes, will you really enjoy retirement? If the journey sucked that bad, will you look back and think that the 50 years you worked was worth the ability to rest for five to ten years if that?

4. “No job is perfect.”

Wrong. If you find out what you love to do, you will have the perfect job. Does that mean some days are worse than others? Yes.

But you’ll push through it easier. You’ve found something you are good at and love so you know that pushing through is always worth it.

You can see the end game. When you don’t like your job, you can still gut it out but you won’t enjoy the process.

Marinate on that 109,440 figure. That’s a lot of time to spend on something that you will spend close to half your life doing.