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09 Jul 2020

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What happens if you never find a job that you like?

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Gerald Ong

09 Jul 2020

Full-Time YouTube Educator at www.youtube.com/GeraldOngSL

Well this is a tough personal question pal. Is it internal or external? Sometimes seeing the world through a pessimistic and sad lens could make you hate everything!

Secondly, why do you not like the jobs you've worked in so far? Was it the way you searched for jobs or the jobs you worked in? Did you not try enough?

Then the question becomes, what do you like then? Maybe if we work in this way, you might be able to find a job you like. If it doesn't exist, can you make money off it? If so, you might want to try starting a business around things that you like.

As with all things in life, not EVERY part of work/job is enjoyable. I've been running my own business of half a decade and I can tell you, there are just days I'm just dragging myself out of the bed just to work (even though I'm super passionate about what I do) but in the end, it's worth it because I've a dream, I've a goal.

There's a free playlist on how you can start a $0 business here, though I'm not sure how helpful it'll be to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwnTR8WUPRI&lis...

So take some time and figure out what you want, and work hard to try and achieve it! Good luck. If you found this helpful, please show some love my channel, otherwise, I might be out of a job that I absolutely love!

Billy

29 Jun 2020

Development & Acquisitions Manager at Real Estate Private Equity

I was what you were a couple of years back.

I faced the same exact issue you faced but I guess my saving grace was that I discovered this issue early and hence set out to 'eliminate' the roles I knew I definitely did not want to do.

I'm not certain your age / stage of life but when I was studying, every holiday I'd make it a pact to try out different kinds of jobs. From sales (at IT shows) to banquet to flyer distributors and even marketing and operational / support roles at banks and I knew there and then that no frontline / service roles for me.

Even if you're past the study stage, here's one recommendation that you might consider:

Monetise your hobbies / interest

Do you have anything that you enjoy doing? Think about ways how you can get acquitted with people / companies of similar interest as you. Is there some way you could volunteer with the organisation? A small step into what you're interested and passionate in, is a small step forward in finding job you like :)

I really hope all goes well for you, but even if it doesn't, keep trying!! Warren Buffett made 99% of his fortune after 50. Colonel Sanders started KFC when he was 65. It's not never, its just not the right time~

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