Following your bliss....

I remember reading sometime in the past one of those "self help" job books that says you should "folow your bliss" and the money will flow. The problem is, how do you define "bliss"? I think the answer may be different for different people. Years ago, I worked with a guy who got to work right at 8, took exactly a one hour lunch and was out the door by 5. His bliss was his non-work activities, and he did just exactly what was needed at work in order to pay the bills. I asked him one time if he enjoyed his job and he told me that it didn't matter, that he worked to live, not lived to work.

For myself though, it's different. Sometimes I think I define myself by what I do and I want to make an impact on people's lives through my work, not through non-work activities. So, if I have a job that is termed "key" to the organization's success, however I hate what I'm doing, am I being untrue to myself? If I really want to make an impact, I should love this job instead of hating it.

the last week or so I have been starting in my new job and have started drinking more and taking more aspirin than ever, however the last two days I performed tasks from my old role and I loved it.

I guess I jus thave to figure out what my "bliss" is and hope that it doesn't change on a daily basis!