Dream Life

And while I'm on the subject of dream jobs, I often think about how my job fits into my life. And then I wonder - do I have the life I really want? And inevitably I ask myself ....

What's my dream life?

How do I see myself living? Who do I see myself as? Who do I want to become?

I've been thinking about these questions a lot the past few months. Why don't you think about them too. I mean, what have you got to lose. It's blustery rainy outside, I can't even see the sutro tower. It's not even inviting enough for me to pop down to Cafe Claddach to get one of the best mocha's in SF (especially on the weekends).

So, think about what kind of life you want to live.
Think about the person you want to become.
And then start living today as the person you want to become.
(What would the person you want to become do?)

Comments

[lloyd]

These are good things to think about. I've always been an advocate of integrating living and working, and the only way you can do that is to work at something you enjoy. We spend at least a third of our adult lives "at work", shouldn't that be reason enough to find something that is fulfilling? I think it is. For me, I would rather chop wood and carry water, than to be stuck in a cube farm doing empty work, for an empty company--no matter how much it paid. But that's just me. My wife doesn't agree.

[lloyd]

P.S. You might enjoy the book by Po Bronson: "What Should I Do With My Life".

[Foozleface J McGraw]

Hmm. I like the theory of "do what you love" but my expierence is that I did that, and turned something that I love into something that I could, quite frankly, do without. Now I've got a new something that I love, and every time I talk to someone in the profession, they say, "Keep it a hobby so you can still enjoy it!" Doing something for money is vastly different than doing it for yourself. Sadly.