For many of us we consider our jobs simply a way to pay the bills and to keep a roof over our head.  But what if we saw them as something different?  What if we embraced the potential that a job could have?  What if we took a risk, and didn’t live in fear?

Over the years the meaning of work has changed.  In a highly agrarian society you simply had to farm.  You farmed or you starved.  You just didn’t have much choice.  The Industrial Age moved people from the country to the cities, but most people became human cogs in a growing machine.  Our jobs didn’t provide much excitement, difference, or satisfaction.  Why would they?  We were just part of the machine.

But we now live in a unique time in human history.  We live in a time when we can actually choose work that we are passionate about.  If you want to feed the homeless you can work for dozens of organizations.  If you love numbers you can be a banker, an accountant, or a statistician.  If you love sports you can become a professional athlete or a trainer.  You can even choose to be a farmer or a factory worker.

There are so many options because the meaning of work has changed over the years.  We no longer have to be stuck in a job that doesn’t mean anything to you.  Maybe its time you took advantage of that and found something you are passionate about.

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