How Do You Cope After Choosing a Wrong Career?

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As a child of seven years of age, I was asked what I wanted to become when I grow up. I remember I said I wanted to become a newscaster. How I even knew the meaning of such a term at that age still remains a mystery to me. I could have said that I wanted to be a painter or a magician, instead I said I wanted to become a journalist. Trust me, I was never asked about my career the second time. It was unanimously decided that I would be a journalist. Yes, I am a journalist today, but not by choice anymore.

The reality stood in front of me just when the economy tanked. I was not happy. Gradually, I developed a strong passion for writing. But there was no way I could give up my existing career. However, I realized that nothing is lost; I can switzerland phone number library still pursue what I want in my life. If you are one such reader who has mislaid his or her career path, here are a few pieces of advice about moving positively towards your desired goal.


Never think it is too late:
It is never too late to make a career change in your life. Although it might be a bit difficult it is possible to move into a different field of work. If you think age can come into the equation, then you are wrong. As soon as you realize that you have made the wrong move start pursuing the avenues to move into the direction you want to go in. Remember, where there is a will, there is most definitely a way.


Identify what you do not love so much:
You already know what you like about this career, but finding its fault is a difficult part to accept. The instability of my profession was something which I started disliking as I was getting started in the field. That was the time I decided to transit to something else. Gradually I realised that I had more interests in magazine journalism and script writing - it didn’t live, breathe and die journalism. It was just a part of it. Accepting the fact that there are aspects of this field that were not ‘me’ made it easier to leave it behind.