This story just landed in my mailbox and I just had to pass it along. Wow... I've long felt that we are on the verge of a revolution in work consciousness. Pretty soon everyone will be leaving their awful, meaningless, boring jobs and pursuing their ture vision, and those who stay behind will have to follow too, because they'll have no one with whom to bitch and moan about those awful jobs...
But anyway, the story: Sean Aiken, a recent college grad, is creating a buzz with a project of holding 52 jobs in 52 weeks. (That's one job per week for a year, for those of us mathematically challenged.) Says Sean:
I didn't know what I wanted to do when I graduated from college. But I knew that I wanted to find something that I was passionate about.
Sean is on job #43 (Motivational Speaker), and so far he's been a Pizza Maker, a Fashion Buyer, a T-Shirt Entrepreneur, a Yoga Instructor, a Stock Trader, among others. He's filmed some of his experiences, so check out his website for some GREAT footage and his blog for the latest in his experiment.
And his article on "My Generation" (the generation of 20-somethings) looking to find more meaningful careers than their parents reads like a manifesto! Here's what he says:
If it is a fact that we spend most of our waking hours each day working, why not spend that time doing something we enjoy doing and are truly passionate about?
I think my generation is realizing this and the importance of making a career choice that suits our skill set while at the same time matches our personality, values, and passions as well...
It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there with an uncertain future ahead and I am sure we all know the associated feeling very well...
It is a leap many are not willing to take and so end up choosing to settle into comfortable, secure positions, that they may or may not be happy with. Yet, it is in these situations of uncertainty that we grow and learn the most about ourselves. And hey, if it doesn't work out as planned, life will often times give us a second change.
Wow... Where do I put my signature? Go on, Sean, spread the word!
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