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I still remember the feeling now. The nausea in the pit of my stomach on Monday mornings and the dread that overwhelmed me on Sunday evening. The way those 5 long days would trudge painfully past and the weekend\u2019s promised land would be gone in a flash.<\/p>\n

I used to wonder when it would ever end. Does it ever get better when you hate your job? Would I ever find a new job that I liked?<\/p>\n

Days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months. Before I knew it, I had spent years working in jobs I hated.<\/p>\n

Then life took hold of my apathy and delivered a devastating blow. I lost my larger-than-life father and my beloved sister to cancer within 3 months.<\/p>\n

Bam.<\/p>\n

Just like that. Gone.<\/p>\n

As I came round from the shock, I saw the world with such a clarity of vision and suddenly everything made sense to me.<\/p>\n

Life is far too short to be living in a state of stress, unhappiness and turmoil. We are supposed to be living vibrant, abundant, joyful lives that deeply fulfill us and anything less than that is not the life we were born to live.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are supposed to wake up every morning excited about the day ahead of us and we are supposed to go to sleep at night with our hearts full of joyful love for our precious life.<\/em><\/p>\n

I no longer work in a job I hate. I now do what I am truly passionate about:- blogging to inspire other to live the life they love, and life coaching to support people to make the changes they desire.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is that, if you hate your job, it\u2019s time for you to start following your passion and pursue a career you love.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So how did I get from a despairing 9-5 to my dream job?<\/p>\n

1. IDENTIFY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part of getting to where you want to go, is to know exactly what it looks like. Do you know what it is you would love to do?<\/p>\n

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Get a pen, paper and turn on your imagination. Now begin writing down everything and anything you would love to do for a living, if you knew nothing could ever stand in your way<\/strong>. This part is important.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So often we only allow ourselves to dream of having things we think we could achieve and therefore we limit ourselves unnecessarily. In this exercise, allow yourself to dream big and enjoy yourself!<\/p>\n

2. SPECIFY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that you have identified the general areas of work that make you buzz with happiness, start to get specific about them.<\/p>\n

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Under each potential career (or perhaps you have chosen just one), write down as many details as you can e.g.<\/em><\/p>\n