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17

What do you want to do when you grow up?

When I was little (okay, to this day) people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I hate that question. It doesn’t have any real strategy behind it.

The question we should ask is what do you want to do when you grow up. This is a question that makes you think. This is a question that has goals, ideas and achievements.

For example, say your answer is “I want to be a doctor”. What does that mean? Do you want to be MJ’s doctor? Not so much. What about Dr. Kevorkian? Probably not. What about if instead, you said “I want to help figure out what causes cancer in children, fight to save lives, and enable people to survive”. Whole lot better explanation than “I want to be a doctor”, right? And, it speaks volumes more about what you care about and what you imagine yourself actually doing. “being a doctor” is vague. Doing something is not.

So, what do you want to do when you grow up?

Oh, and for a little Monday job humor:

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  • http://www.nigelcollin.com.au Nigel Collin

    All too true.

    Nice piece.

  • http://jenacg-jen.blogspot.com/ Jen

    hahahaha!

    I still don’t know what I wanna be when I grow up.
    .-= Jen´s last blog ..It’ nothing personal =-.

  • http://catherinefavazza.com Katie

    I like this post very much. It’s worth pointing out that shifting the question leads to a healthier attitude about work: Asking “what do you want to BE?” when referring to work implies that someone is defined by their work. A healthy work/life balance can come from distinguishing these two questions.

    What do I want to be? A compassionate, healthy, happy, smart woman who is a good daughter, sister, aunt, friend and girlfriend.

    What do I want to do? I want challenging work that matters to me and positions me for professional success. And that’s what I’m planning for.
    .-= Katie´s last blog ..Fact Checks Abound: What the White House and the Democrats Don’t Want You to Read =-.

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