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5 Questions to Ask Yourself If Doing What You Love Isn’t Looking Lovely

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You finally have it all figured out. You have a fancy job in the niche you specialize in. Youโ€™re getting paid what you want and deserve to get paid. You love what you do!

And yet… 

Doing what you love isnโ€™t all itโ€™s cracked up to be. Trust me, I should know!

For years, I had a cushy corporate job in the field I majored in. I made good money. But I wasnโ€™t happy! I never had time with my husband or son, spent way too many hours commuting to and from work, and found myself depressed and frustrated.

So what was going wrong? I was supposed to be ecstatic about what I was doingโ€ฆ right?

Apparently not!

It took a big change in my life for me to realize that, maybe, โ€œdo what you loveโ€ isnโ€™t always sound career advice.

Youโ€™ll have days when you need to make big, stressful decisions, days when you need to focus on tedious tasks that youโ€™d rather outsource, and days when you have to have uncomfortable conversations with your clients or team.

Doing what you love is challenging and a lot of hard work. The advice is always given with good intentions, but a lot of people donโ€™t realize that it isnโ€™t always glamorous! 

Luckily, Iโ€™ve been through enough to give you better guidance than that.

These are the 5 questions you should seriously ask yourself if the job you love isnโ€™t feeling all that lovely.

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1. Do I Have the Right Relationship With My Job?

Of course, everyone has to work to pay the bills (well, at least most of us do). But the way you feel about your job could be way different than that of your colleagues, friends, or bosses!

Most people have one of these three relationships with their job:

  1. Itโ€™s just a job: your job is a means to an end; you work to pay the bills, go home, and pursue your interests on your own time
  2. Gotta keep movinโ€™ on up: your achievement is tied to your upward mobility at work; you see this as more of a career than just a job
  3. My job is my identity: you see your job as an extension of yourself, your passions, and your alignments

Itโ€™s possible that your job isnโ€™t really jiving with the relationship youโ€™d like to have with it. If thatโ€™s the case, think about exactly what success looks like for you. Do you want your job to fulfill you? Will you dread doing the work each day? How important are these things to you?

Could your current job meet this criterion someday?

If your job is just a job for you, thatโ€™s okay too. A lot of people fit into this category. Pursuing your passions outside of the workplace can lead you to eventually doing what you love professionally.

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2. Does My Job Keep Me Productive?

An important question a lot of people donโ€™t think about asking themselves is how their work affects their energy.

If youโ€™re finding yourself constantly doing things that drain you, stop for a second and think about how much of your time is spent doing things that zap your energy and leave you feeling unmotivated to continue. This includes time procrastinating!

You donโ€™t want to spend more than half of your time working on tasks that either bore or overwhelm you. 

A job you love should make you feel inspired and eager! Youโ€™re not going to feel like this 100% of the time, but the more time you spend doing things that make you feel productive, the more youโ€™ll enjoy what you do.

laptop remote work woman excited

3. Am I Fulfilled by My Jobโ€™s Mission?

Though itโ€™s not exactly necessary that your ideals are aligned with those of the clients or company you work with, itโ€™s a very big part of growing to love your job.

My mission as CEO of Virtual Assistant Internship is to help women (and men!) work from home. Itโ€™s something Iโ€™m incredibly passionate about, and one of the reasons I enjoy what I do so much. Iโ€™m sure the team behind VAI could say the same thing! 

Being able to find meaning in what you do, and work with people who feel the same, really gives you that feeling of community and commitment that most jobs donโ€™t have. 

This could also come in handy when youโ€™re having a rough time and thinking of throwing in the towel. When you truly feel that your jobโ€™s mission is fulfilling to you, it can be so much easier to work past the hard stuff.

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4. Does My Job Help Me Grow?

The last thing you want is to be stuck in a stagnant job, doing the same thing over and over again, day after day. 

They do say variety is the spice of life for a reason!

Iโ€™ve found that jobs in which Iโ€™m constantly learning new things have been the ones that fulfill me the most. Thatโ€™s one of the wonderful things about being a VA! Youโ€™re a jack of all trades, constantly picking up skills and furthering your education.

Your job should challenge you, but only if itโ€™s in a way that benefits you. 

Growing can be uncomfortable. Youโ€™re gonna have to do things you end up hating. Youโ€™re gonna stay up super late working on that new course you enrolled in. Youโ€™ll cry or get frustrated because you just canโ€™t get that one thing right.

But remember: if at the end of the day, after all the hard work, you come out the other side better than before, it was all worth it!

Your job can also help you grow into your niche. If you work in the type of environment that encourages cross-training, donโ€™t be afraid to ask to learn something new!

Take advantage of the opportunity. Not only do you become a rockstar who can do it all, but you can also find your specialty in the process.

woman working laptop unhappy

5. Is It Time to Change My Job?

So youโ€™ve asked yourself all of these questions and youโ€™re thinking, โ€œNow what? How is any of this going to help me love my job?โ€

Look back at your answers to the previous four questions.

  • If you answered yes to 4 out of 4, congrats! Your job will become something you love to do if it isnโ€™t already.
  • If you answered yes to 3 out of 4, youโ€™re on the right track. With a few adjustments, this could become a job you love.
  • If you answered 2 or less out of 4, donโ€™t panic! If youโ€™re in the position to do so, you may want to think about a change.

Always remember: itโ€™s perfectly normal to shop around for your dream job.

Bonus Tip: How Do I Start Looking for a Job I Love?

It can be so difficult to find the thing you love doing. Itโ€™s a struggle we all go through at one point or another in our lives, and thatโ€™s okay!

Try to reframe the search this way instead:

  • What am I good at?
  • What do I enjoy?
  • What do I find interesting?

Think of the jobs youโ€™re doing now as gathering information. As you go through them, youโ€™ll start discovering what you like and donโ€™t like, hopefully leading you to your dream job.

Keep in mind that even when you find something you like, it might involve doing other things that you donโ€™t. Itโ€™s not always going to be wonderful and glamorous, but itโ€™s going to help you find your way.

There is no shame in trying different things out!  Be mindful of your passions and youโ€™ll get there eventually.

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No job is going to be absolutely perfect. When all is said and done, work is still work, but loving what you do isnโ€™t impossible.

Some of you may already be heading in the right direction. If thatโ€™s the case, good on you! Keep going!

But maybe some of you are considering a change. Donโ€™t be afraid! Again, this is all just gathering information, and making changes is a part of the process.

Helping people find their dream job is the biggest reason I created 90 Day VA. I teach all the skills you need to become a virtual assistant so that you can look for, try out, and finally find that one thing you love to do.

If youโ€™re already a VA and not really feeling your niche, I got you too! Renew your search by grabbing a ticket to the free Work From Anywhere Virtual Summit, where I speak to high-end professionals in 15 different fields about their work, their journey, and how they got started.

Youโ€™re not alone in looking for your dream job. If youโ€™re having a hard time starting out, check out my FREE Masterclass!

Join My FREE Masterclass Here!
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๐•‹๐•™๐•–๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•’ ๐•ƒ๐•†๐•‹ ๐• ๐•— ๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•– ๐•”๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•ค๐•–๐•ค ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•–๐•ฃ๐•–, ๐•“๐•ฆ๐•ฅ ๐•™๐• ๐•จ ๐••๐•  ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•œ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•จ ๐•จ๐•™๐•š๐•”๐•™ ๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•– ๐•š๐•ค ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•˜๐•™๐•ฅ ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ?

I get this question ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ all ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ the ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ time.

And I know it can be confusing ๐Ÿ˜ซ to try and figure out which ones are the best for your needs and if theyโ€™ll do what they promise to do for you. ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

This is why I'm throwing it back to an older podcast episode ๐ŸŽง filled with little nuggets ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ that will help you to decide.

I cover:

โšก How to determine if you will actually land jobs
๐Ÿค” Whether you'll start working in a few weeks or a few years
๐Ÿค‘ If the course is going to hold you accountable 

and more! ๐Ÿคฉ

๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ Click my picture on my profile to go to my stories for the link to this episode!

๐ŸŽง Or you can just search โ€œHelp Me Work Online, Estherโ€ on Spotify or Apple podcasts to tune in to 5 Important Questions to Help You Decide Whether to Invest in an Online Course!
๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’–'๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’‚๐’'๐’• ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’‰๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†'๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’…. ๐Ÿ“ฃ

These are โœจ 13 average salaries โœจ for 13 different jobs you could do TODAY! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ“Œ Virtual Assistant: $39,617
๐Ÿ“Œ Business Development Manager: $71,968
๐Ÿ“Œ Copywriter: $50,570
๐Ÿ“Œ Curriculum Designer: $61,389
๐Ÿ“Œ Customer Support Specialist: $41,382
๐Ÿ“Œ Front-End Developer: $71,145
๐Ÿ“Œ Marketing Manager: $64,500
๐Ÿ“Œ Online ESL Teacher: $43,878
๐Ÿ“Œ Product Manager: $82,916
๐Ÿ“Œ Recruiter: $49,544
๐Ÿ“Œ Social Media Manager: $49,881
๐Ÿ“Œ Translator: $47,974
๐Ÿ“Œ Web Designer: $49,649

๐Ÿคฉ ...And these are only SOME of the jobs that are out there, guys!

There are so many opportunities for you to live your dream โ˜๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ and work from home. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป Sometimes it just takes a little investigation, ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ but it's out there! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

You can do this! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿคฉ You CAN be successful. 

The skyโ€™s the limit! โ˜๏ธโ˜๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

If you donโ€™t know where to start, my signature course, @_90dayva , has everything you need to get started as a Virtual Assistant. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐Ÿ“ฃ Doors open for enrollment on May 1st. ๐Ÿ“ฃ But if you join the waitlist, you can enroll early. ๐Ÿ˜‰ 

The link is in my bio. ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ
๐”…๐”ข๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ž ๐”ฐ๐”ฒ๐” ๐” ๐”ข๐”ฐ ๐”…๐”ข๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ž ๐”ฐ๐”ฒ๐” ๐” ๐”ข๐”ฐ๐”ฐ๐”ฃ๐”ฒ๐”ฉ ๐”ณ๐”ฆ๐”ฏ๐”ฑ๐”ฒ๐”ž๐”ฉ ๐”ž๐”ฐ๐”ฐ๐”ฆ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ž๐”ซ๐”ฑ ๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ณ๐”ฌ๐”ฉ๐”ณ๐”ข๐”ฐ ๐”ช๐”ฌ๐”ฏ๐”ข ๐”ฑ๐”ฅ๐”ž๐”ซ ๐”ง๐”ฒ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ ๐”ฅ๐”ž๐”ณ๐”ฆ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ž ๐”ค๐”ฌ๐”ฌ๐”ก ๐”ฅ๐”ฒ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ฉ๐”ข ๐”ž๐”ซ๐”ก ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ฏ๐”ฌ๐”ซ๐”ค ๐”ฐ๐”จ๐”ฆ๐”ฉ๐”ฉ ๐”ฐ๐”ข๐”ฑ. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐Ÿ”ฅ You can step up your virtual assistant game by growing your network, โœจ getting organized, and ๐ŸŒˆ pushing your creativity with different free online tools... ๐Ÿ’ป  but the most helpful one is...

๐Ÿ’ฅ FACEBOOK GROUPS ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Facebook groups are a virtual assistantโ€™s lifeline. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

If you are seeking:

โœ”๏ธ Work
โœ”๏ธ Advice
โœ”๏ธ Fellow virtual assistants
โœ”๏ธ Skill trades

โ€ฆthereโ€™s a group for that. ๐Ÿ˜Œ

This powerful tool allows you to network with fellow virtual assistants and potential clients. ๐Ÿค

Did you know I have my own Facebook group with over 19,000 supportive and hustling virtual assistants? 

I share industry advice and post legit online jobs. You can check it out here ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ”— facebook.com/groups/virtualassistantinternship
๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’• ๐’‡๐’†๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’‹๐’๐’ƒ ๐’๐’‡๐’‡๐’†๐’“ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’†? ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Internet scams are widespread and can be an easy trap for people looking for online jobs. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป

Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell if someone is trying to scam you for your personal information. ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”

This is why I'm bringing back a fan-favorite podcast episode ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐ŸŽง about how to spot an online scam. ๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

I cover...

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ How to identify an online job scam
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Jobs that aren't scams but you should still avoid
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Real remote job boards that won't scam you

๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿผ Click my picture on my profile to go to my stories for the link to this episode!

๐ŸŽง Or you can just search โ€œHelp Me Work Online, Estherโ€ on Spotify or Apple podcasts to tune in to Watch Out! Spot an Online Job Scam From a Mile Away!
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ? ๐Ÿก

What if when your husband deployed or your family had to PCS you weren't scrambling? โœˆ๏ธ

What if when your kids got sick you didn't have to stress? ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป๐Ÿง’๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿพ

When those tickets to the Bahamas went on sale you could just GO FOR IT? ๐Ÿ–๏ธโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ฃ This stuff isn't impossible and it can happen to you. ๐Ÿ“ฃ 

A bunch of us have already been doing it for years. ๐Ÿ’ป  We work online and get paid by the hour or project. ๐Ÿ’ต  We set our own hours and do what we need to do when we want. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

In 90 Day VA, I teach you everything you need to know about starting your own business as a Virtual Assistant. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป

๐ŸŒŸ I believe that you can live your dream life if you want to! ๐ŸŒŸ

If you're worried that this could be scam or you're not sure if you could actually make this happen ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Check out my free workshop and decide from there. 

Link is in my bio ๐Ÿ”—
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