“To flourish is to bloom, to grow, to do the opposite of languish.” – Noelle Oxenhandler
This week a friend told me that she had found her perfect job. Having had a ridiculous week at work, the idea of a perfect job intrigued me. What exactly would be the perfect job for me? When I typed “perfect job” into a Google search, I got 98,800,000 hits. It seems that there are a lot of people out there looking for the same thing. So if so many people are searching, is there really any such thing as the perfect job?
Every personality test I have ever taken has given me the same results. I would make a good teacher or writer or minister or counselor or consultant. They also say I am happiest working with people, and would do best in a leadership role. Now, I have been working for the last few years hoping that I could leave it all behind and write books for a living. But if I am happiest working with people, and need to lead, what if I got my wish and ended up solitary and miserable? What if I can’t hack it as a writer simply because I lack the personality for it?
So what, then, would be my perfect job? What would I be happiest doing?
My perfect job:
- Working for myself or within a partnership with someone else who I love and respect.
- Writing books.
- Running inspiring workshops with small groups of women/ girls.
- Meeting and working with inspiring people on a regular basis, from all over the world.
- Making at least £45,000 a year (after tax – ha!)
- Having flexible hours and locations so that I could visit family and friends whenever I want.
- Having a personal assistant who I trust.
- Having a art/ writing materials budget.
- Every day to include creativity, inspiration and beauty.
I almost wrote that it sounded impossible, but I stopped myself. It’s my perfect job and I will not settle for anything less – giggle.
What is your perfect job?
