Today, the Reverb Broad’s want to know “If you could have any job, what would it be?”
Ahh, I feel that this is the eternal question. It’s fairly common knowledge that people change careers at least three to five times in their lifetimes. A part of me is horrified at this factoid because I spent two years spilling my blood, sweat and tears to get a Master’s Degree in a very specialized field and I’d like to get more than a few years out of the degree. At the same time, I’m delighted to hear this because it means that the world is wide open to possibilities and that at any moment you can make the decision to change your life and follow your heart wherever it may roam. I like that idea.
One of my core beliefs in life is that I could feel happy and fulfilled doing almost any job as long as I have at least a little autonomy, some semblance of security and some outlets to express my creativity. I began to believe this when I worked at Target for nearly a year after college and had a blast connecting with coworkers and working on myself in the meantime. I look back on my time there fondly. Since then I’ve had several jobs and I’m now happy in the field I’m in. But that’s not to say I’ll be in this career for the rest of my life.
Because I’m well aware of that, I’ve compiled a list of jobs I’d love to tackle and take on:
- Writer/Blogger/Memoirist: The Big Obvious One on my list. If I could write for a living I’d be the happiest woman in the world.
- Bartender: This would be fun. And I could connect with people while coming up with fun, creative drinks!
- Barista: I’m a bit jealous of people who work at Starbucks. I think working here could be a good job.
- Make-up artist: At least a few times a month people compliment me on my makeup or ask me how I apply it. I don’t necessarily think I’m doing anything extraordinary, but The Universe keeps sending me signals that I’m put together and admired.
- Crayon Color Namer: Dude! How fun would this be?!?
- Life Coach: I’m seriously considering this as a career option.
- Workshop leader/trainer: I have tons of energy, I can design training sessions and reflective activities easily and I have a passion for learning that I want to extend to others. This could seriously be a good career option for me.
- Back-up dancer: barring the fact that I have absolutely no dance background whatsoever, I think it would be amazing to travel around and share my talents with the world. My heart aches when I see beautiful dancing because I truly feel that in an alternate world I could have been a fabulous dancer.
- Travel writer/journalist: Getting paid to travel? Yes, please!
- Psychic/dream interpreter: my friends come to me all the time to interpret their dreams and I’m fairly intuitive. While I don’t see running away to join a Ren Fest crew as a viable option, it would be fun to do this kind of thing on the side.
I don’t know what exactly my future holds, but I know that if I keep my heart and mind open then good things will come to me.
