A few months ago, I decided to launch my own online job search and career consulting project. After a while, I noticed that among the standard questions of my clients “how to compose”, “how to behave in an interview”, I very often hear a completely different, deeper request: “how to understand what I like to do?” and “how to start doing what you love and connect it with work?”.
It turned out that my clients aged 25 to 35 do not experience satisfaction from the mere presence of a prestigious job with a good salary, but make completely different demands on the job and the employer. It is important for them that they enjoy the activity, (everything more people want a free schedule and remote work), and they also prefer to understand some deep meaning of their activities and know what benefits they will bring.
Naturally, with such high expectations, these people are doomed to constant dissatisfaction with their work. Not having a clear idea of their interests or not finding an opportunity to combine them with work, “shifting papers” from 9 to 18 in the office instead of saving the world, they get less and less pleasure from work. Yearning, they cherish the dream of dropping everything and leaving for the warmth, in order to indulge in the search for themselves and their vocation, hoping to find a magical recipe for a harmonious cocktail of pleasure, meaning and work.
In my opinion, such a trip will be just a change of scenery. Will there be an answer? Maybe. But I don't think it's necessary to travel far for that. I am convinced that each of us deep down knows his calling. It’s just that someone reveals it at the age of four, and someone remembers at 80. But no matter how old you are, the search for a vocation is always an amusing trip and not at all in a tropical country! And it is also painstaking, jewelry work that requires courage, creativity and perseverance. Indeed, in order to prepare your exclusive culinary masterpiece, it is not enough to find good recipe. You will have to first learn how to cook it, and then experiment many times to find the ideal proportions and your own unique ingredients.
For my clients, I decided to study in detail the scope of the search for a vocation, collect the maximum and choose the best. In the last three months of deep diving alone, I have accumulated more than 100 exercises, and yet I just opened the door to this interesting world. Some exercises are hints and help to determine the vocation, others allow you to transform it into new job or to harmonize with the existing one. I am happy to share my findings with you!
For those who are ready to go on an independent journey, I have compiled a universal route in seven days. Naturally, the timing for each will be individual. Perhaps someone will find the answer on the first day, and someone will need to take a break after each task for thoughtful reflection. But the timing is not the most important thing, especially if the trip is exciting. Well, are you ready? Go!
The first day. Look into the future and dream
Our fantasies are not only a storehouse of information about ourselves and our goals, but also a powerful source of motivation for their realization. To make it easier to fantasize, let's play a game. Imagine that you are a kind of hundred-year-old dreamer-lucky. Not only did you live in your mind and health to such a serious name day, you were also incredibly lucky in life, and you achieved fantastic success in everything you undertook. Healthy, prosperous, live in abundance, in a word, prosper. Your relatives and friends have gathered to congratulate you and celebrate this significant event with you. Or maybe not only friends, but also reporters, the press, celebrities ...
Represented? And now remember your whole happy life, full of interesting and exciting events. What were you doing? What they were doing? Where, in what environment? Who was next to you? What did you feel? Describe your lifestyle, everything that was important to you, all areas of life. Preferably on paper or in a text editor.
Then read your text, preferably out loud, paying attention to how you feel and how your voice sounds. Do you really want these fantasies to become reality? Are you ready to try?
In order to be where you want to be in 100 years, you need to start the path in the chosen direction right now.
Second day. Allow yourself everything and dream
Very often, our calling is hidden somewhere between the area of our interests, the sphere of innermost desires and a few deeply hidden and forgotten childhood dreams. We are so afraid of this Pandora's box that we hide it far away in the closet of our memory, so that later we can hastily push into it everything that we wanted, but did not come true, was planned, but did not come true. And then forget.
In order to open the veil and take another step towards your calling, you will need to get this box, blow off the dust and carefully shake out everything that you stuffed into it. Think of all your dreams, desires, interests, and everything you've ever wanted to try, and write it down. To complete the picture, add a list of improbabilities to them. Do not limit your imagination: the more points you write, even the most ridiculous ones, the better. Let them be 100 or more, but not less than 20.
By the way, this exercise has an interesting by-effect. Save the list and check it after a while. Some of your wishes will come true by themselves, without your participation. For everything to come true, some actions will need to be taken, but that's a completely different story.
When we were little, each of us knew our purpose. If you have forgotten what you dreamed about as a child, ask your relatives.
Day three. Design your ideal contract
Imagine you are a star! You are so professional, in demand and popular that "headhunters" are chasing you, ready to do anything to get you. You are offered to sign a contract with an ideal salary, in which you are allowed to independently choose what you will do, in what field and under what conditions. Yes, you are the lucky one!
You, of course, guess that each of us actually has such an opportunity? If not, I'm sharing a secret with you. The modern world offers a wide variety of professions and fields of activity, any options for work schedules and other conditions. Unfortunately, very often many do not know what they want, or do not want to make an effort to achieve what they want. Or, for some reason, they do not find the opportunity to sit down and think seriously about this issue.
So let yourself be puzzled by it right now and choose the perfect job. Let's think broader, because we ourselves are the authors of all our limits and limitations. Have 100 items on your list, or at least 20. By the way, this exercise is useful to do from time to time, as your preferences may change and it is important to adjust your ideal contract so that the work continues to inspire you.
It is worth not only to draw up your ideal contract, but also to review it from time to time. Our preferences can change and it is important to make adjustments in time so that our work continues to inspire us.
Day four. What would you like to give to others?
All of us . We live in a society and cannot exist independently, on our own. Therefore, it always alarms me when I hear that someone wants to do something exclusively for themselves. Wants to have fun in the process, achieve self-realization through favorite activities and get satisfaction from achieving results. All these desires are beautiful, but the questions “Why?”, “Why are you?”, “What is your meaning?” remain unanswered.
It seems to me that such an egocentric position is initially inferior and flawed in relation to the one in which the motive to “give” is present. Activity can bring complete satisfaction only if you share something with others, serve them. And transform your favorite hobby You can only work if you find a way to benefit others through your work.
A combination of answers to the questions "Why?" and “What do I want to give to others?” will give the very meaning without which complete satisfaction from work is impossible.
Day five. What do you like and really enjoy?
Up to this day, we have focused on your dreams, interests, desires, and what you would like to do. You were not limited by anything except your fantasies and self-created limitations. Your dreams, interests and desires are the guides to your work, but they contain a certain amount of risk. If most of them have remained in the fantasy world and you have not tried to realize them, you cannot be sure that this is exactly what you like and enjoy. Nevertheless, these lists are very important for discovering a calling. Let's leave them for a while.
Now we will return from the realm of fantasy to the real world. Your personal experience is another important source of information on the path to your calling. By carefully going through all your attempts to do something and the degree of your pleasure in the process, you can also find clues that will lead you to a calling.
Remember what you really like to do and what you definitely enjoy - in past jobs, while studying, during any other activity that you did. As a reminder, the key difference from the list you made on Day 2 is that you've tried it, and you know you're enjoying it. As usual, aim for 100 pips and keep them at least 20.
To be sure that you really like it and bring pleasure, you can only try what you dreamed about. Look for your calling in your experience and experiment more with your fantasies and interests.
Day six. Your talents, abilities, skills and their reflection in others
Each of us has many talents, whether we develop them or not. Think about what you are doing well, what have you achieved heights and achievements in? You probably have something that you know how to do better than others. Don't know about it? Remember what requests you usually receive. Don't remember? Then take a chance and ask! Call your relatives and friends and ask them what they would lose if they did not know you. Be prepared for the most unexpected answers. You will definitely learn a lot of interesting things! :)
Your talents and abilities will point you in the right direction to your calling. Do not know what you are strong in - ask others!
Day seven. Role, skill, vocation
The seventh day is a day of analysis and answering questions. Read each list and analyze it. Pay attention to the points that:
- repeated several times;
- seem to you the most valuable and important right now;
- cause you a special response and awe.
Choose about 10 items from each list (the number of items is not a strict parameter). Divide the items into four groups:
- Field of activity (medicine, art, sports, and so on).
- The essence of the activity (what exactly to do, what to do).
- Conditions (where, how, with whom, what time).
- Qualities and skills (how and what I can do).
Record all items on clean slate A4 or in a new text editor document. Add a description of your ideal lifestyle from day one and answers to the question “What do I want to give to others” from day four.
Analyze the resulting description and answer the questions: “What am I really do in peace when I do this?”, “What am I really I give the world when I do this?”, “What is my real role when I do this?”, “What is my exceptional gift what is mine skill And vocation when do I do it? Take your time, these questions require serious thought. The answers to them will allow you to find yourself.
Want to connect with work? Abstract and look at the result as if from the outside, as if it was not written by you, but by another person. Write job options that would fit such a request. Show to others and ask them to name options for a job that suits you. If you have the courage, publish it on the networks. The more people with different professional erudition you show, the more diverse job options you will get. It is desirable to get a list of 20-30 various options professions. Choose one or two or three of them that you like the most.
Assess reality. To what extent what you are doing now is close and consonant with your request. Consider a strategy. Cardinal change? Smooth transition? Work at the same job, but the vocation to make a hobby and develop in an interesting direction in parallel? Write a plan. Take the first step. Check experimentally.
This will take several months or years. Scary? Be afraid, but do it. These few months or years will still pass sooner or later, and you either try or not. Hurry, because no one knows when his centennial anniversary will come. Remember, happiness is not the final destination, it is the journey itself. Even a few seconds closer to your ideal life- this is the result.
Svetlana Badovskaya
The article “Profession “teacher”: by vocation or? ... "
Profession« Teacher» - "By vocation, or?."
“First we teach our children. Then we ourselves learn from them. Whoever does not want to do this is behind his time.”
Jan Rainis
One of the most difficult professions in the world - teacher!
Probably not everyone is able become a teacher, because for this it is not enough to get a higher education, and it is also necessary to have a genuine craving for professions. Whoever chooses the path of a teacher devotes himself entirely to education, otherwise he would not be able to instill in his students a love of knowledge.
At a new turn of time, when the speed of development of science and technology determines the tasks of education, it is necessary to constantly learn everything: And Teachers, and students. And first of all learn build successful interpersonal relationships.
Real Teacher grows and develops together with students, taking them into the world of the unknown. Every child has abilities and talents. And in order for them to open, it is necessary to master the ways, methods, techniques of the mind, soul and high Spirit!
Teacher in the modern school is not the only source of information, with the only correct point of view. Therefore, he accepts the position of a person in the face of a student, his personal opinion, his point of view, his position, which often differs from others.
love children "comfortable" who do not contradict anyone, sit quietly, get good grades - a lot of mind and strength are not needed.
Necessary learn to love even those who reread, who lose interest in learning, who do not want to go to school.
These common truths should be understood by teachers of schools and universities, as well as students who have chosen this noblest and most complex profession.
Why do you often hear schoolchildren:-ta, some new teacher, young and angry. He shouts at us, makes us redo work a hundred times, clean up the work place after everyone. The old one was kind and never shouted at us, even when we were late ...
If you turn to statistics the quality of the educational process in universities over a decade and a half, it is possible to trace the trend of growth in commercial education and a decrease in the budgetary provision of universities by the state. What are the consequences of such trends. Is quality teaching possible in schools if "paid" diplomas and weak vocational training.
Here is a review of a parent of one of the schools in the city about teacher professionalism: - Yes, Lord, what will you take from her? I graduated from the institute in absentia for money, I haven’t read a single book, but I give my child C’s…
What do we have today?
Definitely a low level professional training of young professionals due to the increase in the volume of commercial training of students! Hence the low level of competition of students entering the university. They take everyone in a row with the fact that when you really need it study, many "weed out". But global "dropout" does not happen, since many universities have a system for buying grades. Every year, issue after issue, a huge number of so-called specialists appear, including teachers, but few come to school, and even then without the necessary knowledge, talent and desire. Future university students are oriented in advance to the wave of commercial relations between the teacher and the student.
Arriving at school, a young teacher finds himself in a world of unknown relationships teacher-student, teachers - teachers , head teacher and director, teachers-states. A lot of advice and recommendations from senior colleagues and administration, the first failures and despair. How to build your pedagogical destiny in the flow of events and information boom, decide on the manner of communication with students and colleagues, correctly orient yourself in the process of creating your pedagogical credo?
Many questions have to be answered, first of all, by yourself.
How, you ask?
V. G. Belinsky spoke: “Without striving for something new, there is no life, no development, no progress”. These words have been spoken for a very long time. And it seems to me that these words are about him, about modern teacher, about teacher who strives forward, who is ready to master everything new, innovative and successfully apply in the practice of his work.
Modern society is inextricably linked with the process of informatization. Life itself forces us to actively use information computer technologies. (ICT) in the educational process.
The brain of a child, tuned to receive knowledge in the form of entertainment programs on television, perceives the proposed information much more easily. teacher information through ICT. Hence, teacher it is necessary to master not only modern methods, but also new educational technologies in order to communicate in the same language with the child and continuously developing computer technologies. Before teacher the task is to teach children in such a way that they can quickly and flexibly respond to changing conditions, be able to discover new problems and tasks, and find ways to solve them.
A student of the 21st century, who came to school from the modern world, focused mainly on material values, is immersed in a completely different world - a world with predominant spiritual guidelines. Some guys express a violent protest, others adapt to the requirements of the school.
teacher it is necessary to show maximum patience and understanding, constantly improve one's own level of education and organize educational process to make every student feel comfortable.
It’s hard to be like that if you weren’t taught to think, search, study!
Is there a way out of this situation? Is the state ready recognize failure of the predominance of commercial education and outline ways to solve the problem? It is very difficult to answer this question.
But to answer the question: "What teacher is a calling or specialty according to the diploma? ”, I still try.
Let's try to figure out if we need vocation in the chosen profession or enough marks in the diploma of specialization.
And what is vocation?
Inclination, inner attraction to some business, some professions, in possession or in the belief that one has the necessary abilities for that, there is vocation. Can you feel vocation for science, vocation to the music and follow your own vocation.
At any profession is very important so that a person loves his work and receives spiritual satisfaction from it.
Working in a preschool educational institution music director I got to know a very interesting person and a good teacher Shulga Lyudmila Petrovna. Lyudmila Petrovna from early childhood dreamed become educator and devoted her entire conscious life to raising children in a preschool institution. Many dozens of grateful pupils recall with warmth and tenderness the years spent next to Lyudmila Petrovna. Why did this extraordinary woman and educator so sunk into the hearts of her pupils.
To understand this, you need to be around as long as possible, and be able to observe the continuous pedagogical process, which is built on inspired creativity. This and unusual activities, joint with parents creative projects and research, magical scenarios of fairy tales and show productions, puppet shows before going to bed. And, of course, as a result - the excellent knowledge of the students who are lucky, who daily attend group No. 9 under the unpretentious name "Rocket".
Yes, this is exactly the case when They say: "Works on vocation!» .
But why do they say that about rare teachers? What is the secret and magic of a real and talented teachers?
Maybe in his appearance, or in a rich arsenal of knowledge. Or maybe he got into right time in the right place and he's lucky?
How to figure it out? What is the guarantee that you will take place as teacher?
Maybe know your subject well? Skillfully use didactic and methodological developments? Love children?
Or maybe you need to be able to communicate competently and effectively?
Is there something more important and something less important from the above listed in teaching profession? many and many teachers know their subject well, know how to use the method of teaching the subject, love children, but do not feel satisfaction from the work performed. We often hear that the reasons for this dissatisfaction are low wages. teachers. It's hard not to agree. But let's imagine that the situation changes in a magical way and you and I get a decent salary, won't all the problems that torment us disappear from our school life? Is it possible to say that the amount of money we receive contains a secret professional excellence?
The educational process at school is complex system pedagogical interaction. Pedagogical axiom says: may be professor in the field of their subject, but if there is no relationship between teacher and students, there will be no education results.
The teacher is a representative of the profession, which belongs to the "man-man" system, and therefore, no matter what he does, fulfilling his professional duties, he has to interact, communicate with other people. The more efficient teacher knows how to organize this interaction, the more pleasure he gets from the results and the labor process itself. The transition to student-centered learning, based on respect for the personality of the child, knowledge of his characteristics and building education taking into account the characteristics and needs of each, requires a change in the style of the relationship between the teacher and students. Relationships are as important as the rules for organizing a lesson. It is possible to master the rules of relationships only in practical activities, it is necessary to analyze actions more often, to carry out self-reflection of pedagogical activity, and then what is called cooperation in pedagogy, an active type of interaction, will gradually form and develop.
Summarizing the above, it can be argued that the more information, methods and tools in their work uses teacher The more diligently he analyzes his pedagogical activity, the greater the effect of his work. After all, not a single most modern computer and the fastest Internet will provide teacher the main thing is the ability to create, study, work on yourself, experiment and share your knowledge and experience gained in the process of self-education. Then, for sure, after many years about such teachers will say: « Teacher from God! How lucky we are!”
VOCATION
VOCATION
The number of Slavicisms that have experienced the semantic influence of Western European languages is very large. Semantic history of the word vocation can serve as a vivid example of the organic combination of folk Russian, Old Slavonic and Western European elements in the structure of the word.
Among verbs derived from call for, some bear a bright stamp of lively colloquial expression (for example, call, convene, call, name in the sense of `to invite', etc.; cf. call And call), others lead to book language contexts (e.g., call out; cf. appeal), thirdly, book shades are somewhat obscured by formal and colloquial ones. Such is the verb urge(cm. called for military service; cf. call And vocation). There is no doubt that the verb urge appeared in the Russian literary language due to the influence of the Old Church Slavonic language (cf. examples of the use of words call- call, vocation, invocation at Sreznevsky, 2, p. 1402-1403). But the close connection and correlation of this word with homogeneous Russian formations from the verb call for weakened its old Slavic basis. However, a noun derived from it vocation did not leave the sphere of bookish language.
In modern Russian, the word vocation denotes `inclination, inner attraction or predisposition to some business, profession.'" For example: to feel vocation to music; artist by calling etc. As a nuance of the same meaning, there is such a semantic shade: `purpose, purpose of life or activity.' For example, in Nekrasov's poem "In Memory of Asenkova":
Alas, you were naive
Going backstage -
you kindly understood
Vocation actresses.
The original meaning of this word is `call, invitation", i.e. action on the verb call - call outdated and unused. Meanwhile it was single meaning of this word until the romantic era, that is, until the 20-30s of the XIX century.
In the dictionaries of the Russian Academy vocation is defined as follows: “The action of the caller. Vocation whom to yourself. Vocation to the judge” (sl. 1822, part 5, p. 310). Karamzin, Zhukovsky, Pushkin widely use the word vocation in this original meaning. For example, in Pushkin's language:
Here at night there is bliss and peace,
And during the day, noise and feasting.
Come to friendly vocation,
Come, young traveler!
(Ruslan and Lyudmila, song 4).
Hear, poet, my vocation,
Do not deceive my hopes.
(To Yazykov, 1824)
So - praise to you, Plague!
We are not afraid of the darkness of the grave,
We won't be bothered by your vocation!
We sing glasses together,
And the Virgin-Rose drink breath-
Perhaps - full of Plague!
(Feast during the plague, 1830).
However, already in the late 20s - early 30s of the XIX century. the new meaning, which has come down to our time, comes through very clearly (perhaps partly under the influence of the semantics of German Veruf cf. French vocation). The new meaning of the word vocation entered the philosophical lexicon of the Russian intelligentsia of the 30s, who were fond of Schellingism. In Gogol's article "A few words about Pushkin" (1832-1834): "... for anyone who only feels a spark of the saint in himself vocations, there is a subtle intelligibility ... which does not allow him to show his talent in such a way ”(1894, 1, p. 228). N. V. Stankevich in a letter to Ya. M. Neverov (dated October 14, 1833): “My vocation not that, although I do not see my real vocations"(Westerners of the 40s, p. 33). To him, in a letter from N.V. Stankevich dated December 2, 1835: “You say that I was always wrong in calling. Sometimes. This is the fate of all. But I don't consider philosophy mine vocation; it may be a step through which I will move on to other activities” (ibid., p. 43). In the dictionary of 1847, reflecting the literary usage no later than the 30s of the 19th century, this new meaning is already noted: "`The state of the called one'; `destiny". A gifted young man, without betraying his vocation, strengthens innate abilities by teaching” (3, p. 465).
Around the middle of the XIX century. - during the period of revision of romantic terminology and phraseology - the word vocation acquires a taste of rhetorical expression, book splendor, elation, false pathos. In a letter from I. S. Turgenev to E. M. Feoktistov (dated December 27, 1852): “I sympathize with your position and fully share your thoughts about solitude - use it to clarify your own vocation - or if this word seems too pompous to you, to find out which road you need to take” (Turgenev and Sovremennik, p. 155). Wed in The Nest of Nobles (ch. 25): “With all that, Mikhalevich did not lose heart and lived for himself as a cynic, idealist, poet, sincerely cherishing and lamenting about the fate of mankind, about his own vocation, - and caring very little about how not to die of hunger.
The article has not been published before. The archive preserved the typescript with the author's corrections. Here it is printed by typescript with the introduction of some necessary clarifications and amendments.
On the history of word meanings vocation V. V. Vinogradov writes in the article “On the issue of streamlining modern Russian spelling”: “The Russian language has not remained unchanged since the time of Pushkin ... Some old words have fallen out of literary use (for example, separation, in vain, seductive and others like it), others have changed their meanings (for example, vocation, outrageous, young lady, craven, fist etc.)..." (magazine "Russian Language at School", 1954, No. 4, p. 34). See also about the word vocation in a note about the word " Consistent» in this edition. - IN. P.
V. V. Vinogradov. History of Words, 2010
Synonyms:See what "VOCATION" is in other dictionaries:
calling, callings, cf. (book). 1. only units Action under ch. call to call, call, invitation (obsolete. torzh.). Come to a friendly calling, come, O young traveler. 2. Inclination, inner attraction to some kind of business, some kind of ... ... Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov
See duty... Synonym dictionary
VOCATION, I, cf. 1. Propensity for a particular business, profession. P. to science. Doctor by vocation. 2. Business of life, appointment. Raising children was her calling. Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 ... Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov
See Specialty (Source: "Aphorisms from around the world. Encyclopedia of Wisdom." www.foxdesign.ru) ... Consolidated encyclopedia of aphorisms
English vocation/ colling/ mission; German Berufung. A penchant for one thing or another; purpose. Antinazi. Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2009 ... Encyclopedia of Sociology
VOCATION- (English vocation) see Propensity. Big psychological dictionary. Moscow: Prime EUROZNAK. Ed. B.G. Meshcheryakova, acad. V.P. Zinchenko. 2003 ... Great Psychological Encyclopedia
Ex., s., use. comp. often Morphology: (no) what? vocations for what? calling, (see) what? calling what? vocation, about what? about calling; pl. What? vocation, (no) what? vocations for what? callings, (see) what? vocations than? vocations, oh ... ... Dictionary of Dmitriev
Vocation- (German - the call of God) - high professional abilities that ensure joyful and effective work of a person. Once upon a time, the word "calling" meant "the call of God to people." In Christianity, calling is interpreted as a manifestation of God's grace, ... ... Fundamentals of spiritual culture (encyclopedic dictionary of a teacher)
Given the variety of professions that exist in the world, it is difficult to choose the one that suits a particular person. But, it is necessary to do this, because from the right decision the rest of your life will depend. Since children rarely think about such things, their parents first tell them about the choice of a future profession. Then the teachers at the school. If they make a mistake, then the person himself tries to understand his vocation. And this search can drag on for a lifetime. Especially in the case of the versatility of nature, which pushes in all directions. Doesn't let you stop at just one. But, there are a number of techniques that help you understand your calling. They will be discussed further.
What is a calling?
A vocation is a person's ability to engage in one or another type of activity. As they say, "to what the soul lies." If you guess with the choice of your future specialty, then you can achieve the greatest growth in this craft. Since most people's lives depend on employment, understanding your calling means securing your own future. The main thing is not to confuse this word with the closely related “destiny”, which denotes a person’s life mission entrusted to him from above.
How to understand your calling?
Unlike destiny, which is sacred in nature, vocation is a rather pragmatic concept. It can be determined by the internal inclinations of a person, his genetics, upbringing and a number of other factors. In order not to get confused in introspection, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with several simple advice how to understand your calling. The main thing is to know that every person has it. It's just easier for some to see it, and harder for others.
1. Analyze your interests.
A good way to define your calling is to figure out what you like to do. You should listen to your inner voice. Hear it and correctly interpret the clues received. To do this, you need to understand what in daily affairs does not cause a feeling. What is the soul for? From what hormones of happiness are produced in the body. After all, doing what you love, you can achieve more than in any other profession. It is not uncommon for a hobby to turn into one, replacing routine work and even bringing in a lot more money.
2. Critically evaluate your abilities.
When trying to find out your calling, it is very important to draw a clear line between “I want” and “I can”. Perhaps someone wants to be a football player, but has been limping since childhood. Of course, this will not prevent him from playing for himself. But, of course, they won’t take him to the big leagues. Another annoys the neighbors all his life by playing his grandfather's piano, while never going on the big stage.
Even if there is no opportunity to do what you love, you should not despair. Indeed, very often a person has not one, but several inclinations. And among them, you should choose the one that works best.
3. Throw away commercialism.
When choosing a future profession, the financial prospects of work play a significant role. People are looking for a calling not where it is more interesting, but where it is more profitable. And then all their lives they are engaged in an unloved business, in an uncomfortable office, with unpleasant employees.
To avoid this, it is advisable to plan your future not only in terms of earnings, but also your preferences. It is enough for a person to imagine himself, at least for a while, very rich and independent. And then analyze what he would like to do if he had everything. Perhaps the thoughts that come to mind at such a moment will be the key to solving this problem.
4. Talk to others.
A sincere conversation with relatives or friends also helps to understand yourself better. After all, it is not in vain that they say that it is more visible from the outside. Most likely, they will pay attention to details that a person has not even thought about.
Remembrances of relatives about our hobbies in childhood can be especially useful. Because it is during this period of life that we are the most sincere. Someone loved to help dad in the garage, another mother in the garden, the third with his grandfather looked after pets. Perhaps in these children's activities and laid future choice engineer, agronomist or veterinarian.
5. Expand your knowledge about professions.
Sometimes difficulties in finding one's vocation are associated with a person's low level of knowledge. He just doesn't have the information he needs to make a choice. Often, coming to one job, an employee is gradually retrained in a completely different direction. It’s just that a person didn’t know that there is such a specialty that will help him fully realize himself.
Most importantly, obtaining such information does not require special costs. It is enough to search the Internet, read books or watch thematic documentaries.
6. Understand what is our benefit.
Since a person is a social phenomenon, his vocation cannot be considered separately from society. In the end, even by ear this word sounds like something noble and necessary. Moreover, by benefiting others, a person increases his personal relevance and recognition. So, the benefit is mutual. According to the principle of competent employment. At first, it is not so important how the employer can be useful to the applicant, the main thing is how the applicant is able to benefit the company.
The main hint in this case may be the requests of others. What kind of assignments do they most often handle. Perhaps this is precisely our main feature.
7. Remember your idols.
We all have people we would like to be like. Real Examples from life, or favorite movie characters, book characters, etc. It is worth considering the question of what unites them all. What profession and Indeed, very often, such idols are an unrealized dream of ourselves. Most likely, our vocation may lie precisely in their kind of activity.
We looked at ways to understand your calling. There may be many more of them. But, even the listed seven techniques can help everyone to better understand themselves and their talents. It is better to use all these tips, and then choose the most common tips.
You can often hear the phrase: “Happy is the one who has found his calling!”. It is difficult to argue with this positive statement, but not everyone understands it correctly. What is a vocation - is it a matter of life or a set of talents?
Definition of the term
If you turn to explanatory dictionaries, the meaning of the word "vocation" is deciphered as the ability or inclination to some particular type of activity. Often the same term is used to refer to the business of life, which is not the main profession. In psychology, a vocation is a combination of ability and desire to do something. This definition can be used to refer to what brings a person joy and satisfaction. At the same time, the acquisition of new skills within the framework of a vocation usually does not cause difficulties and occurs naturally. Often this term is also associated with inspiration and the presence of internal motivation for some type of activity.
Why is it important to find your calling?
It is almost impossible to lead a decent life in the modern world without money. And this means that work occupies a significant place in the life of every person. At the same time, not all of our contemporaries get real pleasure from their professional activities. But this is true happiness and a guarantee life success- Getting positive emotions from your own work. The chosen profession should bring not only a stable income, but also moral satisfaction. At the same time, it is not the career prospects or the creative component of the work process that should be assessed, but the person's personal attitude to a particular type of activity. What is a calling? This is work for joy. Feeling the pleasure of the chosen profession, it is not difficult to be a happy person.
Remember who you wanted to be as a child...
To work according to a calling is true happiness, but how to find your place in life? First of all, you should try to understand your own feelings and emotions. Do you really dislike the profession? Often, work does not bring joy due to the specifics of the organization of the workflow in a particular company. A cardinal change of profession and / or field of activity in adulthood is a responsible step. If you are ready to do it, it's time to think about how to find your calling. Try to remember what you liked as a child. IN early age many children choose professions following the example of their parents or other authoritative adults. You don't have to take your kindergarten dream of "becoming an actress or an astronaut" seriously. But if at school you most of all liked the exact sciences, and you dreamed of being an engineer, but became an economist, it is useful to remember this dream. Write down in one list all the activities and scientific disciplines that were most interesting to you as a child. Having carefully studied the resulting list, you can identify several of the most attractive professions for yourself.
Ask yourself the right questions
Each of us likes to do what we can do without undue effort. You can understand what the vocation is directly for you by closely examining natural talents. This word is more often understood as some kind of creative ability. But in fact, natural literacy, the ability to quickly count in the mind, and developed logical thinking can also be a talent. The meaning of the word "vocation" is often interpreted as "an occupation that a person likes most of all." So why not spend some time exploring your own personality? Try to understand your strengths and weak sides. A vocation is a passion of a person, an occupation during which his soul truly rejoices and opens up. You can find your place in life by identifying the things that are most important to you. What life achievements matter to you personally? What would you like to achieve the most? The answers to these questions can help you find your personal life path.
Search Formula
Some personal development professionals suggest that their clients use a universal formula for finding a calling. In fact, it is not difficult to calculate the type of activity in which you have every chance of achieving success. The secret is that the vocation of each of us is at the intersection of his talents and passion. One should look for "one's own" business among those types of activity for which there are visible abilities. It is also important that the chosen activity brings unconditional pleasure. If you find it difficult to rationally assess your own talents on your own, listen to the opinions of others. Ask close friends and relatives in which areas they think you can be considered the most. efficient person. Be prepared for the answers to surprise you. But it makes sense to carefully consider all the voiced options.
Trial and error works!
How to find your calling if you have identified your own talents and inclinations? It's time to understand how all this can help you fulfill yourself in a professional environment. Having singled out one or more of the most interesting specialties for yourself, it's time to try own forces. If you don't have the experience or qualifications to land the job of your dreams, you can try to get a closer job with less stringent requirements. In parallel, you can take refresher courses or intensively engage in self-development. It is difficult to unequivocally formulate the answer to the question: “What is a vocation?”. But as soon as you find your "life's work", you will definitely experience special feelings. If, when working within the framework of the specialty selected according to the vocation formula, you do not experience any special emotions, it makes sense to try to change everything again. Do not be afraid of change, be afraid to live life surrounded by what does not bring joy.
Do all callings need to be realized?
Do we all really have only one calling and life path? Psychologists and personal development experts agree that each person has several talents, many of which remain undiscovered. So what is true calling? This is an occupation that brings full satisfaction and does not make you doubt the correctness of the chosen life path. At the same time, one person may be interested in and have a penchant for several activities at once. We are talking about happy people who work at their favorite job and manage to devote a lot of time to their own hobby. The vocation can also be the upbringing of children or charity. It is not an easy situation when a person has a number of talents that are difficult to combine with each other. This is the case when you need to weigh all the pros and cons and make a choice in favor of one thing. Knowing what a person's vocation is, it is not difficult to find the main thing in your own life.
