It would be the final piece in the puzzle, because I already have everything else I need to make my life complete. And being a dream job, it would allow me the freedom to…. dream – and then make some, hopefully all, of those dreams come to fruition. The only thing is, I’ve now all but given up on anyone else creating such a job for me, so I’m actively working on creating it for myself – and others, of course! Does that exempt me from entering this little contest? Well, I hope not, because if I’m going to be recruiting people for my own business, I think it’s probably just as necessary – if not more so – for me to know your little “secrets”, don’t you?

would mean the final piece of the puzzle was in place and the picture would make complete sense at last.

I think the most important thing about finding my dream job is that it means I will be happy to get out bed in the morning in anticipation of what the day will bring. One of the best things about securing my dream job is that I will be successful in the role, perhaps not by conventional standards, because I will be doing work that comes naturally.

I have managed to drift into roles that fit reasonably well and there have been times when I have really enjoyed my work. However because I have not taken the time to really understand what my dream job looks like I have not appreciated the good times and more recently have moved away from doing work that suits me. The last eighteen months or so have been incredibly difficult and painfully for me as I have been trying to work that does not really suit me without realising it. Fortunately someone was kind enough to help me understand what sort of person I am.

Since then I have steadily been building up a picture my dream job, drawing on those times when work has been going well. I’m currently trying to work out to turn this dream job into reality and I’m really looking forward to a time when I am doing my dream job. For me this means that it will be easy to do a good job because the work will fit with my strengths and skills. This does not necessarily mean that the work is easy, I like an intellectual challenge, but because I consider the work to be rewarding and challenging and I will have a strong motivation to do the work well. For me I believe that my dream job will be an ongoing series of challenges that I find rewarding to overcome. This means that I am determined to work towards finding my dream job because I’m looking forward to a time when I find my work truly satisfying

However sometime in the last few year I lost sight of what I should be doing and started trying to do work that did not suit me. The result is that the last 18months or so have been incredibly painful and difficult.

I’ve never really known what I really want to do. They saying “Jack of all trades, Master of none” has always been at the back of my mind when I contemplate my working life. At the ripe old age of 40, knowing that I have another 20 good years left to make my mark on the planet, makes me realise that it’s about time I really worked out what the hell it is that I really want to do instead of just coasting. So in response to your question, I think that my life would be different because I would have peace of mind, secure in the knowledge that I am doing what I am supposed to be doing, something that I actually good at. True job satisfaction is something that has always eluded me, so just being able to say that I have it will make a huge difference because being happy, secure, focused and satisfied with your work goes a long way to helping you remain happy, secure, focused and satisfied with your life and lets face it, anything that can ease the pressures of modern day living has got to be worth investing in, whether that investment be time or money or both.