A person walks by. Completely average, completely not worth paying attention to, but they walk by. They could have been famous from inventing the ‘next great thing’ but instead nobody knows their face from another, because the person walking never did complete their passion, and everyone just keeps going throughout their day, never realizing the potential in one another. That person could have been following their passion in their work, and they would have had been everything that is desirable in this earthly world, but instead of chasing their dreams- what they called a fantasy- that individual settled for the perfect life of mediocrity. That individual ended up desiring more from their day job, they ended up wondering what life would have been like if they had chosen a different path. That individual ended up regretting the path that they had chosen, a path of a career with no future happiness.
This is what happens to people who do not chase their passion. And unfortunately in America, the land of opportunity, this is eighty percent of the population (Dinsmore, 2012). This phenomenon is a disappointing one. America is supposed to be the place to go when a person wants a dream and desires it so badly that they have no other choice but to come here. Because here it is possible, in other places, passions are cut down and destroyed for the greater good of their society.
The real question is: why don’t people chase passions. Most people have a passion or dream, and then decide through one way or another not to follow that passion or dream. People don’t chase their dream career for a variety of reasons but people should chase it for a range of positive outcomes. A person should always be on the lookout for their dream...
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Over time, this dull pain can erode the self-confidence and passion of even the strongest people, which in turn, affects their spouses and children and friends in subtle but profound ways… Though it may be difficult to quantify, the dissatisfaction of employees has a direct impact on productivity, turnover, and morale, all of which eventually hit a company’s bottom line hard,” (p. ix –
Patrick Combs' book, Majoring in Success, argues that one must find their passion in order to become successful by enforcing that: it is important to admit one’s interests to find out what they like to do, it is beneficial to find one’s true aspirations so that they can narrow down their interests, it is helpful too realize that there are many jobs related to one’s interests so they can find the right job, and it is necessary that one faces their fears so they can be successful. I agree with Comb's argument that it is essential for one to determine their passions in order to gain success because I think that one will never truley be "successful," unless they are happy with what they are doing with their lives. I found gis argument and teaching to be inspriational because they have taught me that in order to succeed failure is bound to happen along the way.
“Take This Internship and Shove It” by Anya Kamenetz is about the declining state of jobs for new college graduates or current college students. Anya Kamenetz is attempting to prove that internships, particularly unpaid internships, are part of the problem of new graduates finding employment in their field of study. Kamenetz is also trying to prove internships are harmful to the job market in general. Kamenetz describes internships as “fake jobs” and states internships cause low wages and decline in young workers being part of a union. When an employer can hire someone for free he or she is more likely to do so instead of spending company money on a paid employee. Employers get away with these practices because with an already troubling job market, new graduates worry about finding jobs in their field. Colleges are either requiring students to participate in an internship to graduate or are pushing that internships are the gateway to careers. Kamenetz points out that two-thirds of college students are receiving loans to help pay for their education and it is harmful to the individual to work for free when that time is essential to make money to pay for living and school expenses.
American Dream is different for everyone. It is simply the urge for a better life.
No one should choose a career path or path of study because they think they’re going to strike gold, they should be passionate about what they do. However, Before I had a passion to help others my first love was football, I ate, slept and dreamt football, although those aspirations were short lived. Many people used what they were going through to help better themselves, but I wanted to help others and i thought that was selfish of individuals to only think of themselves while making decisions. If we lived in a world where marketability didn’t exist I think we would be living in a better place because people would do what they genuinely want and not what they are forced to do
Life goes on as well as we moving on, in order to live a happy life, money, passion, happiness and the meaning of it are essential keys. Among thousands of jobs and over billions of people, having a career or achieving a job is not only important but also competitive. Therefore, deciding what you are going to become has always been the toughest decision in life. I am not talking about Mozart, who was born to play and compose music, or Cristiano Ronaldo who decided to pursue for his career as a football player at the age of 14. I am talking about me and my just-found-out-career in a couple hours earlier, Nursing.
America has less strict rules than most other places. It’s an opportunity to start afresh and to seek out work and a new life. This is the American dream. I think everyone is trying to fill the status quo. The America dream is all about being successful in life.
Internships are becoming the norm in today’s ever changing society. Both paid and unpaid internships allow the intern to learn about a particular field or industry, gain experience in that particular field or industry, and build a network that can be leverage for future good. These benefits combined prove to be very useful and significant to the intern because it’s a differentiator from those individuals who did not have an internship. Given the very competitive job market for recent college graduates, the many benefits of internships have caused many interns to pass up pay in return for the aforementioned benefits. Internships have become so standard in the workplace that the National Association of Colleges and Employers recently reported that 75 percent of employers prefer job candidates with relevant work experience, while more than 90 percent prefer to hire interns who have worked for their organization (Bacon, 2011). When it comes to hiring full-time employees, 42% of graduates with internships who applied for a job received an job offer compared to...
Workaholics – people, who have a compulsive and unrelenting need to work (www.dictionary.com) – appear more and more among the working people of United States and other developed countries. At first glance, workaholics do not seem to be such a problem for industry and society as a whole. But in spite of all devotion to their work the workaholic will not be as valuable as a normal worker. Workaholics do not think about anything else except work that can cause severe health problems and can cause problems on their work. All that causes a reduction of economic profit for the company.
to be pointing at. What if that person gets stuck doing another job that he/she lacks interest in and that talent turns into something negative just because society didn’t allowed him/her to fulfill his/her dreams? What now? What is going to happen to that person? If a person with his/her shelved dream loses all hope and is so filled up with anger, he/she might explode with resentment and may commit suicide, homicide or maybe both.
"Work-Life Fit and Enjoying What They Do Top the List of Reasons Why Employees Stay On the Job, New APA Survey Finds." Http://www.apa.org. American Psychological Association, 28 Aug. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2014.
Although, not all dreams come true, giving up is never going to be the correct answer. The whole idea of the American Dream is doing what you love without any consequences. If people allow life to get in the way of their happiness, certain people are constantly going to be upset with the way life turns out. Dreams are not meant to happen overnight or be easy to achieve. Dreams take time, effort, and ambition to achieve. Even then dreams might never come true, but that should not stop anyone from trying their utmost hardest.
...ore and more. That is a large downfall in this land of opportunity, because not everyone will be given the chances others can and they will not be able to amount to the same things. That will hurt people greatly, because the disappointment eventually builds and builds inside a person. America is still just as beautiful as it always was, but not as inviting as it should be. The fear of failure must be greater than ever, especially as our economy expands and that will push people over the edge. The physical and mental pain that can be caused by pushing oneself too far can be incredibly dangerous. The way the American Dream does call for people to push themselves can end up fatal. Sometimes people have had enough of the depression, wariness and pain they feel when trying to maintain an everyday life and that are why the dream is slowly becoming more of a nightmare.
There have been some very good points made recently about the disadvantages of unpaid internships. One of the most obvious is money. While I cannot argue against the importance of money, I can make a compelling argument for why unpaid internships should not be overlooked.
When it is discovered that a worker can fulfill the requirements of their job, but are experiencing shortcomings in doing so, many times it is believed that worker motivation may be the root of the problem (Laird 95). What, though, is work motivation? According to Laird (2006), “motivation is a fundamental component of performance “ and “is the reason that someone chooses to do some things and chooses not to do others”. In other words, work motivation is what energizes workers to the level of output required to fulfill a task, directs their energy towards the objectives that they need to accomplish, and sustains that level of effort over a period of time (Steers et al., 2004). In essence, worker motivation is what gets the job done. Employee motivation has always been a central problem in the workplace, and, as an individual in a supervisory position, it becomes ones duty to understand and institute systems that ensure the proper motivation of your subordinates. Proper motivation of employees can ensure high productivity and successful workflow, while low worker motivation can result in absenteeism, decreased productivity rates, and turnover. A large body of research has been produced regarding motivation, and much of this research is applicable to the workplace. Due to the nature of man, motivation varies from individual to individual, and, because of this, there is no one system that is the best for ensuring worker motivation in every organizational situation, and, as a product, many theories have been created to outline what drives people to satisfactorily complete their work tasks. Throughout the course of this document, the three main types of these motivational theories will be outlined and examples of each as well...