I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author.
Interpretation
Finding a career that aligns with your passions and strengths is a fortunate situation.
In this quote, Mary Pope Osborne expresses her gratitude for being able to pursue a career that not only fulfills her but also matches her unique personality traits and interests. By identifying herself as lucky, she highlights the importance of passion in one’s professional life, suggesting that true happiness in work comes from doing what one loves.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing careers based on passion.
I discovered writing children's books was a way to keep living in my imagination like a child. So I wrote a number of books before I started 'Magic Tree House.' Then, once I got that, I never looked back because I could be somewhere different in every single book.
Writing is a miracle. You can travel anywhere in the world, to any time and any place — and still be home in time to have dinner.
On a career level, I always advise people to look ahead and be open to changes in direction. That job that seems so good now can easily turn into a nightmare if you do not see the possible corners it can land you in.
For many people a job is more than an income - it's an important part of who we are. So a career transition of any sort is one of the most unsettling experiences you can face in your life.
If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished - there will always be work you haven't done.
By an irony of fate, my first employment was as a draughtsman. I hated drawing; it was for me the very worst of annoyances. Fortunately, it was not long before I secured the position I sought, that of chief electrician to the telephone company.
Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
Employers have gone away from the idea that an employee is a long-term asset to the company, someone to be nurtured and developed, to a new notion that they are disposable.
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