CAREER VS. PURPOSE

I will like to start by attempting to put this matter in proper perspective.

The Mantra:’ Career Vs. Purpose’ places the two as competitors not compliments. This is out of place.

Career, as defined by Wikipedia, is the Individual journey through learning, work and other aspects of life. An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life with opportunities for progress.

Purpose is an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. The reason, for which something is done, created or exists.

Career is a vehicle for perpetuating purpose. For some people the only motivation they get from their job is the remuneration. For them career is a mere routine job without any sense of fulfillment of purpose. No passion for work only interested in the Income.

But for others their motivation is far beyond what they can get but give. Their motivation for work is the Impact they make in the lives of the people they come across. Such people come across as people living their dreams because of the Joy and fulfillment they derive.

The only person that can best explain the purpose of a thing is the manufacturer. And he communicates his intent via the product’s manual. God has placed the manuscript in us through our talents and potentials.                                                                                                                                                         What inform your career choice are your values, which is, in turn, predicated by your gifting.

For some other people, they live 95% of their time for Income and just 5% for Impact. For such people it’s like taking 95 steps backward and just 5 steps forward daily. No matter how fast they run in life, they’re running very fast on the wrong road. They are the people the Organizers of this event have in mind.  Such people need to do a reality check, make a U-Turn and ask the question:

Why are my here?

( A Paper presented at VISIONWAYS FORUM On Sat 24th May,2014 BY terrificniyi)