In 2004, Malaysia was shook by Nur Amalina Che Bakri scoring 17 1As in her SPM examination. As a result, she flew away to United Kingdom to pursue her studies in medicine, and Malaysia barely heard any words from her again.
But, in recent years, she has resurfaced on social medias, as a successful surgeon-to-be. Despite her appearance is heavily critiqued by few people for not aligning with Malaysian, and specifically, Islamic values, that did not stop her from spreading positive vibes to everyone, making her (unofficially) a public figure, especially to Malaysian youths. And that is admirable, of course.
I too follow her, and I like watching her updates, especially when she talks about her career, and generally about being a doctor.
Like, she updates about surgeries and on-calls like regular girls updating about shopping and checking in into restaurants.
Why she does this? Is it because she found the job of a doctor to be a 'good' job? A high-paying job?
Although that is purely depends on the heart that we can't see, but her actions make people following her, including me, believe that she does that simply because she likes being a doctor. She loves her job, and she is proud to share her works and how it makes changes, from small to big.
And why does she genuinely loves her job?
Yes, maybe high pay and the nobility of the job increase the value of the job. but
'liking' as we all know is purely out of interest. And the feeling of 'loving' a job came out when we are able to pursue our interest.
When we truly love our jobs, we are able to be the best, and produce the best output, for others.
So,
1. To those who are currently looking for jobs...
Try as best as you can to find a job that you love.
Yes, it's not easy. So if you are unable to do so, or you are actually still looking for what actually type of career that you love, than don't find a job, or don't work for something that you hate.
That's the bare minimum.
If you can't do what you love, don't do what you hate.
This sounds like common sense, right?
But actually, either due to fear or greed, people tend to search the most high-paying job.
Their main priority is how much money they will make. This will allegedly ensure security and happiness.
Of course there is no problem in hunting for high-paying job. But if you make it your main purpose, you will tend to do the least work for the greatest amount of money possible, in the name of so-called optimization. As a result,
your work performance will always be low, and this will effect people around you.
Again, there is no wrong in searching money. But, to secure yourself, you only need earn money sufficiently, not as much as possible. Don't be swayed by greed, or don't think more money equate happiness.
2. To those who already have jobs...
You are very fortunate if you already love your job, so do your best. Apart from that, like Dr Amalina, try to share and educate people about it. Not to boast or brag, nor to debate, but basically to bring knowledge and benefit to people around you.
For example, my mother loves watching Animal Planet. Like other people, of course she would focus on the animals. But onthe other hand, whenever I get to watch it with her, I would focus on the humans involved instead.
Although I don't have a desire to become such people, Animal Planet really make a good job of making those jobs appealing to me. Ironically, I bet my mum would not allow me to do such job, even with her liking to watch it.
But again, my main point is, Animal Planet manages to educate me about the job of those people involved in generally the zoology world. I no longer hold stereotypes like those jobs are low paying jobs, for animal-lover weirdos, or those jobs are deadly dangerous.
So, make sure that
your job does not only benefit you, but also people around you, by educating people about them.
3. To those who are hating or not liking your job...
If you don't like your job, it's okay.
We don't get everything we want in our lives. So, try your best to produce your best work, and try your best to integrate those that you actually love into your workforce. By doing so, you are able to keep the good quality of your work.
If you hate your job (not liking and hating can be two different emotions with two different intensities), but you basically need money, again it's okay. Especially if you really have no other income sources that you can think of, or you are unable to do those said income sources. Be patient and try your best to stay productive.
Our hatred is not an excuse for us to slack in our jobs.
But, if now your financial is stable, I'm telling you for real,
try to consider going out from your job and pursuing what you actually love.
Yes, this means taking a few steps back in your life. But you will leap a thousand steps foward later.
Yes, this means sacrificing your security. Just a bit, ultimately for your happiness.
People might question you and mock you. But soon enough, they will be in awe with your success and victories.
You will be in a hardhip, temporarily. But you will bounce back with more peace in your life.
Because, if you don't do this while you can, ultimately
you will hate a majority of your life.
Imagine this.
You're working on the weekdays. Weekend is the only escape you have.
You will hate 5/7 days of your week.
Jobs are not just jobs. They will affect your lifestyle. There will expectations, formal or informal, that require youto fulfill them. There are sacrifices that you must make. All of these may just make your hatred grow.
So, will you continue to live hating most of your life? When all you need to do is just to take a few steps back, for the sake of people around you, but ultimately yourself?
Seriously, do you want that kind of life? Seriously, you don't want to get out from this situation while you can?
For your information, my very first video talks about career,
(You can watch it here) since I really care and like talking about career choices.
Why? Because I believe career is a massive part of someone's life. To me it is not just working to get money. It dictates your lifestyle and ultimately your life. Did you notice that?
If you didn't, I just hope that you won't notice it when you're in your deathbed at your old age, and ultimately spend your remaining days will regret.
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Update July 2020: I've made my debut as an author, with my very first ever book talking about career-building in Malaysia. Click here!
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