Find a job you'd love: Play the "sun" game

Here is a fun way to find what a job your'd enjoy.

I call it the "sun" game, because it looks like the rays of the sun.

Draw a circle, and inside the circle write a area that you would like to work in. Let's say you love golf, then write the word "golf" inside the circle.

Then draw rays of the sun, lines going out from that circle.

On each line write the name of something you could do that would be connected with golf.

• caddy
• instructor
• office admin
• sales of memberships
• sales in pro shop
• golf clothing designer
• golf tour operator

..... that is just a very few, and very random examples, but you get the idea.

Everything you can possibly think of that is connected to your base topic, in this case golf.

Keep going. Get your friends involved. Silly ideas are welcome, just keep on brainstorming till everyone totally runs out of ideas.

"Google" your topic on the internet, and see what comes up. Maybe some new ideas for your sun diagram.

Look in the yellowpages under golf. Any new ideas there?

If this results in no obvious "yes I can do that" moments, start to analyze each one, thinking of exactly what variations on each idea might work for you.

This is a great way to flesh out how to find a job, often in a line of work, or related to a hobby, where you really never thought you could make a living.

Yes, you can make a living doing what you love - sometimes it just takes more time than others to work out how to do it.

More help in planning your next career.

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