If you hate your job, don't feel alone. Most people do. But you don't have to forever.

The first step is to plan your next move. The second step is to MOVE.

As far as I can tell, here are the 3 paths to your dream career:

Leave Current Employer for a Role in a Different Existing Company

This is the path most people think of first. It means polishing the 'ole resume and submitting job applications on places like LinkedIn, Indeed, and Monster.

When your boss is a dick or you don't believe in the product/service your company sells, this can be a legit solution.

Don't forget to leverage your current network. Call your family and friends, tell them you are on the hunt for a new opportunity, and ask them if they know of anything. Warm introductions to employers go much further than cold application submissions.

Maneuver into a Different Position with the Same Employer

This path is usually the easiest. Lots of unhappiness comes from carrying the wrong responsibilities, so if you can move into a different position that has fewer responsibilities you don't enjoy and more you do, then this is a great option.

Look around your current organization. Are there places you can go to pick up new, more suitable responsibilities?

Become an Entrepreneur by Starting Your Own Business

Some people are built to work for others. Seeking employment is best for them.

Others are built to work for themselves, and being told what to do, how to do it, and where to be for 40+ hours per week flies in the face of their internal constitution.

If you fall into the latter bucket, then you are an entrepreneur-in-hiding. The reason you hate your job doesn't have anything to do with the job. It has to do with the fact that you aren't built to be an employee. You have some product or service you're meant to give other people.

And you won't find joyful contentment until you take the risk, start the business, and get started on the work you're meant to do.

Now, which of the three is your path out?

3 Paths to the Career You Were Born to Do

If you hate your job, don't feel alone. Most people do. But you don't have to forever. The first ste

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