Do you strive for a career or just money

I strive for neither. I have enough interests without having to have a career to fulfil me, and money doesn't buy happiness or peace of mind. Your job sounds interesting.

I wanted to study computer science but my father wanted me to study Electrical Engineering. I wanted to learn Spanish Guitar and my father wanted me to learn classical guitar. I wanted to go abroad for studying and my father wanted me to stay here and find a job. I know it's not my time yet. Half of my life has already passed. Now I am looking for a job that is completely irrelevant from what I have studied. Why am I doing this? Because now my family needs my support. I quit chasing my dream. It's not that I feel sorry about it, but I think it's the best decision to take at this juncture. Once I get a job, I will start to live my life in my own way, free.

Hi dear, From my point of view, life is balance. Life never runs on only one principle. For me both as of equal importance. It depends upon the particular time and situation. You give importance and priority as per that. I would prefer to earn less if my family and my life style doesn't get impacted. So, I can give importance and time to build my career and do thing, which I really love to do.

Hi Actually when i started my career, building up my career was my priority and i didnt care much for the money then. But now after almost 11 years since i started with my career, I think now the money is the priority since i have already established myself now. So priorities keep changing.

I think if I was to work, I definitely strive for money more than anything. I am not a big career person, I only wanted to look for a job that paid me good and gave me benefits, that was it, didn't really care if I could be something something else. And now I am a homemaker so I don't need to worry about it.

I'm not a grown-up yet, so my job at the moment as dishwasher is mostly for the money, but I like to work there, because of the good people, who works there. about the question, then I have often think about, that I would do it for the money, but I don't think it's the way to think. If you want to earn much money of what you're doing, then you need a passion for it.

I think that sounds like a great story. I think the only reason that anyone should sacrifice happiness for money is to save for a goal or if you need the money for your kids. If you aren't happy you should always look for a way to change things for the positive. It sounds like you did that. It must be a very exciting job working on a cruise ship! Do you get to travel and see new places? What places do you get to see? I have been traveling around and working since August of last year. I was in the first place 2 months and then got a better offer. When I got this new position It wasn't what I expected. I knew within the first week that it wasn't for me so I started looking for a new job. I found a job up north in the Yukon. The Yukon is right next to Alaska. I've been here for just over a month. Its okay here. Very boring. There isn't much to do but the job is easy and I can save money. I have some online schooling to work on while I'm here. Plus I'm only here until June Max.

I would rather make a little less money but to get up with a smile to a work day and to enrich my knowledge then to focus only on the money. in the end, money comes and money goes, but the life experience is the most important thing and with a job that you like and interest you your life experience would be much greater.

Hello sunehant, Teachers always told us to study harder and make good to all our subjects in class so that in the end we could have a good career and have a very nice income. . Am happy and contented with my present job and salary though it is not related to my graduated profession. But things had change, my views had change. Nothing is constant and its not all about career and money when you grow older in number hehe and not by looks hopefully. I have been through striving for career and money and its all the same when your heart is not happy. Now i am at the stage of life begins at 40. It is where physical fitness fights against the gradual occurrence of old age. Life is so short and for me it is more meaningful if i leave something that i can call it a legacy of my existence on earth.

Never i will change my career for money.I will like to choose the role and responsibilities and how can i get my knowledge improve from the current industry.

The ideal is to have both the job that you want while earning a satisfying job. I've asked myself this question a lot of times, but I always strive for career over money. I was once offered a job in a good company with good salary, however the job was not the one I really wanted. As a result, I turned down the job and settled for the other job which I really like doing, and I must say that I never regretted my decision.

One must strive to have a career, a long-time career. Cause if you are just there for the money, sooner or later you'll get burned out of your job. And it will not help you in the long run.

There goes a famous line which says "Where your wealth is there your heart will also be." This means that regardless of the reward whether monetary or otherwise, if your interest or passion is to accomplishing something with contentment and satisfaction then nothing is to be worried. For sure, many are earning a big sum of money but they are not contented and never find self-fulfillment. Like for instance, I used to be an ordinary classroom teacher for 5 years. I was enjoying my job until an opportunity came for me to be an educational manager or a school principal, so to speak. I accepted the offer without any hesitation but what I assured myself was to give it a try. There's no harm in trying anyway. I was able to meet deadlines and conform to the requests of the top management members but later I didn't find my self into it so I resigned from the position as educational manager or a school principal after serving for less than 2 years and returned to teaching since I consider teaching as my "cup of tea." Being paid as an educational manager or a school principal is a lot higher than an ordinary classroom teacher who teaches reading, writing, and arithmetic but it satisfies me and I always find self-fulfillment at the end of the day. Therefore, I strive for a career not just simply to earn money but to consider teaching as my career or profession as a MISSION with PASSION since I love edifying the minds and kindling the lives of the young minds...

Hello Sunehant, In parallel with my studies i tried a lot of activities in hope of making money, but none were my dream job. I knew in general what i wanted to do but i always considered my favorite professional activity more of a job for pleasure than for money, so i tried to find something to do beside that to earn the income i wanted. Right now i'm doing what i like, but still i don't consider it a real source of revenue. To clarify, i'm a doctor of holistic medicine, but my goal with my job is to help as many people as i can with minimum costs for them, so i don't have the hours of the day to see as many patients as to make a substantial income. But, as you said, i'm glad i'm doing what i like, and people can benefit from it, and along with that i'm making money from other sources too, even if not as rewarding emotionally as medicine.

I think doing a job you really like or enjoy doing is the best choice since if you like your job, the tendency for you is to master it and it won't be long before you get promoted, teach new recruits and later on be the manager or own a similar company. On the other hand, doing a job just for money would be good for a short time only, doing what you do not want would cause you to give a lack luster performance and it would just be a matter of time till they find out and replace you with somebody more enthusiastic. Doing something just for money could become the most frustrating decision you would ever make, not unless money is also a genuine passion and motivation that would make any work just fine as long as you make money, good luck on your career