My Real Job...

"The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society -- more briefly, to find your real job, and do it." ~ Charlotte Perkins Gilman

So what does that look like exactly? My "real job", I mean. Since I'm on this quest to find this, I should probably know what it looks like, right? Houston ~ we have a problem.

I truly believe that the "right functional relationship to society" for me is in service to others and I mostly picture that as in service to children and/or the underprivileged. However, here is what I can also picture...me in an energetic role leading department(s) of employees to achieve great things at their jobs (to be better at "doing" than they thought they could be). I also see subdivisions of beautiful houses that are filled with clients that are so pleased to be living in their homes because I helped them with this most difficult process of building a home. I see myself in leadership meetings with other leaders of the company being honest about what work needs to get done and how we (the leaders) can make a difference in that/those outcome(s). Hmmm...I see creative energy abound -- designing a system to make some current way of working to be done better, running a kitchen of some sort (either baking cookies and treats or a business' catering functions), helping a marketing team create new energy about a product or a business...oooo!! That sounds SO good! I always say, even though I hate sales, I could sell wool socks to a billy goat if I believe in the socks!

I think this is part of my current problem (note the use of the word current there!). I can honestly see myself in all of these roles, thus narrowing my focus abilities! To work hard and creatively all the while making a difference in my little (or big) part of the world!! That's my real job!

There's so much to do and I'm half-way through my "work years" already!

Seriously, someone should hire me soon...time is ticking people! :o)