When it comes to changing your career, advice abounds. We see tips on resume writing, job search and interview techniques, plus myriad other “how to’s.” But this post is about you and your passions. You need answer only one key question, and then you’ll know what direction to take.

Here’s the scenario:

The good news: Unbeknownst to you, you have an extremely wealthy aunt. I mean extremely spelled with eighteen-inch high bold Helvetica lettering: Billionaire.

The bad news: She died last week and you never got to know her.

The good news: Despite the fact you never got to know her, you were her favorite out of all her nieces and nephews.

The even better news: Because you were her favorite, she left her entire estate to you. ALL of it.  You will be given a credit card that’s tied to her bank account, and you can buy whatever you want with the money.

The bad news: There’s a catch. A few conditions exist.
Here they are:

 You need to choose a specific profession to work in for the rest of your life. This is not a career path—this is a specific job within a profession.

 You must work at least 40 hours a week in this job. 

 You will be giving two weeks vacation each year.

 You don’t have to worry about education or training to get this job. Whatever you job you choose, if you’re not already trained for it, the education and training will be provided for you.

 You cannot collect a paycheck from this job. At all. You can’t even collect it and give it to charity. You can only use the credit card to pay for what you need.
 
 You cannot withdraw cash to store it away. You can only use the card to make immediate purchases.

 Regardless of what job you choose, you must remain in this job until retirement age. You cannot get promoted. If you take a promotion, get a demotion, or get fired from this job, you will have to turn the credit card back over to your aunt’s estate –forever.

The question is: What job will you choose?

Once you can answer that question you will know what to do to change your career.

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