Give your career some love this Valentine’s Day

Focus on what you love to do, as well as who you love, on Valentine’s Day

The annual celebration of love between two people comes around again this week. For many of us, Valentine’s Day rightly marks the love for our life partner. For others, of course, the day passes by without note. And, for the cynical amongst us, February 14th is little more than another marketing scam to coin in on both emotions and expectations.

But why not focus on a different interpretation of love this year?

Many of us spend more time at work than we do with our partners, so shouldn’t we give our career some love on Thursday? Think about what you love to do – not who you love, or even what you’d love to have – this Valentine’s Day.

What do we mean by that?

How you can turn what you love into a business of your own

It’s all about taking a fresh look at your life. Not navel-gazing or becoming overly introspective, but simply focusing on what’s important to you. Take time out to consider what makes you tick. Because if you know what you love in life, you can turn that into a career that rewards in more ways than merely through money. That might mean starting a business in a sector poles apart from your current job. Or buying an existing business that taps into what you love to do, not just what you think you can do right now.

Use Valentine’s Day as a marker to focus on what you love to do

Successful entrepreneurs follow their dreams. They work doggedly until success comes, simply because they’ve given themselves no alternative. They’re doing what they love every day and success – whether that’s riches, freedom or respect – comes along naturally. Why should it be any different for you? Take that list you’ve written and see if there are any businesses for sale or franchise opportunities that tick the box for you. And give your career some love this Valentine’s Day.

At New Year we set ourselves goals. We set these markers on birthdays and on other milestones too. And each year, let’s admit it, most of us fail to achieve those goals not that long after they’ve been set. But we didn’t fail because we no longer craved those goals; we failed because we lost passion and didn’t stay focused. So, whether you’ve got a date this Valentine’s Day or not, spend some of the day thinking about what you love to do now, and what you’d love to do in your career.

Put pen to paper and write an alternative Valentine’s Day message

Write down all the things you love. Not people, not necessarily places and, ideally, not the latest gadget. Make a list of every activity that puts a smile on your face. It could be a love for sports and fitness, or it could be a love for walking the dog. Either way, there will be a business or an opportunity through which you can harness that love.

Successful entrepreneurs follow their dreams. They work doggedly until success comes, simply because they’ve given themselves no alternative. They’re doing what they love every day and success – whether that’s riches, freedom or respect – comes along naturally. Why should it be any different for you? Take that list you’ve written and see if there are any businesses for sale or franchise opportunities that tick the box for you. And give your career some love this Valentine’s Day.

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Give your career some love this Valentine’s Day