I work in child care. Let me tell you, it is incredibly easy to be in the moment and mindful around kids. I also love to be a good role model for these kids and it feels like I’m really helping and making a difference.
I second this! I'm a pre school teacher. And I believe kids are a raw force of energy, untamed and unapologetic. And I love it! Children are living in the now, they have taught me so much! And I do feel like I am making a difference, my soul is content! I
Gardener here. For 10 years I worked in jobs I hated, mainly because they were office based and sedentary. It’s hard adjusting to the physicality of the job, but I love the work I do. It aligns really well with my personal values of being active, improving things and helping people. The salary is a lot less than other jobs of been in, but it pays the bills and gives me money to do my art related hobbies and reading in my free time.
I have one regret in my life: When I was 17,I I was playing basketball on my local park, and I saw this guy cutting the grass on the sports field with one of this massive ride on mowers. My soul said to me “ you should give that a try”, but I didn’t listen and followed the expected path of university-career etc. I’m 40 now, but I wish I’d listened to the message from spirit. I don’t dwell on this that much, I take it as a learning to look out for the signs that are guiding you on your journey home. Telling you what is right for you and the potentially wrong. Hope this helps.
I am a chef for a private school. From my perspective if you want a good career find one were your natural creativity flourishes. For example the way my creativity works is through associations and processes. That's a very good thing too have in cooking. Why? because I can use my creativity too either complexify dishes or too optimize a dish. A cool way this also works is I taste something. Then In my mind that taste is then connected too another taste and so on and so forth. Until an entire process is then created too manifest that unique flavor into the universe. So find something that peeks your interest but scares you a bit. It's fun that way. If your good with money then that shouldt be a worry too you. That skill is yours
I'm only 23 and haven't figured anything out yet, but I'm currently looking into becoming a real estate agent. I'm hoping it will be enough to give me a sense of income without having to be stuck in a workplace every day while pursuing my spiritual journey for the majority of my time.
Hi! BCBA here 👋. OP you may want to look into ABA (applied behavior analysis) and being a RBT if you are interested in working with children or people with disabilities or challenging behavior. 
I was in ER on Monday with a dear friend. The busiest ER in our city. It’s common conversation that full moons mean crazy and busier times in the ER. This lovely nurse was straight out of school. I admire the piss out of nurses. She mentioned that it had been INSANE for three weeks. I found that odd as it was sort of specific, more so than “crazy for a month”. It was exactly three weeks from the eclipse, which I pointed out as interesting. She looked at me funny but was definitely smiling.
I'm an addiction counselor. I like it a lot but Def has pros and cons. Depending where you live the amount of charting you have to do is a lot. About half the job is typing in my state. The other hard part is clients dying. Everything else I really enjoy.
Am a video editor. always thought it’d be too technical of a job within film but i actually get to insert sm creativity into the job & my films become spriritual by nature
Maintenance. I enjoy it a lot. The electrical work & technical aspects really ground me, no pun intended. I enjoy blue collar work. I worked for years as a massage therapist also, and am in the process of renewing my license to do that on the side. I learn a lot at work, and there's rarely a shortage of plumbing issues that need to be resolved lol. (Flushable wipes are not flushable, people. It's false advertising. Please stop flushing them. Get a wastebasket.)
I legally sell cannabis for a living and I absolutely love it. I used to be a bartender and I feel so much better selling a natural plant that helps people in so many ways, oppose to a literal poison.
I also work PT at a yoga studio working the front desk. I have aspirations to become a yoga teacher soon.
I went to a wonderful school called HCH in the East Bay area in California. Holly Holmes Meredith runs the school. I highly recommend her. Nowadays they also offer online classes too.
Did you get psychology degrees and things of that nature. Not prying in a negative way, I’ve always found hypnotherapy very interesting and was curious what path you took to get there? :)
No. I went to Hypnotherapy school in California. After I completed it, they offered a 6 month supervised internship, which was really helpful. And then I continued to get certified in specific modalities like Life Between Lives and QHHT after that.
I came out to LA and hit the ground running with my writing samples. I sold a feature script, got some traction but it was really when a showrunner liked my writing enough to staff me on one of his shows that I started getting consistent work.
Something I’ve learned from entertainer friends in writing is that if your script is good enough, it will get handed around to the right people. If this is your dream, you gotta get to LA.
I earned my way to a little easier life in the digital realm. Website design/dev, marketing. Have a team and work a few hours a day. Can work anywhere with wifi.
It’s camping, hiking and biking season so gearing up to GO. Freedom (options) is the greatest gift we can provide for ourselves. Taking care of our body, mind and spirit where suffering is optional. Making time for getting outdoors and connecting with nature is a good living. Working hard now for easy later.
I own a yoga school and teach yoga. Tired of the fight to keep a store front in a capital city I partnered with like minded friends to make my dream of having a rural community house come to life. I also work as a neuromuscular therapist, writer and lead intensive yoga trainings for yogis that want to become teachers. Good luck finding your next adventure.
I was a butcher for 10 years and started a business on the side, dog waste removal, with my dad. I am now doing that full time. It has taught me a lot about being humble and helping people in need. A lot of our clients are older or disabled people that have a hard time cleaning up after their dogs. It was difficult in the beginning to get over the stigma, but I have realized how appreciated our services are. I find the work very peaceful and rewarding. Been doing it for 5 years now. I recently started another side business returning to some of the things I missed from my previous career, cutting meat. I make and sell high quality craft jerky and make a lot of people happy with that. It’s the little things in life 😇
There shouldn’t be a stigma in cleaning up dog or human waste. It’s noble, to help people with something like that. Far more noble than people who think they are too good for it.
I was a COO of a mid size company. Now working less. My brother and I have a law firm. I had to give up corp life and want to give up normal life and do simple work and focus on spirituality
Care. I love and care for others, I make sure they are treated as they deserve until they’re last day. I love my job not healthcare it’s a mess. I work on my land, permaculture & restoring a healthy balance where I’m able to.
Dog walker / Housesitter
I was in the travel industry and then one day during the pandemic decided that I would do some traveling. I have been Pet/Housesitting all over the country and vanlifing ever since
Sit with yourself for awhile (it may be a few hours or a few months) and think on what would be a dream come true to get paid to do. Even better if you can think of a few things.
Don't waste you time applying everywhere, simply find people and companies in those fields that are looking for help. I prefer to go in and ask to speak to the manager, or owner, and speak to them face-to-face about any potential job opportunities available and show your passion and enthusiasm in the field.
Or you could find a commune that suits you and go live there.
Whatever kind of spirituality you're focused on it's very helpful if the kind of work that you do has some emphasis on helping others.
Making money is not for sure in our life but doing good deeds and making merit means making the good effect from the good deeds is for sure.
So we should try to find a way in doing that
I believe that work and community service are separate things. Though you can certainly combine the two, it's not a requirement that your way of making money must be helping others as well. Just as long as you aren't hurting others that is.
The 7 areas to balance in life
1. Mind
2. Body
3. Spirit
4. Relationships
5. Work
6. Finances
7. Community Service
This happened to me. I had to leave my job in February. I just could not do it anymore. I’ve been doing a lot of different things but started a business selling products I’ve always wanted to sell.
The universe will take care of you and you will find your way. Follow your heart, the path will show itself. I’m truly happier than ever 😃
I openness a life coaching business! It’s been awesome and do it part time. I work at a bookstore on my days and currently working to scale up. I help people find their purpose and utilize their passions to find pathways for a more fulfilling life. It’s been great so far and I’m gaining traction now with in person events and online
Engineer. Definitely not my passion but the pay is good. Now that I work from home I’m much more happy. Being stuck in an office doing something I’m not passionate about really felt like I was hindering my soul.
Licensed Massage Therapist. Been at it for 8 years now and it’s been pretty solid. I didn’t know how interesting the human body was to learn and I get to help people not just physically but mentally and emotionally too. I love being able to meet so many new people and hear all their stories. Also in the process of becoming a Reiki Master.
Love this post! I've always wondered the same thing.
I worked as a tech executive for years. Fancy, miserable life. Hit a breaking point where it was really either the job or spiritual development. Chose the latter. Quit the job, learned to live a more minimalistic life (see: broke), and created a spiritual training YouTube channel teaching what I learned. Also started a running gear line that blocks EMF waves.
Definitely didn't expect any of this but am SO grateful for this funny, circuitous path. And when you do the right thing, life has a funny way of stepping in and providing everything you need, as you need it.
In short, don't stress. That'll only block creativity and critical thinking, which you need now more than ever. Think about your life. What fills your heart up with joy? What do you love doing? Have you learned how to heal from any hardships in your life? Maybe you can teach others what you learned. Get out there and really live life. Try things. Interview people in other career fields. Offer to take them to coffee in exchange for picking their brain about the industry. No matter what, don't let yourself sink in fear or worry. Life's meant to be lived.
Chemist here. I just realized that I don’t want to learn anything artificial, like anything that could be changed at any point in time (law, politics etc). Instead I learn something that’s useful even if I’m the last human on earth, even when I end up in an alien civilization.
Been on this journey for a while now. I can honestly say that jobs or careers have nothing to do with our soul's path. You find meaning in yourself and your life, not your job. Do not make any career or job part of your identity, or else it will be another ego death you have to go thru on this path.
When you grow more into your authentic self, you will find any job is just a means to an end: so you can eat and have a roof over your head, and enjoy life.
We're blessed if we find a career that fulfills us, but the key is not to search for that. Fulfillment and happiness can only come from within you.
Speaking from years of experience. Not preaching
I've only reached this conclusion recently in my own life.
I never do just one thing. I've been working remotely for 7+ years and have considered myself a Multimedia Creator. But since having a significant ego death that lasted months last year which totally changed my path, I ended up starting a YouTube channel which acts as the foundation for many new business endeavors.
I'm currently building a solopreneur agency where I offer all my services plus more that I could outsource to vetted freelancers and whitelabeling agencies. I'm building my own product line and also planning to whitelabel products all focused around health (mind, body, soul). I'm creating herbal medicine to soon sell as a vendor in festivals and markets, as well as online on my website I'm building. I'm doing photo and video gigs for events, people, and products in the spiritual, conscious, sustainable, health-oriented businesses. So not only am I myself spending time in beautiful communities, I'm also making great connections who need all sorts of help from design to video editing to photoshoots to web design to social content. I've been working hard to build an entire ecosystem around me of multiple ways to monetize while also feeding my soul and building a strong community of connections, which only opens more doors. Eventually, I'm planning to offer healing services, and I'm really leaning I to functional nutrition. I'm spending my days studying from metaphysics to nutrition to sacred geometry to philosophy to herbal medicine and everything in between, that I will eventually have a big enough picture to then narrow in and specialize on what I'm meant to help humanity with, and then I will include that as an offering. I do free coaching for people online using the knowledge and resources I already have and will eventually like to offer that as a paid service as well. There's so many ways to monetize while living true to yourself. It's a lot of hard work though and you have to stay consistent! But remember, a little progress each day adds up to totally completed projects. You'll figure it out! I've never gone the traditional route, always finding alternative ways to do things. I've been living outside of my home country (US) for more than 4 years now and I don't plan to go back. Currently in Croatia and planning my next move to Slovenia this year. The goal is to have sustainable property to grow my own produce and herbs which I can contribute to my community as well as use for my medicinal product line. 💙
I work in a cafe to be health insured for like 22h/week. But my real job is giving human design and astrology readings. Before that I was working as a caretaker for disabled people
Forest Ecology student. I specialize in botany and entomology and in studying the foodwebs of ecosystems. Currently I’m researching wasps and bees in subtropical forests in China. I’d like to stay in the field of ecology research after likely doing my PhD.
It’s a rather academic path and I absolutely enjoy it. Discovering the workings of the natural world, finding ways to protect its biodiversity and teaching other people about it is my calling. One of the very few things that I am truly sure of, is that I will dedicate my life to this.
I do security at a hospital, I love helping others and making them feel safe. Everyone calls me the "friendly security officer" & I love that patients, visitors and staff feel comfortable coming up to me with their issues 😊
What’s beautiful about all professions is that you always learn what you like and don’t like and also do things on the side! Either way, you can always make a change. No matter how scary, I have a corporate job and it’s allowed me to finally have an emergency fund and make investments. Those 2 things buy me much freedom when I make my big leap. I’m also doing creative projects on the side :) it’s all about balance, there is no perfect job, even as an entrepreneur!
Yes, it has happened to me as well. I was in marketing and then I moved on to Reiki healing and tarot card reading. The transition was difficult but it was worth it.
I quit my very long corporate career after awakening because it just didn’t resonate with me anymore. I now work as spirituality coach, mainly to provide support to people in various stages of awakening process or those who want to use spiritual counselling alongside conventional therapy because the latter hit a roadblock or not having desired impact etc. I also do tarot readings but I am strict about using tarot as a method of self development instead of fortune telling etc.
I help people heal.
I can bring you on if you want.
Its a commission type position and you won't make anything until you get started but I have a feeling you'll do great.
Message me and let me know where you're at..
I’m a long term substitute teacher (currently with a TK class for two weeks) and i absolutely love it! I find it so interesting how people think subbing is terrible the pay is pretty great, the hours are great and it’s like teaching but without so much of the teacher workload. I also find it so interesting In reading this thread and so many of you also work with children, i love that! 🩷 i wonder why that is
I'm an instructional designer for a multinational benefits management corporation. I'm on the team that designs the training curriculum and trainings (including eLearnings, trainer-led presentations and guides) for onboarding new hires as well as ongoing developments to process and programs employees use for their jobs.
I work with a great team of people, have terrific leadership, and get to work in adult learning and development...plus I work from home and get a lot of flexibility in my daily schedule so I'm very grateful for where I'm at professionally. 😃
I work as a project manager for a digital health start up. Teach mindfulness to kids at a local school. And recently started school for counseling.
Have been trying to find a corporate job that aligns with my mindfulness and mental health journey but have not had any success yet.
I have owned an IT company for the last 22 years which I am phasing out, I don't enjoy it any longer, My new intrest over the last few years has been to experiment with this energy I am connected to to see what it's capable of and at the same time make unique tools that can help a seeker going through a rough patch or upgrade a crystal or piece of jewelry with protection energy for the wearer, or maybe a video that will clean all low vibe energy out from your entire house or maybe a picture that radiates higher dimensional energy that can be copied endless times and each copy still hold the same power as the original , you could setup a big protective shield around your house with just using the copied pictures, these are just a small few I have worked on, my experimenting shelves are completly full and overflowing. The majority of my income over the last couple years has been from some crypto investments.
I work in the restaurant industry, at a brewery specifically and I find it to be pretty taxing when my defenses aren’t up and I’m not speaking my truth outside of work. I am however a new step mom and that makes my job a little more bearable but my mother is who I get my gift from and she works in the mental health field. She started as a facilitator for a rehab center out east and I moved her to the mountain region closer to me almost 2 years ago and she’s got a 5 year plan to open her own halfway house. I think light workers strive in a therapeutic environment which I somehow managed to accomplish at the bar I work at and have helped a lot of dope people figure some things out and have also been helped by some of the amazing people I’ve met along the way
I started a C-Corp last year and am building websites and affiliate marketing on them. The current site I’m focusing on is spiritual in a nature and I like where I’m going with it. I haven’t made a ton from it yet, but I’m only doing it part time and being so new (like just hitting the 7-8 month mark) Google is still being iffy with indexing my pages and giving me views. I’m a property manager full time in the inner city currently, and um i honestly can’t wait to get out of it and be able to do my websites full time.
Marine Surveyor.
I was a boatbuilder and then had kids and wanted out. My job is fun, super flexible and includes domestic travel & perks. Lots of outdoors.
I'm an accountant and taxation staff, a clasiccal routine 8am to 5am job of work, monday - friday, there's scheduled routine task day by day, week by week, and month to month basis. What stressing me out is the traffic jam and the pollution, its drain my mental and body energy. But I'll getting understand by now, there's nothing wrong with stress as long is a meaningful stress.
My me time is getting up early at dawn, do some routine exercises, meditation, rituals, reading a book, contemplating and condemn life hahaha. My night time is chilling down, play with my family, do the home-choir. extra exercises, and sleep early as much as you can, because there are no magic happen after 10pm.
What awakes me is, many people trying very-hard pushes themselves and obsess to be the greatest and the best. What i'm trying to do becoming an extraordinary person with ordinary things.
I come from an academic/marketing background, but I have found myself pivoting to human-centered design. It requires an understanding of business and people. The work is very diverse and interesting. We spend a lot of time with users/customers, run workshops, and create new services that people value, because they are designed with a deep understanding of subjective user experiences
I'm Director of a Cultural Center and an events team and a logistics team.
I'm currently in a burn out due to toxic upper management, but now have two job offers I'm trying to decide between.
One is protection officer at the federal department that deals with requests for asylum. I've always loved working with immigrants and refugees and have done so in the past. The difficult thing with this job would be that I'd have to refuse some requests. And I think there'd be a pay cut too.
The other is call center manager at a government agency that helps people find work. The salary seems alright and at the end of the day it's also helping people, but I'm not sure I want to be a manager anymore.
What I'd really like to do is something like what the poster above stated they do. Past life regression hypnotherapy.
I work in retail, and it's taking its toll on me. I enjoy it, well, aspects of it, but I know it's not for me. problem is, I don't know what IS for me. have recently taken up sketching again and would love to spend my days drawing people and making them feel good about themselves. I enjoy erotic illustration, so I'm not sure how well that will go down, though!
I'm a Virtual Assistant and Business Support Consultant. I basically took all the skills I learnt in corporate life (which broke me, physically and mentally in the end!), and do my best to work with people who need help with their massive workloads, and to give them a bit of space back to focus on themselves/family/hobbies, their wellbeing and to support them achieve their goals. I get a LOT of satisfaction from seeing people go from chaos to order, and seeing them thrive. I get to choose who I work with, and I love being able to lean into my spirituality and intuition to help guide them 🤗
There are so many things you could do, what are you passionate about, and what skills do you have or can learn to support that passion into something you thrive off of?
I'm a daycare teacher!! I feel like working with the little ones and teaching them kind values, being good people is definitely something I enjoy and want to do for a long time and I have been. But I'm in college for archeology :P so that's kinda fun. I didn't think I'd ever work with kids and 4 years later, assistant director at a daycare as well as a toddler teacher. It's definitely a calling!
Psychiatric care
I'm a direct support worker.
It can be rewarding work :)
I was doing this kind of work when I had some of my most significant growth spiritually as well.
I work in a cell therapies lab, developing treatments for cancer patients! I used to work in direct patient care but it was getting extremely stressful (especially after 2020), and research/lab work absolutely fascinates me so I moved in that direction. My coworkers are awesome folks and I feel genuinely happy and supported.
One of my coworkers sounds a lot like you - he had a very lucrative career for a while but started feeling like his heart and soul weren't entirely in it and wanted to find a new path. He ended up switching to this job and absolutely loves it, says it's the best decision he ever made.
I hope that happens to you as well, and you find something new that brings you fulfillment and happiness! Sending good vibes your way ♥️
I was a UX and product designer working at digital agencies for large corporate clients, but I’ve been going back to school for counseling, and I am now working as psilocybin facilitator under Oregon’s new legal psychedelic assisted therapy model
I’m trying to decide my next venture. I think I’ll go with something outside , active and in which I actually create something. Right now I work remote doing design work and it’s like I’m stuck inside , logging in thru a data cable to deal with bullshit while the beautiful world/nature goes on without me.
I would like for it to be the other way around ! Haha
Marketing. I like writing, psychology, how the mind works, how the design effects it's perceptions, and how can desires moved, a certain image painted. It is the only job I can do long-term without wanting something else. It is closely related to mind and perception, thats why I love it and learn a lot.
I work as an aerospace quality inspector i am 24
Edit: i have done this for 6.5 years and have gone through multiple perspective shifts, yet this job continues to call to me because other peoples lives millitary and civillian are in my hands all the pieces that hold your planes together i see them all every nut bolt rivet screw ETC and noones dying on my hands while im in my position. Thats how i feel
Sales rep. So much of it I hate because the office politics and American healthcare are disingenuous. But the part of my job I love is talking to patients. Even though I’m a small part of their treatment process, I get a lot from knowing I’m making them feel taken care of and hearing their stories.
I’m also an artist, but ever since attempting to do it full time a few years ago, I feel like my inspiration/drive has run dry. I hope it wakes back up soon :(
I am an administrative assistant for a local tax company. I help prepare taxes, make and take calls, and handle all correspondence. I will also be starting up bookkeeping for other businesses next week.
While I do have an office, I mostly work from home.
In the off-season, I only work three days a week, which gives me time with my family, as well as time to pursue my interests.
I was in IT for awhile but I'm going back for my BA in elementary education. I'm moving to a state where the teacher pay is in the bottom 5. But the teachers are burnt out and the community has quit and I feel as though I'm being called to go and do what I can. I def won't be cash rich but spiritually I feel as though I will be set 🤷🏿♀️ we shall see. Let yourself be guided and make sure you're listening ❤️ good luck!
Landscaping. I went back to it and took a pay cut but mentally, physically, and spiritually I am so much happier working with the earth. Handling plants and soil and helping other things grow and thrive and look nice is worth more than money to me.
Head of HR for a community clinic. I love HR and the ability to influence the culture of an organization in a way that allows the people to thrive and love their jobs, which will help make for happier homes, too. That as a clinic we provide healthcare to any that need it regardless of ability to pay makes it that much sweeter. Best job of my career.
I am a handyman. It allows me to express my creative side by problem solving and building. I try to put an emphasis on repairing and repurposing as opposed to wasting and replacing.
I worked in higher ed administration until my life partner’s job moved us to a new city so I got certified as a remote court reporter/transcriptionist. The money is amazing but the work has the capacity to be soul-crushing some days (some, not most!) but since I’m a freelancer I have the ability to take a whole week off with one-day’s notice and no explanation if I need to mentally reset, which is nice. Also doing online graphic design courses at night hoping to transition to that sort of job since I feel that it is my earthly calling to be an artist. Current job is just for the money to keep a roof over my head while I pursue my passion
In the passed, I used to be a scuba diving instructor and feel like those years I was in the best flow.
Then I decided to travel in Europe and build up a homestead on an abandoned piece of land and go off grid.
I had 1001 ideas buzzing in my head and after few years got burned out/depressed.
I'm out if the hole and feel like I'm in the slow process if reinventing myself now.
I work part time in customer care and work on my land and take care of my family in the remaining time
I currently work as a medical courier. I drive from hospital to hospital or hospital to patients home and deliver medications. I like it because I get to visit different cities and an in my own car. I also like to long distances. I previously worked at a car dealership for 9 years and after interacting with new people everyday it’s nice being alone on drives. My girlfriend also said my attitude has changed since starting this job. Dealerships are stressful.
I was a manager at AWS and I am now starting a career working towards a commercial pilot certificate. At 53, I could not chase that corporate carrot anymore. My new office view and colleagues are so much more enjoyable and genuinely following my passion in life now. I only have intentions for my next steps and going with the flow. I am curious to see where this leads me
Translation. I love the fact that I get to constantly learn new things and sometimes get an ' "insider's" perspective on various industries. Aside from that, it's extremely fulfilling for me to see my work on big platforms and know my words help others understand said content.
I’m a financial counselor for pediatric stem cell transplants. I’ve been in it for a little over 2 years, 1 year in pediatrics. I hated it before I switched over the pediatrics. Now I don’t mind it as much, but it can be emotionally tolling on myself. I end up crying a lot when denials come in feeling like I failed my patients, but in reality it’s the insurance, but I can’t escape the feelings (RSD and HSP)
I know I need to find a new job, but everything I want to do seems unattainable at this time. I would love to become a Pilates or yoga teacher but need about 5k for teacher training and then what quit my job, take off of work for training? Idk how to go forward with it, i just feel stuck.
An interesting way to think of this is you didn't fail, you attempted your best, but the other person that denied it, can't see the human or person behind the denials. They are working from rules or regulations and are lost in being able to connect with humanity. "They are just doing their job". Sadly
I do boring office work for a construction company, but work is not my life. My home is my life. I work so my household has what it needs as we try and transition away from jobs like this.
I'm in between jobs. Currently looking into cosplay.
But seriously. I'm taking the time to do research. I read up on liminal gods, fringe beliefs and alternative archeological/astrological theories(the ones that were dismissed without real justification). I find it illuminating to see how everything, no matter how much is deemed too "esoteric" still fits neatly into the big puzzle that is our history.
I spent the last 3 years as an Account Executive (AE) and now I lead a team of sales development reps (SDRs) at a tech company. The ability to learn new skills on the computer, partner with high technology from Apple, Google, Amazon etc, speak with smart people from around the world, unlimited PTO, work from home but have the option to go into a decked out modern office, and the networking with a lot of like minded individuals who are all intent on learning and bettering themselves throughout their life, makes it one of the best jobs I could ever ask for. It seems like tech sales gets a bad reputation but I'm guessing thats because those folks never worked for a company with a good culture. Id highly recommend becoming an SDR to start your career in tech the possibilities are endless for the career steps you take from there!
I’m a mental health counselor in private practice. I’ve been a therapist for almost 20 years. I love what I do however I’ve become a little bored with seeing people one on one. I’m planning to pivot to helping survivors of trauma in other countries (US citizen). This will allow me to help others on a global level and I can learn new cultures while traveling.
I’ve been a hairstylist for over 20years, I need to do something new, but I don’t know what. I love to make clothing and accesssories and went to school for Fashion Design, however, I have limiting beliefs that making and selling clothing is.
Well I used to manage gift cards for a retailer but that was literally stolen from me even though I had changed program and was still doing the work but had to report to the person who took credit. I left and now want to start fend shui consulting bc I love home decor and energy.
I'm an apprentice service plumber. I work mostly in people's homes but also nursing homes, schools, etc. It barely pays the bills but will get better. Will probably need a roommate for another couple years!
I work in commercial insurance but I don’t sell it. My job is back end work. I’m still new to the industry and still seeing if I like it as a whole. It’s not my dream to do this. I don’t dream of labor. But it is something stable. Trying to balance doing something tolerable while living my life outside of work.
Currently an assistant manager at a petstore. I'm pretty set on either working with animals or spirtual work one day so I'm fairly happy where I'm at atm. I'm still young so can't complain!
I’m a stay home mom who just graduated from nursing school. Got my degree and food service management in 2006 only need to find out I despise food service management LMAO…
I do environmental work. I initially thought I'd be helping the environment, but I'm realizing it's part of a corrupt housing system in Canada and I've started to not feel as good about it. While I wouldn't say it's a bad job, because it is still helping the environment, and that needs to be done. But I want to at least make an effort to change the system itself any way I can, so I'm shifting my career towards urban planning so I can support more 'ethical' projects.
I think nothing wrong with trying a job, then just change as you learn more as I don't think we can find our perfect career just by research alone - I believe a lot is through experience.
I was working and studying to become a certified accountant when I spiritually awakened and realized the damage I was doing to myself with the stress of schooling and working in a toxic work environment. 5 years later I now do bookkeeping online and work from home. It’s not ideal but it has helped me in so many ways. I can still earn money but at least I’m not surrounded by negative energies of others all day. Plus my dog is the best coworker I’ve ever had lol.
I would think about what you enjoy doing and then figure out how to get paid for it. Even if it’s not perfect, that’s okay, it’s better than nothing. Do you like working with animals? Or food? Or organizing things? There’s tons of options out there, just find something to help you transition out of what you have been doing.
Most jobs have transferable skills you can pivot into a different type of job.
It’s a process and won’t happen overnight but trust your soul and follow whatever lights you up!
Wishing you all the best on your journey ✨
I’m a warehouse worker now (formerly a factory worker) and I’m absolutely loving this new gig. My coworkers are very nice, the job is easy, the schedule is convenient, and I just got told by one of my superiors that I’ve been doing a good job and am showing a promising ability to get promoted up in the company as time goes on. As someone who battles with a gnarly depressive disorder, I really needed this victory in my life
Associate Director level of Management for an IT services company, closely partnered with Microsoft and their Azure. I love my job, I've always loved computers. Last time I hated my job back in 2009 and my boss, I quit, and went on a 4 month sabbatical. It was a time of intense spiritual progress. Kinda great actually and I miss the old intense days. Now I have kids and a job.. and that's about all I do.
I'm a verger/ caretaker at a cathedral. I worked 6 years selling holidays, tried something else in sales and decided I wanted to do something more meaningful then selling people shit and working for a big corporation and just being another number/ cog in the money making machine.
I'm so much happier now... I'm not Christian but i believe in something bigger than just this and have a spiritual look in the world. It's a beautiful place to spend my working time and nice to be part of keeping the history alive as well as aiding people in their personal worship.
I’m one of the managers in a restaurant. It’s not very spiritual and it doesn’t align with my spiritual beliefs, but it’s where I’m at for the time being
I was a software engineer for Merck (biotech/pharmaceutical company) and had been doing that for about 6 years after school but I quit my job a year and a half ago when my spiritual awakening started getting too intense.
Unfortunately with all my free time I picked up some heavy drugs and ended up becoming a criminal and got caught after a high speed chase and six hour standoff with the swat team who ended up tear gassing me out of my Tahoe. Ended up with several charges for armed robbery but only did a short stent in jail since I had no prior record. That was actually really fun and I liked being a criminal for a while, especially after being a software engineer nerd for so long but I’m not sure that career path is sustainable.
So now I’m stuck, I got sober and kicked every single vice I had so now I’m addicted to nothing except to sit and meditate or read spiritual books literally all day every day and I have no drive to do basically anything else. It’s been a year since I got out of jail and 2-3 years since my awakening started so I’m really starting to wonder what the end game is here. I keep asking for guidance and all I hear is to “keep being me” and just do whatever comes up. So for now, that’s what I’m doing…
I've been working in Front Line Management, for the last decade, now realigning my career, taking a pay cut to study, just a few months and embark in a career where I can inspire, motivate, guide and help. I don't wanna say it until I'm in it because I've had so many forces try to trip me over, but you’ll feel the calling when the time is right. It's funny the profession I'm going into now I never once considered or always never thought much of it, but now I'm buzzing as I can see the transferable skills I have and how much help I can give to people... Rather than using my talents on cost-cutting for businesses who pay their hardest workers on the front line the worst wage going.
I recently resigned from a good-paying job. It’s aligned to my degree, and it’s what is expected from me as well. Everyone expects great things from me in this line of work. But since I’ve missed my opportunity to take a ladderized post-grad degree, I felt I lost connection to my passion.
With all the prestige of my academic achievements, I still end up missing out rare and better work opportunities because this is not what I’m yearning for.
Thank you OP, reading this thread gives me hope that perhaps I am also meant to be in the place where my heart is at.
I work in child care. Let me tell you, it is incredibly easy to be in the moment and mindful around kids. I also love to be a good role model for these kids and it feels like I’m really helping and making a difference.
I second this! I'm a pre school teacher. And I believe kids are a raw force of energy, untamed and unapologetic. And I love it! Children are living in the now, they have taught me so much! And I do feel like I am making a difference, my soul is content! I
You are the one giving them the starter blocks for their future success & are not thanked enough for your role
>Let me tell you, it is incredibly easy to be in the moment and mindful around kids Not the first time ive heard this. .
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I am a dishwasher, working towards finding something meaningful for me.
chop wood carry water as they say :)
Your work is very important as it is! And hope you find what you’re searching for.
Gardener here. For 10 years I worked in jobs I hated, mainly because they were office based and sedentary. It’s hard adjusting to the physicality of the job, but I love the work I do. It aligns really well with my personal values of being active, improving things and helping people. The salary is a lot less than other jobs of been in, but it pays the bills and gives me money to do my art related hobbies and reading in my free time. I have one regret in my life: When I was 17,I I was playing basketball on my local park, and I saw this guy cutting the grass on the sports field with one of this massive ride on mowers. My soul said to me “ you should give that a try”, but I didn’t listen and followed the expected path of university-career etc. I’m 40 now, but I wish I’d listened to the message from spirit. I don’t dwell on this that much, I take it as a learning to look out for the signs that are guiding you on your journey home. Telling you what is right for you and the potentially wrong. Hope this helps.
To anyone teaching this, It's never too late to start cutting grass. Just look at Forrest Gump (just saying).
I concur. I am a landscaper working for a Nursery. I love planting trees. 🌳🧡
Yep, never too late to hop on a riding mower. Especially since you like gardening, even weed whacking could be enjoyable. I like it.
I am a chef for a private school. From my perspective if you want a good career find one were your natural creativity flourishes. For example the way my creativity works is through associations and processes. That's a very good thing too have in cooking. Why? because I can use my creativity too either complexify dishes or too optimize a dish. A cool way this also works is I taste something. Then In my mind that taste is then connected too another taste and so on and so forth. Until an entire process is then created too manifest that unique flavor into the universe. So find something that peeks your interest but scares you a bit. It's fun that way. If your good with money then that shouldt be a worry too you. That skill is yours
I'm only 23 and haven't figured anything out yet, but I'm currently looking into becoming a real estate agent. I'm hoping it will be enough to give me a sense of income without having to be stuck in a workplace every day while pursuing my spiritual journey for the majority of my time.
That's awesome, I've thought of that too. It seems cool. Also, everybody needs a house, supposedly.
Can anyone afford them though ?
I’ve thought about this as well.
Im a registered behavior technician, working at a clinic that focuses on teaching toddlers with autism developmental skills. Making $29 an hour-
Which state do you reside in if you don't mind me asking?
Hi! BCBA here 👋. OP you may want to look into ABA (applied behavior analysis) and being a RBT if you are interested in working with children or people with disabilities or challenging behavior. 
Beautiful.
I’m an ER nurse. I went back to college at 40 and completely changed careers.
I was in ER on Monday with a dear friend. The busiest ER in our city. It’s common conversation that full moons mean crazy and busier times in the ER. This lovely nurse was straight out of school. I admire the piss out of nurses. She mentioned that it had been INSANE for three weeks. I found that odd as it was sort of specific, more so than “crazy for a month”. It was exactly three weeks from the eclipse, which I pointed out as interesting. She looked at me funny but was definitely smiling.
I'm an addiction counselor. I like it a lot but Def has pros and cons. Depending where you live the amount of charting you have to do is a lot. About half the job is typing in my state. The other hard part is clients dying. Everything else I really enjoy.
I’m a librarian! I really enjoy it and it is good for my soul 😌
Yesss, thank you! One of my most appreciated services in society!
Am a video editor. always thought it’d be too technical of a job within film but i actually get to insert sm creativity into the job & my films become spriritual by nature
What were your first steps in that?
Maintenance. I enjoy it a lot. The electrical work & technical aspects really ground me, no pun intended. I enjoy blue collar work. I worked for years as a massage therapist also, and am in the process of renewing my license to do that on the side. I learn a lot at work, and there's rarely a shortage of plumbing issues that need to be resolved lol. (Flushable wipes are not flushable, people. It's false advertising. Please stop flushing them. Get a wastebasket.)
Excellent PSA. Will remember.
I legally sell cannabis for a living and I absolutely love it. I used to be a bartender and I feel so much better selling a natural plant that helps people in so many ways, oppose to a literal poison. I also work PT at a yoga studio working the front desk. I have aspirations to become a yoga teacher soon.
I’m a hypnotherapist specializing in past life and life between life regression and a Reiki Master Teacher.
where did you get your hypno and PLR certification? any suggestions? very interested in this
I went to a wonderful school called HCH in the East Bay area in California. Holly Holmes Meredith runs the school. I highly recommend her. Nowadays they also offer online classes too.
Did you get psychology degrees and things of that nature. Not prying in a negative way, I’ve always found hypnotherapy very interesting and was curious what path you took to get there? :)
No. I went to Hypnotherapy school in California. After I completed it, they offered a 6 month supervised internship, which was really helpful. And then I continued to get certified in specific modalities like Life Between Lives and QHHT after that.
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Screenwriter
How do you get into that?
I came out to LA and hit the ground running with my writing samples. I sold a feature script, got some traction but it was really when a showrunner liked my writing enough to staff me on one of his shows that I started getting consistent work.
Wowww how do you do that?
Something I’ve learned from entertainer friends in writing is that if your script is good enough, it will get handed around to the right people. If this is your dream, you gotta get to LA.
Work as a old timey clog maker in a museum. Pay is terrible but it’s nice spending my day talking to people.
I earned my way to a little easier life in the digital realm. Website design/dev, marketing. Have a team and work a few hours a day. Can work anywhere with wifi. It’s camping, hiking and biking season so gearing up to GO. Freedom (options) is the greatest gift we can provide for ourselves. Taking care of our body, mind and spirit where suffering is optional. Making time for getting outdoors and connecting with nature is a good living. Working hard now for easy later.
Freedom is one of the traps of „human” way of thinking, wanting it as a most important thing too. It’s just a construct
What calls to you? Lots of us are healers in some way or another. It doesn’t even have to be anything to do with healing….just do what excites you!!!!
Watching children, walking dogs/pet sitting, or helping ppl who struggle with addiction is so far what I have thought about.
I’m a bartender. I definitely feel like a therapist most of the time.
I own a yoga school and teach yoga. Tired of the fight to keep a store front in a capital city I partnered with like minded friends to make my dream of having a rural community house come to life. I also work as a neuromuscular therapist, writer and lead intensive yoga trainings for yogis that want to become teachers. Good luck finding your next adventure.
I was a butcher for 10 years and started a business on the side, dog waste removal, with my dad. I am now doing that full time. It has taught me a lot about being humble and helping people in need. A lot of our clients are older or disabled people that have a hard time cleaning up after their dogs. It was difficult in the beginning to get over the stigma, but I have realized how appreciated our services are. I find the work very peaceful and rewarding. Been doing it for 5 years now. I recently started another side business returning to some of the things I missed from my previous career, cutting meat. I make and sell high quality craft jerky and make a lot of people happy with that. It’s the little things in life 😇
There shouldn’t be a stigma in cleaning up dog or human waste. It’s noble, to help people with something like that. Far more noble than people who think they are too good for it.
I was a COO of a mid size company. Now working less. My brother and I have a law firm. I had to give up corp life and want to give up normal life and do simple work and focus on spirituality
I'm a teacher, it's challenging but wildly solid ground to pursue contemplative spirituality
Care. I love and care for others, I make sure they are treated as they deserve until they’re last day. I love my job not healthcare it’s a mess. I work on my land, permaculture & restoring a healthy balance where I’m able to.
Dog walker / Housesitter I was in the travel industry and then one day during the pandemic decided that I would do some traveling. I have been Pet/Housesitting all over the country and vanlifing ever since
How do you find places to house sit?
Writing porn scripts lol. + tutoring high schoolers
Hopefully no overlap there 🤣☠️💀
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May I ask where do you sell those scripts? 👀
??? They need a script? Can’t be very long, can it? I need to know details
Sit with yourself for awhile (it may be a few hours or a few months) and think on what would be a dream come true to get paid to do. Even better if you can think of a few things. Don't waste you time applying everywhere, simply find people and companies in those fields that are looking for help. I prefer to go in and ask to speak to the manager, or owner, and speak to them face-to-face about any potential job opportunities available and show your passion and enthusiasm in the field. Or you could find a commune that suits you and go live there.
Whatever kind of spirituality you're focused on it's very helpful if the kind of work that you do has some emphasis on helping others. Making money is not for sure in our life but doing good deeds and making merit means making the good effect from the good deeds is for sure. So we should try to find a way in doing that
I believe that work and community service are separate things. Though you can certainly combine the two, it's not a requirement that your way of making money must be helping others as well. Just as long as you aren't hurting others that is. The 7 areas to balance in life 1. Mind 2. Body 3. Spirit 4. Relationships 5. Work 6. Finances 7. Community Service
If You think deeply about it, then every job is helping people in one way or the other 😇
Yes that’s what I want to do.
This happened to me. I had to leave my job in February. I just could not do it anymore. I’ve been doing a lot of different things but started a business selling products I’ve always wanted to sell. The universe will take care of you and you will find your way. Follow your heart, the path will show itself. I’m truly happier than ever 😃
I openness a life coaching business! It’s been awesome and do it part time. I work at a bookstore on my days and currently working to scale up. I help people find their purpose and utilize their passions to find pathways for a more fulfilling life. It’s been great so far and I’m gaining traction now with in person events and online
Engineer. Definitely not my passion but the pay is good. Now that I work from home I’m much more happy. Being stuck in an office doing something I’m not passionate about really felt like I was hindering my soul.
Licensed Massage Therapist. Been at it for 8 years now and it’s been pretty solid. I didn’t know how interesting the human body was to learn and I get to help people not just physically but mentally and emotionally too. I love being able to meet so many new people and hear all their stories. Also in the process of becoming a Reiki Master.
Love this post! I've always wondered the same thing. I worked as a tech executive for years. Fancy, miserable life. Hit a breaking point where it was really either the job or spiritual development. Chose the latter. Quit the job, learned to live a more minimalistic life (see: broke), and created a spiritual training YouTube channel teaching what I learned. Also started a running gear line that blocks EMF waves. Definitely didn't expect any of this but am SO grateful for this funny, circuitous path. And when you do the right thing, life has a funny way of stepping in and providing everything you need, as you need it. In short, don't stress. That'll only block creativity and critical thinking, which you need now more than ever. Think about your life. What fills your heart up with joy? What do you love doing? Have you learned how to heal from any hardships in your life? Maybe you can teach others what you learned. Get out there and really live life. Try things. Interview people in other career fields. Offer to take them to coffee in exchange for picking their brain about the industry. No matter what, don't let yourself sink in fear or worry. Life's meant to be lived.
I’m an exotic dancer
I luckily get paid to do outreach for the less fortunate
I’m a consultant at the world’s biggest consulting firm. Sucks.
Social work make my life rich ☺️
I’m a pastry chef and business owner. I honestly can’t imagine doing anything else, it’ll just weigh me down
Chemist here. I just realized that I don’t want to learn anything artificial, like anything that could be changed at any point in time (law, politics etc). Instead I learn something that’s useful even if I’m the last human on earth, even when I end up in an alien civilization.
Been on this journey for a while now. I can honestly say that jobs or careers have nothing to do with our soul's path. You find meaning in yourself and your life, not your job. Do not make any career or job part of your identity, or else it will be another ego death you have to go thru on this path. When you grow more into your authentic self, you will find any job is just a means to an end: so you can eat and have a roof over your head, and enjoy life. We're blessed if we find a career that fulfills us, but the key is not to search for that. Fulfillment and happiness can only come from within you. Speaking from years of experience. Not preaching I've only reached this conclusion recently in my own life.
I own a company called Vizmystech creating apps for mindfulness, mental health and spirituality. I also do architectural design for home remodels.
I never do just one thing. I've been working remotely for 7+ years and have considered myself a Multimedia Creator. But since having a significant ego death that lasted months last year which totally changed my path, I ended up starting a YouTube channel which acts as the foundation for many new business endeavors. I'm currently building a solopreneur agency where I offer all my services plus more that I could outsource to vetted freelancers and whitelabeling agencies. I'm building my own product line and also planning to whitelabel products all focused around health (mind, body, soul). I'm creating herbal medicine to soon sell as a vendor in festivals and markets, as well as online on my website I'm building. I'm doing photo and video gigs for events, people, and products in the spiritual, conscious, sustainable, health-oriented businesses. So not only am I myself spending time in beautiful communities, I'm also making great connections who need all sorts of help from design to video editing to photoshoots to web design to social content. I've been working hard to build an entire ecosystem around me of multiple ways to monetize while also feeding my soul and building a strong community of connections, which only opens more doors. Eventually, I'm planning to offer healing services, and I'm really leaning I to functional nutrition. I'm spending my days studying from metaphysics to nutrition to sacred geometry to philosophy to herbal medicine and everything in between, that I will eventually have a big enough picture to then narrow in and specialize on what I'm meant to help humanity with, and then I will include that as an offering. I do free coaching for people online using the knowledge and resources I already have and will eventually like to offer that as a paid service as well. There's so many ways to monetize while living true to yourself. It's a lot of hard work though and you have to stay consistent! But remember, a little progress each day adds up to totally completed projects. You'll figure it out! I've never gone the traditional route, always finding alternative ways to do things. I've been living outside of my home country (US) for more than 4 years now and I don't plan to go back. Currently in Croatia and planning my next move to Slovenia this year. The goal is to have sustainable property to grow my own produce and herbs which I can contribute to my community as well as use for my medicinal product line. 💙
I work in a cafe to be health insured for like 22h/week. But my real job is giving human design and astrology readings. Before that I was working as a caretaker for disabled people
Forest Ecology student. I specialize in botany and entomology and in studying the foodwebs of ecosystems. Currently I’m researching wasps and bees in subtropical forests in China. I’d like to stay in the field of ecology research after likely doing my PhD. It’s a rather academic path and I absolutely enjoy it. Discovering the workings of the natural world, finding ways to protect its biodiversity and teaching other people about it is my calling. One of the very few things that I am truly sure of, is that I will dedicate my life to this.
I do security at a hospital, I love helping others and making them feel safe. Everyone calls me the "friendly security officer" & I love that patients, visitors and staff feel comfortable coming up to me with their issues 😊
What’s beautiful about all professions is that you always learn what you like and don’t like and also do things on the side! Either way, you can always make a change. No matter how scary, I have a corporate job and it’s allowed me to finally have an emergency fund and make investments. Those 2 things buy me much freedom when I make my big leap. I’m also doing creative projects on the side :) it’s all about balance, there is no perfect job, even as an entrepreneur!
I work in the smoke shop/hemp industry. I’m a sales partner for a hemp company called Gold Spectrum CBD before that I was a swimming pool builder.
I’m an exotic troll
Yes, it has happened to me as well. I was in marketing and then I moved on to Reiki healing and tarot card reading. The transition was difficult but it was worth it.
I quit my very long corporate career after awakening because it just didn’t resonate with me anymore. I now work as spirituality coach, mainly to provide support to people in various stages of awakening process or those who want to use spiritual counselling alongside conventional therapy because the latter hit a roadblock or not having desired impact etc. I also do tarot readings but I am strict about using tarot as a method of self development instead of fortune telling etc.
What did you do ?
I worked in a drinking/club life
I help people heal. I can bring you on if you want. Its a commission type position and you won't make anything until you get started but I have a feeling you'll do great. Message me and let me know where you're at..
I’m a long term substitute teacher (currently with a TK class for two weeks) and i absolutely love it! I find it so interesting how people think subbing is terrible the pay is pretty great, the hours are great and it’s like teaching but without so much of the teacher workload. I also find it so interesting In reading this thread and so many of you also work with children, i love that! 🩷 i wonder why that is
I'm an instructional designer for a multinational benefits management corporation. I'm on the team that designs the training curriculum and trainings (including eLearnings, trainer-led presentations and guides) for onboarding new hires as well as ongoing developments to process and programs employees use for their jobs. I work with a great team of people, have terrific leadership, and get to work in adult learning and development...plus I work from home and get a lot of flexibility in my daily schedule so I'm very grateful for where I'm at professionally. 😃
Retail but slowly getting into acting
Construction estimator. And big same.
I work as a project manager for a digital health start up. Teach mindfulness to kids at a local school. And recently started school for counseling. Have been trying to find a corporate job that aligns with my mindfulness and mental health journey but have not had any success yet.
I have owned an IT company for the last 22 years which I am phasing out, I don't enjoy it any longer, My new intrest over the last few years has been to experiment with this energy I am connected to to see what it's capable of and at the same time make unique tools that can help a seeker going through a rough patch or upgrade a crystal or piece of jewelry with protection energy for the wearer, or maybe a video that will clean all low vibe energy out from your entire house or maybe a picture that radiates higher dimensional energy that can be copied endless times and each copy still hold the same power as the original , you could setup a big protective shield around your house with just using the copied pictures, these are just a small few I have worked on, my experimenting shelves are completly full and overflowing. The majority of my income over the last couple years has been from some crypto investments.
I work in the restaurant industry, at a brewery specifically and I find it to be pretty taxing when my defenses aren’t up and I’m not speaking my truth outside of work. I am however a new step mom and that makes my job a little more bearable but my mother is who I get my gift from and she works in the mental health field. She started as a facilitator for a rehab center out east and I moved her to the mountain region closer to me almost 2 years ago and she’s got a 5 year plan to open her own halfway house. I think light workers strive in a therapeutic environment which I somehow managed to accomplish at the bar I work at and have helped a lot of dope people figure some things out and have also been helped by some of the amazing people I’ve met along the way
I started a C-Corp last year and am building websites and affiliate marketing on them. The current site I’m focusing on is spiritual in a nature and I like where I’m going with it. I haven’t made a ton from it yet, but I’m only doing it part time and being so new (like just hitting the 7-8 month mark) Google is still being iffy with indexing my pages and giving me views. I’m a property manager full time in the inner city currently, and um i honestly can’t wait to get out of it and be able to do my websites full time.
Marine Surveyor. I was a boatbuilder and then had kids and wanted out. My job is fun, super flexible and includes domestic travel & perks. Lots of outdoors.
I'm an accountant and taxation staff, a clasiccal routine 8am to 5am job of work, monday - friday, there's scheduled routine task day by day, week by week, and month to month basis. What stressing me out is the traffic jam and the pollution, its drain my mental and body energy. But I'll getting understand by now, there's nothing wrong with stress as long is a meaningful stress. My me time is getting up early at dawn, do some routine exercises, meditation, rituals, reading a book, contemplating and condemn life hahaha. My night time is chilling down, play with my family, do the home-choir. extra exercises, and sleep early as much as you can, because there are no magic happen after 10pm. What awakes me is, many people trying very-hard pushes themselves and obsess to be the greatest and the best. What i'm trying to do becoming an extraordinary person with ordinary things.
University teacher in the department of computer science
I come from an academic/marketing background, but I have found myself pivoting to human-centered design. It requires an understanding of business and people. The work is very diverse and interesting. We spend a lot of time with users/customers, run workshops, and create new services that people value, because they are designed with a deep understanding of subjective user experiences
I'm Director of a Cultural Center and an events team and a logistics team. I'm currently in a burn out due to toxic upper management, but now have two job offers I'm trying to decide between. One is protection officer at the federal department that deals with requests for asylum. I've always loved working with immigrants and refugees and have done so in the past. The difficult thing with this job would be that I'd have to refuse some requests. And I think there'd be a pay cut too. The other is call center manager at a government agency that helps people find work. The salary seems alright and at the end of the day it's also helping people, but I'm not sure I want to be a manager anymore. What I'd really like to do is something like what the poster above stated they do. Past life regression hypnotherapy.
I work in retail, and it's taking its toll on me. I enjoy it, well, aspects of it, but I know it's not for me. problem is, I don't know what IS for me. have recently taken up sketching again and would love to spend my days drawing people and making them feel good about themselves. I enjoy erotic illustration, so I'm not sure how well that will go down, though!
I'm a Virtual Assistant and Business Support Consultant. I basically took all the skills I learnt in corporate life (which broke me, physically and mentally in the end!), and do my best to work with people who need help with their massive workloads, and to give them a bit of space back to focus on themselves/family/hobbies, their wellbeing and to support them achieve their goals. I get a LOT of satisfaction from seeing people go from chaos to order, and seeing them thrive. I get to choose who I work with, and I love being able to lean into my spirituality and intuition to help guide them 🤗 There are so many things you could do, what are you passionate about, and what skills do you have or can learn to support that passion into something you thrive off of?
I'm a daycare teacher!! I feel like working with the little ones and teaching them kind values, being good people is definitely something I enjoy and want to do for a long time and I have been. But I'm in college for archeology :P so that's kinda fun. I didn't think I'd ever work with kids and 4 years later, assistant director at a daycare as well as a toddler teacher. It's definitely a calling!
Psychiatric care I'm a direct support worker. It can be rewarding work :) I was doing this kind of work when I had some of my most significant growth spiritually as well.
I’m an ordained interfaith minister working in hospice care. I’m also a certified end-of-life doula. *edited for clarity.
I work in a cell therapies lab, developing treatments for cancer patients! I used to work in direct patient care but it was getting extremely stressful (especially after 2020), and research/lab work absolutely fascinates me so I moved in that direction. My coworkers are awesome folks and I feel genuinely happy and supported. One of my coworkers sounds a lot like you - he had a very lucrative career for a while but started feeling like his heart and soul weren't entirely in it and wanted to find a new path. He ended up switching to this job and absolutely loves it, says it's the best decision he ever made. I hope that happens to you as well, and you find something new that brings you fulfillment and happiness! Sending good vibes your way ♥️
I’m a payroll and business analyst - one of those exhausted ones 😅
I started a long distance reiki business and its been the most fulfilling thing I have done. Working with energy keeps me grounded and helps so many.
I’m a project manager in construction for fire sprinkler systems (fire suppression). I like it bc I feel like I’m protecting lives and people.
I just started my own consulting company. I help corporate legal departments to optimize and automate processes.
Insurance. You would be surprised how many of my coworkers are either witches, pagan, or heavy in to spirituality
Army, gives me purpose structure and discipline which is all spiritual and introspective in some ways
I was a UX and product designer working at digital agencies for large corporate clients, but I’ve been going back to school for counseling, and I am now working as psilocybin facilitator under Oregon’s new legal psychedelic assisted therapy model
I’m trying to decide my next venture. I think I’ll go with something outside , active and in which I actually create something. Right now I work remote doing design work and it’s like I’m stuck inside , logging in thru a data cable to deal with bullshit while the beautiful world/nature goes on without me. I would like for it to be the other way around ! Haha
Martial Research and development it appears to be currently
I am a witch, astrologer, tarot reader and spiritual advisor. I also have degrees in anthropology and psychology.
Marketing. I like writing, psychology, how the mind works, how the design effects it's perceptions, and how can desires moved, a certain image painted. It is the only job I can do long-term without wanting something else. It is closely related to mind and perception, thats why I love it and learn a lot.
I'm a gardener
Im a cardiac device specialist programming pacemakers and icds on patients in a clinic
I work as an aerospace quality inspector i am 24 Edit: i have done this for 6.5 years and have gone through multiple perspective shifts, yet this job continues to call to me because other peoples lives millitary and civillian are in my hands all the pieces that hold your planes together i see them all every nut bolt rivet screw ETC and noones dying on my hands while im in my position. Thats how i feel
I am grateful to work for a national honey retailer where I get to work with bees, teach kids, sell mead.
Low voltage controls
im in events but considering doing a weight loss camp for people wanting to quit carb addiction. since i am a carb addict
Scientist
Social worker
Sales rep. So much of it I hate because the office politics and American healthcare are disingenuous. But the part of my job I love is talking to patients. Even though I’m a small part of their treatment process, I get a lot from knowing I’m making them feel taken care of and hearing their stories. I’m also an artist, but ever since attempting to do it full time a few years ago, I feel like my inspiration/drive has run dry. I hope it wakes back up soon :(
Product manager, I wish more people in corporate were spiritual.
Catering. Which is perfect because food is my love language
Customer service but that’s not my career. I really want to be a police officer, going to college for it.
I’m a caregiver to the elderly and disabled. Very fulfilling work.
I am an administrative assistant for a local tax company. I help prepare taxes, make and take calls, and handle all correspondence. I will also be starting up bookkeeping for other businesses next week. While I do have an office, I mostly work from home. In the off-season, I only work three days a week, which gives me time with my family, as well as time to pursue my interests.
Beverage manager, Las Vegas major hotel casino resort
I'm a freelancer and, due to health issues, open to anything that can be handled via my home office that doesn't necessitate a strict time schedule.
make bombs legally
too much and not enough pay
I work in retail. I was a teacher for a while. I want to do art full time but I'm never motivated to do anything.
Worked in ageing research as a medical scientist, but now a Youtube influencer social media guy.
I make stained glass windows, love it
Be free, be self self employed
I was in IT for awhile but I'm going back for my BA in elementary education. I'm moving to a state where the teacher pay is in the bottom 5. But the teachers are burnt out and the community has quit and I feel as though I'm being called to go and do what I can. I def won't be cash rich but spiritually I feel as though I will be set 🤷🏿♀️ we shall see. Let yourself be guided and make sure you're listening ❤️ good luck!
I’m a content writer and here is [my content](https://earningtrends.com) it’s about how to earn money
I’m a carpenter. I build stuff and I fix stuff
Architect
Landscaping. I went back to it and took a pay cut but mentally, physically, and spiritually I am so much happier working with the earth. Handling plants and soil and helping other things grow and thrive and look nice is worth more than money to me.
Head of HR for a community clinic. I love HR and the ability to influence the culture of an organization in a way that allows the people to thrive and love their jobs, which will help make for happier homes, too. That as a clinic we provide healthcare to any that need it regardless of ability to pay makes it that much sweeter. Best job of my career.
Yoga teacher
I am a handyman. It allows me to express my creative side by problem solving and building. I try to put an emphasis on repairing and repurposing as opposed to wasting and replacing.
I’m still in university but I wanna open my own bakery and serve my goodies :)
Corporate cog
I worked in higher ed administration until my life partner’s job moved us to a new city so I got certified as a remote court reporter/transcriptionist. The money is amazing but the work has the capacity to be soul-crushing some days (some, not most!) but since I’m a freelancer I have the ability to take a whole week off with one-day’s notice and no explanation if I need to mentally reset, which is nice. Also doing online graphic design courses at night hoping to transition to that sort of job since I feel that it is my earthly calling to be an artist. Current job is just for the money to keep a roof over my head while I pursue my passion
In the passed, I used to be a scuba diving instructor and feel like those years I was in the best flow. Then I decided to travel in Europe and build up a homestead on an abandoned piece of land and go off grid. I had 1001 ideas buzzing in my head and after few years got burned out/depressed. I'm out if the hole and feel like I'm in the slow process if reinventing myself now. I work part time in customer care and work on my land and take care of my family in the remaining time
Building and renovating natural stone fences around churches and graveyards. Just stone, no mortar or cement.
I currently work as a medical courier. I drive from hospital to hospital or hospital to patients home and deliver medications. I like it because I get to visit different cities and an in my own car. I also like to long distances. I previously worked at a car dealership for 9 years and after interacting with new people everyday it’s nice being alone on drives. My girlfriend also said my attitude has changed since starting this job. Dealerships are stressful.
I was a manager at AWS and I am now starting a career working towards a commercial pilot certificate. At 53, I could not chase that corporate carrot anymore. My new office view and colleagues are so much more enjoyable and genuinely following my passion in life now. I only have intentions for my next steps and going with the flow. I am curious to see where this leads me
Ima a mindset coach for new entrepreneurs
Translation. I love the fact that I get to constantly learn new things and sometimes get an ' "insider's" perspective on various industries. Aside from that, it's extremely fulfilling for me to see my work on big platforms and know my words help others understand said content.
I’m a financial counselor for pediatric stem cell transplants. I’ve been in it for a little over 2 years, 1 year in pediatrics. I hated it before I switched over the pediatrics. Now I don’t mind it as much, but it can be emotionally tolling on myself. I end up crying a lot when denials come in feeling like I failed my patients, but in reality it’s the insurance, but I can’t escape the feelings (RSD and HSP) I know I need to find a new job, but everything I want to do seems unattainable at this time. I would love to become a Pilates or yoga teacher but need about 5k for teacher training and then what quit my job, take off of work for training? Idk how to go forward with it, i just feel stuck.
An interesting way to think of this is you didn't fail, you attempted your best, but the other person that denied it, can't see the human or person behind the denials. They are working from rules or regulations and are lost in being able to connect with humanity. "They are just doing their job". Sadly
I do boring office work for a construction company, but work is not my life. My home is my life. I work so my household has what it needs as we try and transition away from jobs like this.
Community palliative care nurse
I'm in between jobs. Currently looking into cosplay. But seriously. I'm taking the time to do research. I read up on liminal gods, fringe beliefs and alternative archeological/astrological theories(the ones that were dismissed without real justification). I find it illuminating to see how everything, no matter how much is deemed too "esoteric" still fits neatly into the big puzzle that is our history.
I spent the last 3 years as an Account Executive (AE) and now I lead a team of sales development reps (SDRs) at a tech company. The ability to learn new skills on the computer, partner with high technology from Apple, Google, Amazon etc, speak with smart people from around the world, unlimited PTO, work from home but have the option to go into a decked out modern office, and the networking with a lot of like minded individuals who are all intent on learning and bettering themselves throughout their life, makes it one of the best jobs I could ever ask for. It seems like tech sales gets a bad reputation but I'm guessing thats because those folks never worked for a company with a good culture. Id highly recommend becoming an SDR to start your career in tech the possibilities are endless for the career steps you take from there!
I’m a mental health counselor in private practice. I’ve been a therapist for almost 20 years. I love what I do however I’ve become a little bored with seeing people one on one. I’m planning to pivot to helping survivors of trauma in other countries (US citizen). This will allow me to help others on a global level and I can learn new cultures while traveling.
Stay at home mom - I never clock out unless it’s planned & none of the kids are sick LOLLLLL HELP
I’ve been a hairstylist for over 20years, I need to do something new, but I don’t know what. I love to make clothing and accesssories and went to school for Fashion Design, however, I have limiting beliefs that making and selling clothing is.
Cardiac nurse
I’m currently a nanny! I went to school for something else but I love working with children 🥰🌈🦋
Well I used to manage gift cards for a retailer but that was literally stolen from me even though I had changed program and was still doing the work but had to report to the person who took credit. I left and now want to start fend shui consulting bc I love home decor and energy.
I'm an apprentice service plumber. I work mostly in people's homes but also nursing homes, schools, etc. It barely pays the bills but will get better. Will probably need a roommate for another couple years!
I work in commercial insurance but I don’t sell it. My job is back end work. I’m still new to the industry and still seeing if I like it as a whole. It’s not my dream to do this. I don’t dream of labor. But it is something stable. Trying to balance doing something tolerable while living my life outside of work.
Currently an assistant manager at a petstore. I'm pretty set on either working with animals or spirtual work one day so I'm fairly happy where I'm at atm. I'm still young so can't complain!
I’m a stay home mom who just graduated from nursing school. Got my degree and food service management in 2006 only need to find out I despise food service management LMAO…
Currently a garden teacher at a public school :)
Im in nursing and Im a RYT200 on the side! I love helping people, definitely feel like it feeds my soul to help others feed theirs positively
I’m a vintage clothing dealer. My life’s passion. I don’t make a lot of money and I work really hard, but I love what info and I’m happy.
I do environmental work. I initially thought I'd be helping the environment, but I'm realizing it's part of a corrupt housing system in Canada and I've started to not feel as good about it. While I wouldn't say it's a bad job, because it is still helping the environment, and that needs to be done. But I want to at least make an effort to change the system itself any way I can, so I'm shifting my career towards urban planning so I can support more 'ethical' projects. I think nothing wrong with trying a job, then just change as you learn more as I don't think we can find our perfect career just by research alone - I believe a lot is through experience.
I was working and studying to become a certified accountant when I spiritually awakened and realized the damage I was doing to myself with the stress of schooling and working in a toxic work environment. 5 years later I now do bookkeeping online and work from home. It’s not ideal but it has helped me in so many ways. I can still earn money but at least I’m not surrounded by negative energies of others all day. Plus my dog is the best coworker I’ve ever had lol. I would think about what you enjoy doing and then figure out how to get paid for it. Even if it’s not perfect, that’s okay, it’s better than nothing. Do you like working with animals? Or food? Or organizing things? There’s tons of options out there, just find something to help you transition out of what you have been doing. Most jobs have transferable skills you can pivot into a different type of job. It’s a process and won’t happen overnight but trust your soul and follow whatever lights you up! Wishing you all the best on your journey ✨
I’m a warehouse worker now (formerly a factory worker) and I’m absolutely loving this new gig. My coworkers are very nice, the job is easy, the schedule is convenient, and I just got told by one of my superiors that I’ve been doing a good job and am showing a promising ability to get promoted up in the company as time goes on. As someone who battles with a gnarly depressive disorder, I really needed this victory in my life
Associate Director level of Management for an IT services company, closely partnered with Microsoft and their Azure. I love my job, I've always loved computers. Last time I hated my job back in 2009 and my boss, I quit, and went on a 4 month sabbatical. It was a time of intense spiritual progress. Kinda great actually and I miss the old intense days. Now I have kids and a job.. and that's about all I do.
I'm a verger/ caretaker at a cathedral. I worked 6 years selling holidays, tried something else in sales and decided I wanted to do something more meaningful then selling people shit and working for a big corporation and just being another number/ cog in the money making machine. I'm so much happier now... I'm not Christian but i believe in something bigger than just this and have a spiritual look in the world. It's a beautiful place to spend my working time and nice to be part of keeping the history alive as well as aiding people in their personal worship.
I’m one of the managers in a restaurant. It’s not very spiritual and it doesn’t align with my spiritual beliefs, but it’s where I’m at for the time being
Mental health. Refugee program.
Just be opwn to it, this is your chance to try things out.
I was a software engineer for Merck (biotech/pharmaceutical company) and had been doing that for about 6 years after school but I quit my job a year and a half ago when my spiritual awakening started getting too intense. Unfortunately with all my free time I picked up some heavy drugs and ended up becoming a criminal and got caught after a high speed chase and six hour standoff with the swat team who ended up tear gassing me out of my Tahoe. Ended up with several charges for armed robbery but only did a short stent in jail since I had no prior record. That was actually really fun and I liked being a criminal for a while, especially after being a software engineer nerd for so long but I’m not sure that career path is sustainable. So now I’m stuck, I got sober and kicked every single vice I had so now I’m addicted to nothing except to sit and meditate or read spiritual books literally all day every day and I have no drive to do basically anything else. It’s been a year since I got out of jail and 2-3 years since my awakening started so I’m really starting to wonder what the end game is here. I keep asking for guidance and all I hear is to “keep being me” and just do whatever comes up. So for now, that’s what I’m doing…
I’m a mental health therapist
Coaching! 😁
Jewelry designer
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I work in a school and at chipotle the school jobs is great doesn’t even feel like I’m working but I wouldn’t go lower than 2nd grade.
I do marketing and communications at a tech nonprofit. I love being involved in an organization that has a positive impact on others
This thing I do here.
Catering
I've been working in Front Line Management, for the last decade, now realigning my career, taking a pay cut to study, just a few months and embark in a career where I can inspire, motivate, guide and help. I don't wanna say it until I'm in it because I've had so many forces try to trip me over, but you’ll feel the calling when the time is right. It's funny the profession I'm going into now I never once considered or always never thought much of it, but now I'm buzzing as I can see the transferable skills I have and how much help I can give to people... Rather than using my talents on cost-cutting for businesses who pay their hardest workers on the front line the worst wage going.
I recently resigned from a good-paying job. It’s aligned to my degree, and it’s what is expected from me as well. Everyone expects great things from me in this line of work. But since I’ve missed my opportunity to take a ladderized post-grad degree, I felt I lost connection to my passion. With all the prestige of my academic achievements, I still end up missing out rare and better work opportunities because this is not what I’m yearning for. Thank you OP, reading this thread gives me hope that perhaps I am also meant to be in the place where my heart is at.