If you’re interested in building a dream career, you’ve likely thought about how long your career lasts. If you ask me, your career ends when your life ends.

Our work plays such a big role in the quality of our lives that I’m surprised why people stay in jobs that they hate.

I understand that sometimes you feel like you don’t have a choice. Maybe your parents want you to become a doctor. Or maybe you feel the pressure of social media to make money so you can have the life of famous people.

Whatever the reason is, many of us only work because we need the money. If you ask me, that’s a sad way to live.

Several years ago, I was no different. I thought a career was about status. I wanted to have a job that made me look good. But when my grandmother passed away, I started thinking about what I was doing.