How to build the bridge to your dream job? By taking calculated risks instead of diving right in, says Kumar Varun
Kumar Varun took up engineering and then management because he knew that was the easiest way to start earning. In college, he wasn’t even part of drama clubs, but he always knew he was made for the stage. After spending almost a decade in the corporate world, he finally found his calling in stand-up comedy.
"First of all, I was too young then to understand what to do in life. In fact, I honestly believe that we don't know, ever, what to do in life. Because I get very surprised when people have very set goals and targets because I can't be that guy. I've always been a very go-with-the-flow kind of a person," Kumar Varun said.
Being the eldest son in a middle-class family, he took the traditional path that would enable him to start earning at the earliest. But his dreams and aspirations kept changing and there was no looking back after he won YouTube Comedy Hunt.
His advice to those planning a successful transition?
- First, ensure a practical approach and be prepared for the worst.
- Create an emergency fund in case your move doesn’t work out for the next few months or even a year.
- If you think you’ll quit your current job once you start earning enough from your dream job, then you’ll never give your best to either.
What would be your approach to a career pivot? Let me know in the comments section below.
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5 年In my view, we can never realistically have a full proof plan to a change in career path. i attempted very early in my career to switch from sales and distribution to SAP and even got myself trained (by taking official leave) but it did not workout for me; in retrospect i was perhaps destined for the career chosen of hard core sales and marketing and continued in the same till date.
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5 年I reinvented myself in my mid to late 30’s to become a furniture designer /maker. Like a lot of other posters here I had a successful secure well paid corporate life but somehow still wasn’t content. The only future that awaited was more spreadsheets and sales people to manage!! I was a busy fool for the 1st few years but learnt helluva lot in the process of doing any work that came my way. I was fortunate that I’d saved enough money to fund my dreams so there was a bit less pressure as I wasn’t indebted to anyone....even so a GFC and couple of kids & 2nd mortgage early on in the piece certainly made it character building. Things are much more steady now after a decade of networking and hard work and....well that’s about it...those 2 skills mainly. Any advice....only that you should never stop believing...once you do that you’re doomed!! Sweet dreams everyone, Phil