What were you meant to do?

Hello Everyone,

Have you heard of the book “CHA-CHING” by Andrew Grinbaum, an assistant professor of Marketing at Long Island University? He has also worked as a marketing consultant for two decades and built Broadway Suites, a growing multimillion dollar company in New York City. This book is meant for you if you are a college student, an employee stuck in a job you cannot stand, an individual who want to make a lot of money etc. This book was written just to suit you, and help you to get over those problems. Where you read this book you will sit there and say to you self, “If I had only known that before.” First, I am going to discuss a few of the chapters in this book and let you know how this book helps you, and what it specifically helps you to solve.

First chapter discuss about how important it is for someone to love what they do in the working field. We all know if you do not love the job you are doing, or as for a college student, you are not comfortable with your major, you should find ways to get what is right for you. Find a way that help you to find out what you in your own self enjoy what you like to do in life, what you want to work as, who you want to be seen and called as.

The author stated in bold, a fact I assume, that “You can hold up to fourteen jobs, possibly more, in your working career, according to the U.S. Department of labor.” He then explained that this statistic was for younger baby boomers that actually had much more stable work environment, but as for us in today’s working environment, it is considered the norm. People are finding jobs that are not meant for them. They are choosing jobs based on the hourly pay, their availability of time, and many other factors, but not what really matters to them.

People need to start choosing jobs that they are willing to do, they are willing to show effort, and willing to make it a success. In the first chapter where Grinbaum is really talking about having a “Passion” for what you do, he stated that “if you love what you do and are armed with the right skill set and mindset, then you will minimize the negative effects of change in your life and, if you choose to, have a much more secure career.” If you have a great passion for your job, but the pay is less than what you want, and the schedule is messing with your personal schedule, you have to deal with these negative and find some way to solve this, unless you have a safe and secured job out there.

If you happen to be a college student, the book “CHA-CHING” the author suggest to you in the first chapter different tools you can use to figure out your strengths. These tools are used to help you to find out what you do best or what you were meant to do; tools such as self-assessments and websites that shows occupations and the approximation of yearly earning. The book really helps you to easily discover your perfect career that match the person you really are. Also, the author even developed his own tool in finding your strength, which is in the book.