Assignment on What difference does it make to work as a calling

Definition of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Calling, after listening to this word a simple meaning pops up in the mind of everyone and that is a way to communicate with others on phone calls or through any other mean. But here the word calling is completely different as we listen in our daily lives. Calling is associated with the passion or interest of a particular person. True definition of calling is a kind of stronger impulse that comes from within towards a specific course of an action and especially in the case when it is accompanied by the conviction of celestial effect. Another definition which related to calling is any profession or vocation in which a particular person gets engaged habitually. Here we will discuss about calling as a profession, not just a profession but having a specific interest in that profession as well. (Damon, W. (2008).

These days many people are not clear enough with the difference among career, job and vocation. They think that all three of them are same and share no difference. These days another word calling is being used to which many common people and especially students are not well-aware but the meaning of calling May or may not mean exactly the same thing as a vocation.

If we dig a bit down and just look at the origin of both the words vocation and career, one can easily know about the difference that lies among them. Vocation has come from the Latin word vocare that literally means “to call” and that is the reason Butler equates Vocation and calling.

Today calling means to select a career or pursue a career in which a particular person have specific interest in it and he or she enjoys while doing work in that career. So one should always select a career which makes a person relaxed and happy as well because these things carry an equal importance.

Problems of seeing work without calling of What difference does it make to work as a calling

There comes each and every kind of problem in every field and especially when people work without calling and some of the problems are listed below:

1.      Lack of confidence of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Very first thing is confidence which is very important for every person. One can be successful enough in any field only when he or she is confident. One of the biggest problem which is seen among people without calling is lacking of confidence. If person is not satisfied or sure enough in a particular field how he or she can be confident and do work properly. So, it is very important that every person should have selected work through proper calling. (Hunter, I., Dik, B. J., & Banning, J. H. (2010)

2.      Depression and anxiety of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Depression and anxiety, both these things come up when a person feels tired and un-satisfied. These days we have seen many people who take their job as one of the biggest burden, they don’t enjoy while working because they have not selected their field through proper calling. They have no interest in it. One can remain happy and tension free if he or she select their work with proper calling. Before choosing a field one should be specific enough and career oriented as well because this is not a matter of few days but it goes with a person for lifetime.

At times, there are many people who change their field after knowing about their field of interest and they feel happy and satisfied. It is not compulsory that if a person have selected a field without proper calling then he or she can’t change it. This is wrong completely, so one can change their field any time after knowing their interest and realizing that what they should do.

Reflection on Past experience and present experience of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Every person in this world knows about things after having some kind of experiences in their lives. Same is the case with me. No one ever told me about the word calling and how does it affect the life and daily routine as well. My teachers never mentioned this world really because it is being said that person should decide what they want to be after completing their high school but not before that. Here I think, teachers and parents should be supportive enough and they should always teach the young people from the beginning to select their career through proper calling, means that a person should find out his or her interests and only continue with them as a career.

Medical is a field which every parents want for their child and they think after joining this field the future of their children can be sure and they won’t face any difficulty at all. Before knowing this and deciding everything on their own. Every parent should start observing the activities of their child and their interest in which they feel happy. Childhood is the time when children start idealizing their parents or elder siblings and through them they decide what they want to be. Another things is parents start feeding everything in the minds of their children and they think that yes we should take it as our career. Same thing happened with me, I was a student of sciences and I was always being told that medical is the best field and only through having good grades I can become a doctor. No one asked me what I want to be or what is my favorite field or area of interest.

Well, I chose sciences in my high school but I was never good in sciences. I always felt difficulty in understanding biology as cramming is the main thing in it. I was not good at cramming, I was a kind of student who liked to do creative things and apply them somewhere to help or benefit others. I also told my parents about it that I found difficulty in understanding it but they didn’t pay attention and said I should start working more, I should give more time to my studies.

One day I was sitting with my friend and he also had no interest in the field of sciences so he found that he should change his field and so did he. He chose management over sciences and he seemed to be happy and relaxed. I never thought that I had interest in media and management kind of field. But the day I was with him, he was trying to solve some kind of case and I just looked at his book and thought for about ten minutes almost and came up with its solution. I then told my friend and helped him out, he got very excited and happy and also appreciated me that how did I do that? I had zero experience in that field bit still I did that because I had interest in that field. I also had some of the books related to the management field which I used to study at free time.

That day I felt happy and satisfied too. I thought that I can do much better in this field as I have interest in it and words of my brother came up in my mind that always chose a field through proper calling and everything but not getting under pressure. Know about your skills and where can you utilize them properly. That day I talked to my elder brother and asked him to convince parents as we all know that elder brothers do play a major role in the house. So he talked to my parents and convinced them through every possible way and became successful. My brother told me that parents are happy too as you have decided what you want to do in the future as I was not much clear when they asked me to choose sciences. My parents also supported me and with their help I cleared my high school with sciences.

Now I am in my university and studying management. I know that choosing a field is a tough thing and it requires a lot of attention and help but once you are done with it, you enjoy it for lifetime. But if you chose a field without knowing about calling then it definitely will be a tough thing. Instead of realizing later, one should know about the true meaning of calling and try to implicate it in their lives as I did and now I am very happy and satisfied. I score good marks and above all I am relaxed and so are my parents. I see my future bright because I know the things behind this field and how can I become successful in this field too.

Vision of the students of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Students should be free to know about their vision and how this vision can be useful in their future life ahead as well. Every individual should choose their field with appropriate way of calling only then they can become successful enough.  

Motivation of What difference does it make to work as a calling

It is suggested that the student’s needs to be motivated for the best performance with their ability. When the student’s see the clear link among the effort they should be motivated and reward what they receive. Whereas the reward must be seen along with the equitable to inspire the work. In this case, the motivation accounts for the individual's intensity, persistence, the direction along with efforts towards obtaining the goal. By the combination of the different elements, the motivations are achieved which also combine to produce satisfaction, and job designs.

Emotional Behavior of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Emotional behavior or relationship is something that needs to keep out of this field. There should not be harshness or rudeness without any issue but if needed children should talk to their parents instead of getting under their emotional pressure. This is for the sake of future and obviously parents do know what is best for their children and what is not but still they should talk to their parents in a proper and decent way to make them understand.

Honesty of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Honesty is the key to every matter. While being in any field no matter whether in student life or job field. Every person should be honest not only with their studies or parents but with their own self as well. Through honesty one can achieve anything in their life, they can have proper aim and goals that how should they be achieved. (Duffy, R. D., Allan, B. A., & Bott, E. M. (2012).

Hard work of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Each and every student should be hardworking and only through hardworking one can achieve anything in life. Hardworking can only be done when a person have proper aim in their life and area of interest.

Mental relaxation of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Mental relaxation is one most important thing and it should be taken serious by teachers and parents both. Depression and anxiety, both these things come up when a person feels tired and un-satisfied. These days we have seen many people who take their job as one of the biggest burden, they don’t enjoy while working because they have not selected their field through proper calling. They have no interest in it. One can remain happy and tension free if he or she select their work with proper calling. Before choosing a field one should be specific enough and career oriented as well because this is not a matter of few days but it goes with a person for lifetime. After choosing a field with proper calling and having interest one can feel happy and relaxed.

Confidence level increases of What difference does it make to work as a calling

Very first thing is confidence which is very important for every person. One can be successful enough in any field only when he or she is confident. One of the biggest problem which is seen among people without calling is lacking of confidence. If person is not satisfied or sure enough in a particular field how he or she can be confident and do work properly. So, it is very important that every person should have selected work through proper calling.

There are many people seen these days specially students who are not mentally relaxed and satisfied. The world has changed over the course of time and so has the mind set of people. The stress points have greatly evolved from the olden times to modern times. Same is for the stressors. The lifestyles have changed which has led to different perceptions about different issues. The stressors in old times would have been joblessness, the living conditions, and passing away of a loved one or the domestic situations. The new and modern stressors largely remain the same but there are many other categories to it too. Job satisfaction, issues with spouse, technology, healthcare and others are modern time stressors. Not only the stressors have changed but also the degree of effect it has on health. The stress is a major cause of mental health illness which paves way for depression to creep in. Apart from this there are many cardiac related health issues that comes with distress. In the recent past it has been observed that suicide rates have gone up which reflect the stress people are going through and mental health issues are real and need to be tackled with care. Illness such as fatigue and headaches relate to stress and are a matter of concern for many. Migraine and issues relating to sleep are also a cause of stress. Distress is a major contributor to escalation of worsening of health conditions. Stress has effected people’s ability to take decisions and that effects the ability to perceive right and wrong. Stress kills more people than it is accounted with because people are busy in lives not noticing factors affecting health. Eustress and distress range from minor to major and come with strict implications. The wise will look after their health and stress on what is needed and important in life. It is also responsibility of stake holders to pay attention to people around and stress management should be provided.

One can avoid all these things in the life only when he or she is satisfied in their life and what I believe is that this can only be done when the people have selected their area of interest or field through the system of proper calling. Calling helps out the people in knowing about their likes and dislikes. Today calling means to select a career or pursue a career in which a particular person have specific interest in it and he or she enjoys while doing work in that career. So one should always select a career which makes a person relaxed and happy as well because these things carry an equal importance. (Dreher, D. E., & Plante, T. G. (2007).

I have seen many examples in my life who didn’t achieve much in their life because they had no interest in their job, they thought job as a burden but once when they knew about their likes and dislikes they changed their field. Now they are much happy and satisfied. They are relaxed and even earning much more. Here is another thing which I believe is very important and that is earning, many people think that choosing the field of their interest will not help them to earn much. This is completely wrong, along with the earning satisfaction and mental healthiness plays a major role as well. Every person should be relaxed and earning money is not a major task these days.

Choosing a field in which person have particular interest can also make them successful as compared to the other field in which person have least interest, they can become famous as well. We have seen that now trend is being changed a lot, students are allowed to choose their field of interest and can continue it as a career. In past times, parents were not that much educated and understanding but now they realize about the happiness and interest of their children. They know what is best for them and what will make them happy. So this is the reason that parents don’t put any kind of pressure on their children and that is something positive. Teachers also support their students in all the possible ways they can. This change is the parents is not just a change in them or their thinking but it is a complete change in the society and brought positivity in the society and the children as well. They know that if they choose their career with proper calling they will have their parents support and help as well.

At the end, I would like to say every person in this world is free to take their decisions, we are not living in the past times where students had no opportunities according to their interest. This present era is completely different as people are much educated. We have been given much opportunities and we should utilize them instead of sticking ourselves towards the old things. Having a field of interest makes a person happy and relaxed so one should always choose a career through proper calling.

References of What difference does it make to work as a calling

·         Damon, W. (2008). The path to purpose: Helping our children find their calling in life. Simon and Schuster.

·         Hunter, I., Dik, B. J., & Banning, J. H. (2010). College students’ perceptions of calling in work and life: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 76(2), 178-186.

·         Duffy, R. D., Allan, B. A., & Bott, E. M. (2012). Calling and life satisfaction among undergraduate students: Investigating mediators and moderators. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13(3), 469-479.

·         Dreher, D. E., & Plante, T. G. (2007). The calling protocol: Promoting greater health, joy, and purpose in life. Spirit, science and health: How the spiritual mind fuels the body, 129-142.