• You’ve been searching for months, but you’ve had very few interviews (if any), and the jobs all seem to suck
• When you wake up in the morning, the last thing you want to do is look for a job
• Even when you do get called in for an interview, you know you’re not going to get it

You’re looking for the wrong job.

A week ago, Jared Kessler posted a terrific link to a video that I consider required watching for anyone frustrated with her job search. In fact, I want you to watch it right now and read his post, before you continue reading here.

Jared’s takeaway from the video (and part 2)—and I agree wholeheartedly with this—is that “you aren’t unsuccessful just because you work a job to finance your vision.” You’ve got to pave your own road, and it doesn’t matter what others think about your chosen profession or what you do to get by.

Even more, Jared and Byron Katie are saying that your very definition of success CANNOT be determined by what others think. It doesn’t matter whether your friends think you’ve got it made because you drive a nice car. Deep down, you’ll still know that you haven’t met YOUR definition of success.

Here’s an inspiring video I watched today. This guy set out to teach his relatives math, and in the process, he developed the Khan Academy, which now teaches people all over the world. The letters from students, around 16 minutes into the video, give me goosebumps!

Sal Khan at Gel 2010 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Did he set out to find a teaching job? No. He was a hedge fund guy.
Did he ultimately create meaning for himself? Absolutely.

So, my question for you is: What would mean everything to you, and how can you take one small step toward that today?