When No one is Looking

I once heard that a way to measure your own integrity is to think about what you do when no one is looking. If you are the type of person who would cheat on a test or steal a pack of gum, just because you could then you'd probably be one of those people who are lacking in the integrity department.

That integrity test recently made me wonder if there was a parallel way of figuring out what kind of career path you should take. It got me thinking...what do I want to do when I am not getting paid. What kind of work do I like to do when no boss is looking, or signing a paycheck. It may sound cliche or like a no brainer to posit such a question, but for me it's one I don't think about enough. I get the impression that many people do things for work that simply bring home a pay check and they have hobbies of some sort that are completely different from their jobs. I don't want that for myself. I want to be one of the fortunate ones who comes homes at the end of a hard day's work knowing that my hard work was enjoyable, meaningful, and filled with opportunities for growth.

So here is a list of things I like to do, that I would like to somehow get paid to do. These are the things I like to do when no boss is looking.

1. Collect and fix old furniture.
2. Salsa dance
3. interior decorating/design
4. Read/write about current events, politics, and religion
5. Write about my own experiences and life reflections
6. Bake
7. Quilt
8. Teach youth how to do cool stuff

Now I have to figure out how to get paid to do these things.