For the younger generation, the world has changed. This includes the working world, where it can be more difficult than ever before to find a career and stick with it. Thankfully, there are a few things that millennials can keep in mind when looking to a career.

Don’t Settle

There are real-world needs and paying your bills is certainly one of those. Keeping that in mind is something that you should do to keep a reasonable objective in front of you. But at the same time, life is too short to go to a place you hate every day.

When you settle for a job, there will be an infinite amount of reasons that you won’t like that job and those will only increase over time. Not only that, you won’t do your best work and you will just be wasting your time.

Don’t waste your time; find something you care about and you won’t feel like you are working. This is easier said than done and something that many people in the work force wish that they had done instead of settling for a job to pay the bills.

Take Risks Early

Taking a risk can be scary. That sense of uncertainty is what prevents many from taking the leap into something potentially bigger. But when you are young and just starting out your career, that is the perfect time to take those risks.

For someone with a family, a mortgage, and whatever else, those risks can have catastrophic results. But when you are young and single and (ideally) still living at home, you can take the risks that can propel you to bigger and better. Don’t take a risk for the sake of a risk, but look for something that feels right.