Tip: Read The 8th Habit, by Stephen Covey

In his book, Covey writes that there are 4 key elements that make up the ideal career where you find your true voice:

1. Your talent (what you do better than most people)
2. Your passion (what you feel passionate about)
3. The world's needs (what people want and are willing to pay for)
4. Your conscience (what you believe to be the right thing to do)

You can play around with these concepts and see how much applies to your career.

For example, a person who has TALENT but no PASSION will be stuck in his/her career.

A person has PASSION but no TALENT is incompetent.

A person who has both TALENT and PASSION, but doesn't understand the world's needs (or doesn't care about them) will be unemployed. Many artists or freelancers may be in this situation.

A person who has the first 3 ingredients, but not the last one -- CONSCIENCE -- will eventually regret it. For example, a pornographer skilled in Web technologies, may be "passionate" and understand the needs of lonely men, but he won't likely have a fulfilling and meaningful life.