3. Dream big.
Find some space, a pen and paper, and write down your dream job. Don’t try to be realistic—pretend there are no limitations and all is possible. List every aspect you can think of that you desire in your dream job: pay, responsibility, travel, company culture, location, hours and whatever else matters to you. Keep this description handy and review it every few days or so to keep it foremost in your mind. Talk about it with friends and make changes to it as you refine your thinking.

4. Prioritize.
From your ideal list, decide what two or three job aspects are most important to you. These are the things that must be present in order for you to feel like you have made the right move. Note: You are not giving up on the rest of the list; you are simply identifying what you really want. (And did you really think you’d get that multi-million dollar salary while working two-hour days anyway?)

5. Make a move.
Take some action, no matter how small, to begin moving yourself in the direction of this ideal job. It may be browsing internet job listings for a few minutes, looking through a book on a field you have always been interested in or signing up for a class related to your dream career. Commit to doing one new small thing each week and your ideal job will become a reality.