I enjoy my career, quite a bit. It allows me to travel (regionally), it provides for my family and I make my own hours and work from home. I see my "director" maybe once every other month and because I actually like the guy, I don't mind. I'm a salaried employee but I can receive additional compensation based on a bonus structure, which is nice. I get what I put in. The company I work for is consistently in Forbes' top 20 to work for.

I also get the ability to provide new ideas to my organization and they actually listen and I have the ability to move up in the organization. -Both important things.

Because I make my own hours and set my own appointments, my job affords me time to spend on things that are important to me: My family, making music, hubskiing etc.

When I was younger I thought it was cool to complain about your job but now I couldn't be more grateful for the career I have. I love it.

I disagree with much of his advice. Jobs can help you grow tremendously, it has a lot to do with the individual (and the job).

Whether you have a job, a career or a "passive income source", (which by the way many careers have) the following quote is a good source of inspiration. It was told to me by my grandfather and below is how he translated it to me from the German he originally read it in:

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I acted and behold, the duty was joy. -Tagore