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"Is there a better job out there for me?" It's a consistent and lingering question for those heading home after yet another crummy day at work. And there are other questions that also jump on the job-disgruntlement bandwagon:
"Can I really afford to look for something else?"
"Can another job pay me more?"
"Can I find a job that motivates me?"
The "Should I break up with my job?" question is a biggie.
As I work with job-disgruntled people, I recognize that there is also a HUGE number of people desperate to find ANY job they can. And I can relate. Earlier in my life, I experienced the desperate need to find a paycheck, and I can say without hesitation that being jobless is a horrible mental and emotional place to be. I've felt the "just survive!" gut pain; it's a very lousy feeling.
Except for job-hunting situations clearly marked "desperate," this is how I see the "Do I Stay or Do I Leave?" job question in three parts:
A. If I have a job I dislike and my goal is to chase "average," I would:
1. Stay at the same job...despite negative feelings about it.
2. Be happy to get a paycheck. Period.
B. If I am looking for a job and my goal is to chase "average," I would:
1. Send a resume to every job ad for which I qualify.
2. Wait for responses.
C. If my goal is to create an "exceptional" life, and I have either a job I dislike or I am looking for a job, I would:
1. Seek to create a job opportunity that motivates me.
2. Take massive action to make what I want to happen...happen.
3. Do something that makes me happy...even if it pays less.
4. Stop wasting eight hours a day in a job that dulls my passion.
To me, an average life is one that accepts only what life offers. An exceptional life is one that creates what isn't offered.
Sure, fear absolutely exists...either in the "search" or in the "changing" of the job-hunt process. But if we want more than "average," we are going to have to get super creative in how we look for (and create) jobs. Adding another resume to a 100-applicant job pile just doesn't cut it. It's the "Lottery" approach. It's for those who wish and wait.
Life is too short wish and wait or to let fear limit what we do. Find the courage to look Fear straight into its monster-like face...and actively seek or create the job you want. Settling can bring misery...and who wants that in life?
"Can I really afford to look for something else?"
"Can another job pay me more?"
"Can I find a job that motivates me?"
The "Should I break up with my job?" question is a biggie.
As I work with job-disgruntled people, I recognize that there is also a HUGE number of people desperate to find ANY job they can. And I can relate. Earlier in my life, I experienced the desperate need to find a paycheck, and I can say without hesitation that being jobless is a horrible mental and emotional place to be. I've felt the "just survive!" gut pain; it's a very lousy feeling.
Except for job-hunting situations clearly marked "desperate," this is how I see the "Do I Stay or Do I Leave?" job question in three parts:
A. If I have a job I dislike and my goal is to chase "average," I would:
1. Stay at the same job...despite negative feelings about it.
2. Be happy to get a paycheck. Period.
B. If I am looking for a job and my goal is to chase "average," I would:
1. Send a resume to every job ad for which I qualify.
2. Wait for responses.
C. If my goal is to create an "exceptional" life, and I have either a job I dislike or I am looking for a job, I would:
1. Seek to create a job opportunity that motivates me.
2. Take massive action to make what I want to happen...happen.
3. Do something that makes me happy...even if it pays less.
4. Stop wasting eight hours a day in a job that dulls my passion.
To me, an average life is one that accepts only what life offers. An exceptional life is one that creates what isn't offered.
Sure, fear absolutely exists...either in the "search" or in the "changing" of the job-hunt process. But if we want more than "average," we are going to have to get super creative in how we look for (and create) jobs. Adding another resume to a 100-applicant job pile just doesn't cut it. It's the "Lottery" approach. It's for those who wish and wait.
Life is too short wish and wait or to let fear limit what we do. Find the courage to look Fear straight into its monster-like face...and actively seek or create the job you want. Settling can bring misery...and who wants that in life?
