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Do You Know What You Don’t Like?

How many people actually don’t know what they don’t like? I believe it is almost non. Most of the people know what they don’t like but sometimes it is ironic that even though they knew what they don’t like, they still choose to do it.

Recently I had a talk with my friends over a cup of coffee and we are discussing about the topic related to having a job. Then suddenly an idea hit me and I am thinking that why are there people who hate what they are doing but chose not to do something about it?

One of my friends always complained to me how bad her job is and what she don’t like about the job and the constant whining definitely drives me mad. I find that the situation is a simple one, if you don’t like what you are doing, then stop doing it. Doesn’t it make sense?

Let us look at an example; let say if you do not like to eat carrots then most probably you will not choose dishes with carrots because you simply do not like it. However the situation becomes complicated when you tell someone who hate their job to stop what they are doing. They will rebuke you with lots of reasons or excuses such as they are too old, they have to feed their family or they have to pay their school fees. I’m not saying that these reasons are not valid, these reasons are important and we need to consider and make plans for it before quitting. But instead of constantly spending your energy to generate reasons, isn’t it better if you can focus that energy on trying to find opportunities instead?

You tend to find this cycle in people who hate what they are doing but chose to do it anyway.

This is a cycle that will make them miserable as long as they stay doing what they hate to be doing.

How To Get Rid Of The Miserable Cycle

In order to get rid of being miserable and causing others around you to become miserable too, you will need to take responsibility for your own life. If you do not like your job then stop doing it. If you choose not to quit it, then stop complaining because it is your choice that you want to continue doing what you are doing.

However if you really decide that enough is enough and you want out of what you hate doing, then have a plan and make it happen instead of rebuking others with reasons of why you cannot quit your job. Operate from a positive mindset to generate ideas on how to quit your job instead of thinking of reasons to argue with others why you cannot quit your job will definitely be more beneficial instead.

If you operate from a positive mindset instead of a negative one, you can generate ideas that can help you stop doing what you hate to be doing and start doing something that you love. You can save an  amount of money that can last you for months so that you can quit your job and start to work on something that you want to be doing. Or start something on the side line before quitting or maybe even quit your job and get a part time job so that you have time to work on what you really want to be doing.

There are lots of possibilities so don’t limit yourself by operating in the wrong frame of mind. As what Henry Ford says, “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.”

Parting Words

What I want to drive home in this article is that I want people to be live more consciously. Stop doing something that you know you obviously hate. If you hate your job, find another that you love, or maybe you just hate the term J-O-B, then go start your own business. Whining, complaining and seeking sympathy from others then rebuking them with reasons of why you cannot stop doing what you hate to be doing doesn’t help at all. The only way to help yourself is to start taking responsibility for your own life and the desired changes.

To your success,
Vincent

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Times Of Uncertainty

In this time of uncertainty, news of recession and mass jobs layoff are appearing a bit too frequently in the papers. The question today is how do you look at this recession? Is it a catastrophe or is it a blessing in disguise? How about jobs? Is losing your a job a bad thing or a good thing?

In my previous post I wrote about how to change disasters into meaningful events, so one of the worst disaster many may find is that they are losing their job or the job they are currently holding are not giving them enough security and it may be gone any time.

Losing Your Job

First of all, losing your job isn’t really a bad thing.

“What??? You must be crazy Vincent!”

No, I’m for real. The modern world education had conditioned us to think as an employee and not as an employer. They taught us all the skills that are needed to excel in helping your boss and the investors to be rich and wealthy instead of us. Everybody and anybody instead of us, does it make sense to you?

If we are an employee, we are helping somebody we didn’t even know to get rich but we are not even helping ourselves. Do you ever have the feeling of doing most of the work and in the end the amount of money flowing into your pockets are pitiful compared to what your boss and the investors are taking. So maybe losing your job is not a bad thing after all because this is a wake up call for you to start looking at alternatives.

10 Things To Do If You Lose Your Job

1. Get support

No doubt you will be caught in despair when you lose your job. Find your family members or friends who are supportive and talk to them. Pour your heart out and share with them your feelings. They may help you to keep a lookout for opportunities and you do not need to keep the whole thing to yourself. Let out your feelings and get yourself back to your normal emotional state before embarking the journey of finding a new job.

2. Do not take it to heart

When the company is restructuring or laying off people for the reason of cost cutting, do not take it too personally. It is a good time for reflection but do not allow this set back to shatter you totally. Believe in your ability and having good confidence really help during this time.

3. Expand Your Every Dollar

To ensure that your savings can last you through this tough time, it will be necessary to expand your every dollar. Buy things in bulk or get your groceries when they are on discounts. Avoid big ticket items and have your budget plan in place to avoid over spending.

4. Reflect

A good time for reflection. Spend some time to think about your current skills level and abilities. What do you need to do to excel in your field and what are the actions that are needed to accomplish that?

Ask yourself what do you really want to do. Is this job really the ideal job for you? One question that will help you in answering this would be, “If I can live my life over again, will I be doing this?” The answer of this question would be the key for finding what is the job that you really love.

5. Update your resume

How long have you updated your resume? Is it covered with cobwebs? Dust it and get back to work. Update you resume and decorate it with your recent personal achievements. Seeing your personal achievements can make you feel that you had accomplished things in the past and it also help to make you feel confident that you can get things done.

Always remember to put in your contact details like home telephone, emails, cell phone number and fax number if you have it. Lastly, having your referee’s details ready definitely help too, provided you have good relationships with them.

6. Network

Finding companies through the newspaper and internet sites are good ways to find new jobs and it is also important to have a good network to increase your probability of finding a job soon. Find out more about seminars, community events or your local networks and get involved. These are great places to meet new people and get new contacts.

7.Stay Well Groomed

Have you notice that in the movies, people who lost their jobs are always untidy and not well groomed? Maybe it is the negative state they are in and the amount of stress they are facing that are causing them to look fragile and untidy. If you are the employer, will you hire someone well groomed and full of energy or someone who look tired and untidy?

The answer is obvious, so stay neat, tidy and mind your posture. Your posture can tell others a lot about yourself.

8. Stay Motivated

It can be frustrating and disappointing when the jobs you applied were rejected. Stay motivated and focus on the positive side that there are lots of role out there in the market that you can fit into and provide value. Just stay positive until you find your role.

9. Upgrade Your Skills

This is one of the best time to keep your skills up to date in your current niche. Read up books, take up seminars or attend courses to improve yourself. When you have the skills that provides value, your new employers will have more reasons to offer you a better salary.

10. Create other streams of income

Having multiple streams of income will ensure that you will not face the same scenario again. The worst thing about losing your job is the lost of income and having the mortgage and bills to pay. Having multiple streams of income will ensure that you will have the money to pay your bills even when you lose one source of your income.

You can start by maybe leveraging the internet to sell stuff through eBay, writing books or learn more about investing. Robert G.Allen’s Multiple Streams of Income: How To Generate A Lifetime Of Unlimited Wealth will show more examples of how to create other sources of income.

Summary

Be calm to handle this situation and stay positive during this period. It can be tough but eventually you will find your new job that can get the money rolling in for you again. Most importantly, find ways to ensure that you do not face the scenario of losing your income again. Thanks for reading and if you like this article, how about subscribing to my blog to get my newsletter delivered to you.(It is free!)

Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

**P.S**Do you have other streams of income that you can rely on? Do you upgrade your skills on a consistent basis? Do drop a comment and I will see you in the comment section.

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