“May My Boss Be Happy Today Day”

I am not happy at all doing what I’ve been doing.

I feel bored doing the same thing over and over again for the past few quarters and I don’t work well with the new superior.

If I’m allowed to… I’d call him a jerk!

~Worker Living in MALAYSIA

We have all been there at one point or another where we think our boss or the bosses are jerks.  They don’t listen, they don’t care, they this and they that. 

You can think they are jerks and you can even call them that (to yourself of course) but what does that get you? You are still stuck.  You are still working for them. 

Instead, just for today, let’s turn it around.  Your boss, everyone’s boss – they are people; they are human just like you are.  You might hate them, think they are not smart, and even think they are jerks.  They might mistreat you; take credit for your work, etc., etc., etc.

Just for today totally focus and say with all sincerity: “May (insert the jerk bosses name here) be happy.”  

It might feel strange when you say it for the first time but say it nonetheless.

We all just want to be happy. 

Wish for your ”jerk” boss that they may be happy.  Somehow showing compassion and letting go of the anger you may feel about your boss loosens something somewhere and things start to positively change.

Give it a try…just for today…if you so desire you can go back to calling them a jerk tomorrow.

Today…all over the world is: “May my boss be happy today” Day.  

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Stop Gasping for Air & Find YOUR Flow

I’ve discovered that I do not fit well and am not cut out for life in a PR agency.

~Worker Living in MALAYSIA

We don’t have to continue to be a fish out of water. 

We don’t have to continue to use skills that we don’t like and to us are not our strongest skills.

We don’t have to try to fit into a round hole when we are a square peg.

We can find where we fit.  We can find our flow.

If you don’t fit where you are today and you know it…great…you know what you DON’T want to do.  Don’t go looking for another job doing that. No matter how desperate you get don’t try to convince yourself that it’s easier to get another job with the same title or in the same industry you are currently in.  Seems plausible, but it probably won’t make you happy, because it’s not where you fit. 

Find your flow.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Practicing Yoga daily is a great way to find your flow.  It helps connect your mind, body and spirit. Maya Fiennes has good Kundalini Yoga material. 

About the Location for today’s story: Malaysia

• It is in Southeast Asia near Singapore
• Official Language: Bahasa Malaysia
• Currency: Ringgits
• It is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural and Islam is the state religion
• There is a west Malaysia and east Malaysia – almost like two separate countries
• They have had one of the best economic records in Asia. The Chinese make-up 1/3 of population but account for 70% of the market capitalism.  Many belong to something called the Bamboo Network.
• Malaysia is the largest producers of tin, rubber and palm oil.

Learning to Wait

You are reading from the book  “Just Quit” & Live

 Q: Why do you want to quit your job EVEN if you don’t have another job lined-up?

I’ve been hunting for jobs for almost two years now but not even one call for interviews. I just can’t take it anymore to wait for the offer while having to face endless audits and unbearable workloads. 

~ Worker Living in MALAYSIA

Today’s Meditation/Reflection:

Waiting is hard. 

We wonder: “What is going on?” “What is taking so long?” and “Why isn’t this working out for me?”

Our plan, the jobs we are interviewing for, the location of the jobs, or the type of jobs might be all wrong for us. 

We have to trust that there is a path that we need to find. Waiting and rejections along the way is the universe working things out to smooth out our path for us.

Learn to wait for what is right for you.

From “Just Quit” & Live by Ridea Richardson ©2014.  All rights reserved.