Rules of Life: Go After It---Ask For It ---Step Forward

Well, where do I start? 

There are legal issues, personal health issues, and a terrible boss.

I’m young and my health is declining. 

I have no time to actually have a life. Corporate America is killing me.

~Worker Living in Connecticut

If you are in Corporate America; or even if you’re not in America and in a corporate environment; you need to ask yourself if this is where you need to stay.  

You might not be able to leave tomorrow or in two weeks; but is the corporate environment the right fit for you?  It might sound good to tell people where you work and what you do, but is it working for YOU? 

Even if it’s not a corporation, is the type of place where you are working the right fit?  Can you be honest with yourself? Can you even take the time to think about these questions or is it safer to just continue on and not reflect?

Today, Find Your Happy Place

Headaches and being ill from stress doesn’t allow me to be able to decide what to do next. 

Emotional stress clouds my judgment.

~Worker Living in the United Kingdom

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

Today, ask yourself if  you are in a healthy emotional state.  Can you make good decisions about your career in your current state or is your judgment clouded by emotional stress? 

If you are not in a good place then you need to figure out three things that you can do to help you relieve this stress.  They could be “small” yet helpful things that you enjoy doing and will take the pressure off.  You  could go for a walk, exercise, meditate, or do something creative; such as write, draw, or cook.

Go back to your list you made on January 1^st.

Make yourself do something today that you may not feel like doing but you know will help relieve this stress and help you clear the air. 

If you are in a good place today then you need to just take a second to ask yourself – what do I need to do next? Then you need to wait for the answer and proceed when ready.

If You Are In Work Hell, Keep Going, You Are Strong Enough To Work Through It

I want to get out of this hell. It is affecting my health badly.

I am depressed and stressed most of the time.

Though it’s the best job a person with my qualification can have, and pays well too, but the amount of stress I get is not worth it. I discovered this is not my field.

~Worker Living in Pakistan

Today, be honest with yourself and admit it if you feel like you are in hell. Do as Winston Churchill recommended and just keep going.

If you keep going, this will eventually end. 

You will get through this situation.  You will find a way out of hell. It will happen.  Just keep going and working through the “Just Quit” steps and you will make it.  

Need To Get Out of Job Hell? Keep Going...

I badly need this job to support my family’s necessities.

I am just 26 yrs. old but every time I go to work I feel that I am a very stressed 40-year old lady.

Every day I go into the office is like going to hell.  

~Worker Living in the Philippines

There is only one way out of hell…to go through it and come out on the other side. 

How do you get through hell… you acknowledge it as hell, accept you are in hell, and be aware that you will eventually get out of hell.

Today, if you are in job hell…acknowledge it, accept it and be aware that it will end…

Are You Trying to Shoehorn Your Life Into Your Job?

I have been working hard with very few breaks since I was 15.

In the last several years, I have been trying to shoe-horn my life into my job rather than the other way around.

All the travel and long hours are making it impossible to focus on things that are more important to me.

My health is suffering.

Physically, I am unable to consistently make time to work out; I eat out for almost every meal; do not get enough sleep; have an inconsistent schedule; and I haven’t been to the doctor in years.

Mentally, I am affected by the sleep, schedule, and stress. I have difficulty focusing on my job and have lost most of my passion for it. I do not feel that I am learning or that I am in charge of my life inside or outside of work.

I am constantly near the boiling point and get angry very easily when I feel that my company has done anything to negatively impact my life again.

My work has become boring and repetitive, and it forces me to skip many activities that I enjoy, even when they are after normal business hours and all my friends can make it. The job is significantly hindering all my relationships. It is difficult to maintain existing friendships, let alone make new ones. I am not able to spend time with family – including my roommate – anywhere near as often as I’d like. The relationship with my girlfriend is also suffering from undue stress due to all the travel and time spent forced apart.  On top of all this, I am paid less than employees at other companies with comparable skills and experience that work fewer hours with little to no travel.  

~Worker Living in VIRGINIA

Today, if I am trying to “shoe-horn my life into my job” I will recognize how it is hurting my health, relationships and what matters to me.

I will just recognize it because until I recognize it and look at it for what it is, I won’t think I can change it…but I can and I must…I need a job that fits my life.

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

 

Learn to Trust Yourself and Stop Agreeing To Things That Insult Your Soul

I don’t feel valued.

I don’t trust my own team.

I don’t feel like I can maximize my value to the firm.

The stress is making me physically and mentally ill.

I’m not doing the work I love.

The company’s values are inconsistent with my own.

~Worker Living in COLORADO

 

Today, I will trust myself.

I will trust what I value.

I will trust that I will be able to do the work that I love.

I will pay close attention to my internal voice and cancel out any negative messages.

I have to work on getting out of any mental negative loop that I might be in.

I can trust myself.

I WILL trust MYSELF today.

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

Watching the Clock...How Many More Days Can You Continue To Do This?

Everything about my job makes me sad.

I dread getting up and going and count the minutes until I leave.

~ Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

We have all counted the minutes and looked at the clock…watched the hours count down…wondered how much longer we could take it. We’ve waited for the magical moment we could bolt out of the door.

Now…how many more days can you do this?

How many more precious hours of your life can you continue to waste?

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