Are You Stuck In A Dying Industry? Reinvent Yourself.

I have been stuck in an industry that has really gone down the drain in the last few years. I just left my last job for a new one in the same industry, and it’s even worse than the last one and the one before it. Even in higher-up positions in this industry, you still do a lot of really menial, pointless tasks, and there is no joy or fulfillment.

Me and my boss’s management styles are completely opposite, and I am tired of working for someone else and being under someone else’s boot. I know that I won’t be able to make a difference since what I am allowed to do is very limited by my boss’s very narrow vision.

This is also not my passion anymore, and I need to be passionate about my work to enjoy that part of my life. I can’t look for another job right now since I am constantly exhausted from my long commute and pointless days in the office.

I really don’t believe that I will end up in a better situation if I look for another job right now considering the state that I am in.

I need to quit and try out a few ideas for a new career that I have in mind for myself, and that takes time that I don’t currently have. 

~Worker Living in MASSACHUSSETS

Today, take a look at the industry that you are in.  Is it growing or is it dying?  What has changed and what will probably be changing in the next 5-10 years in this industry?

If you don’t know the answers right off  then research the industry.   Be honest with yourself (even if it is a thriving industry) and ask if you want to continue in this industry.

Do you care about the industry? 

Note:  If you have to research the industry you probably don’t care about it very much.  If you cared you’d already be well steeped in what is going on.  Just be honest with yourself about this one particular industry.

Act. Show. Prove.

I am very unhappy and have no prospect for progression. 

Quitting gives me a definitive timeline of when I need a new job by; which is three months.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

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

If you have done all the Steps including setting your “Just Quit” date when that day comes — no matter if you have another  job or not — you will be ready and excited for the adventure of a lifetime.

Don’t set the date if you are not ready.

Go back to the Steps and do the Steps. 

When you set the date then, it’s the date. 

It’s like going skydiving, when it’s time to jump out of the plane you are fully prepared to do so.  You have been trained, you are suited-up, and have been coached along the way.  By the time you’re at the door of the plane there is no turning back.  You don’t WANT to turn back you want the experience.  That is what setting the date is like…knowing on that particular day…when that date on the calendar comes you are OUT OF THE DOOR, no matter what…

What If? & Why Not?

I want to quit my job without another one lined up because I am so unhappy that I can’t go a day without crying.

It is tearing apart my relationship with the love of my life.

I dread going into the office every day because it is torture.

The VP over me is completely rude, belittles me, and treats me like a little girl.

~Worker Living in NEW YORK

Today…ERASE the board of your mind and just ask yourself WHAT IF? and WHY NOT? questions. You’ll be surprised how the possibilities will appear. Go ahead…Why Not?

If you are crying every day; if your relationships are falling apart; if going into the office is torture; if you are being mistreated…you need to ask yourself if you deserve better. 

If you do, then you need to decide right now and today that you will first accept where you are today… because until you can accept where you are and what is… you will stay stuck hoping, wishing and praying that things will be different – magically – today, right now.

That is not how life works. 

You are strong, you will make it through this time and you will be able to share with others the pain and anguish that you endured. You will be able to encourage them with YOUR story of how you made it through.

Just hang in there, it will all work out.  You will make it through today and tomorrow and the next day…just hold on and work the Steps…

Dare To Be Great...Have Courage

I’m tired and I don’t really know what I want to do.

I just want to take this challenge and “Just Quit”.

~Worker Living in MEXICO

To “Just Quit” your job is a challenge and it takes courage. 

It takes the courage to believe in not only yourself but that the universe/God/a higher power will take care of you.  It takes faith to believe and to know that you will be alright and that letting go of your current job will allow something better to come into your life.

It’s not something someone can tell you to do. 

It is something that you KNOW you have to do and you KNOW everything is going to work out just fine.

Seize The Day...Make It Amazing

I don’t like working for the company or my boss.

I’m stuck with a lot of duties that I don’t like doing and I can’t focus on what I’m doing.

Even the projects I’m working right now I’m not very passionate about or enjoy doing.

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

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

Today, find something about your job that you do enjoy. 

Find one thing that you enjoy, just one thing, and then think about exactly why you enjoy doing that one thing.

Focus on what is working for you in this job.  There has to be at least one thing that is working.  Maybe from that one thing it will help you down the road for your next job or endeavor. 

What is one thing you enjoy about your current job?

Turning Your Passion Into Your Job Is Easier Than Finding A Job That Matches Your Passion

I’ve been in the field of insurance marketing management for the last 8 years and in insurance for 18 yrs.

It’s becoming hard to continue as I haven’t been on any vacation in 8 years and I’m doing the same job April to March repeatedly.

This year I have been unable to perform properly due to personal and new job related problems. My performance graph is constantly going down.

~Worker Living in INDIA

Today, think about your next vacation.  This is not a joke, really, think about your next vacation.  In all honesty when will you be able to take a vacation?  A real vacation. A one week vacation at a minimum.

If you stay in your current job will you be able to take a vacation this year? What about next year?   What will happen while you are on vacation? What about when you get back from vacation? 

Do you have a job where you can take a vacation? A job where there is enough money coming in for a vacation? A job where you don’t  have to worry while you are gone or when you came back off of vacation about your job and the workload.  

What if you had a job that felt like you were always on vacation?  Today,  think about vacationing. 

Pick A Path That You, Deep Down In Your Soul, Won't Be Ashamed Of

I’m not using the skills I’ve gained through my degree. 

There is no room for growth and I’m not learning anything.

Living in this city is making me depressed and anxious.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Some of us have one, two, even three degrees.  Some of our degrees are recent and some are more than 10 years old. It took a lot of our time, commitment and money to get our degrees; but having this degree or that one only guarantees us of one thing – that we have this degree or that one.  It does not guarantee us that we will get a job where we will use our degree.  For that matter it does not even guarantee us that we will get a job.

Don’t get stuck thinking you have to do something related to your degree.  

All you really want is to do your life’s work.  The work you are meant to do.  That might not have a thing in the world to do with your degree.

Just move towards getting in alignment with your highest skills, greatest talents and your interests.  That is what is going to fulfill you and allow you to give yourself to the world. 

Just for today…forget about those degrees and think about doing something fulfilling and meaningful.