If You Don't Do YOUR Life's Work, Then Who Will Do It???

I’m thinking about quitting my job without having another one lined up because I want to live in my passion full time.

I want to have more time to focus on my consulting business. I want to devote more time to learning my field, really honing my evaluation skills.  I want to become an expert in the field of program evaluation for organizations and community groups that have programs and services targeting women and girls of color.

I want to be location independent and have the freedom to choose which projects I take on and which clients I work with.

I want to do work that matters and makes me feel that I’m really making a difference.

~Worker Living in NEW YORK

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

Once you have a very clear idea of exactly what you want to do after you “Just Quit” then this should give you the courage to keep moving forward. You already know what you want to let go of…your current job…you made that decision in Step 1.

If you have done the hard work of figuring out your passion (Step 4), first congratulations and second allow this to propel you to the future that is waiting for you.

It’s time to work the rest of the Steps, and be able to set your date of departure so you can set sail to your next destination.

Are You Doing Work That Is Good For You & The Greater Good?

My company is not delivering the compensation promised even after talks and showing them legal regulations that they were breaking.

My client has the mentality of “Persist and Persevere” and has no desire to perform quality work.

My clients’ client does not know what they are managing or what they want. The tasks switch daily and they refuse to listen or understand the product they are asking to be delivered yet continually complain about the result.

I have not had a successful project since starting and have rebuilt projects multiple times to meet the client’s needs that they themselves then declare are useless.

I don’t like my current industry and want to work on a project for the greater good of society.

~Worker Living in the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

Until you are doing something that you love you will not be working for your own good or the greater good of society. 

You owe it to yourself and to the world to use your unique creativity and to pursue your passion. Period. Full Stop. 

Today. Pretend. To. Be. Happy. Just Pretend. See What It Would Feel Like.

I believe my job is making me sick and depressed.

The atmosphere is depressing in itself.

Many of the people I work with, especially those in positions over me, are extremely petty and (in my opinion) extremely unprofessional. Several of my colleagues have really horrible attitudes (which appear to be contagious). No one is happy.

I have been sick – using up more than my paid number of sick days even though I am no longer paid for them.

There is no promotion from within. It’s a dead end job. And the pay is less than I was earning 15 years ago.

~Worker Living in ILLINOIS

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

Everybody just wants to be happy.  

We deserve to be happy. Even if it is for a fleeting moment we want to be happy for that moment.

Just ask for a state of mind that can endure what you are facing on your job. Just ask for help to figure out how to be the one person who is happy there, and maybe it will be contagious and others will be happy as well.

Taking Care Of Yourself Is A Priority When Miserable In Your Job

I don’t have any time for myself. 

I’m at work 13 days straight and have one day off. I don’t have any time to work out or to go to school at all.

~Worker Living in OHIO

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

Today, make time for yourself. Find a way to do something towards your mental, emotional or physical health.

Do not “think” about doing it. DO IT.

Today, just do one thing for yourself that will bring you joy.

Forget The Performance Review Drama, Just Be Excellent

I am not doing quality work and I am not challenged.

Career growth is not an option here and my past performance reviews will prevent me from being seen as the qualified employee that I know I am.

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

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

How many organizations out there have comprehensive performance review systems?   Don’t we all do the same things every year?  We look at the previous year’s performance review, look over our calendars or try to remember some of our accomplishments to make this year’s pre-eval sound like we actually accomplished something. 

Even if there isn’t the opportunity for employees to do a pre-eval; the boss is just looking at your previous review and trying to remember what you did especially good or horribly bad over the year.

Most employees know that performance reviews are subjective and a lot depends on if your boss likes you. It’s not like that everywhere of course, but many places. 

Action: Assess your own performance where you work.  Are you wasting your time? Are you growing? Are you learning? Are you contributing? And the final question is: Do you know the vision of the place you work?  Not the mission statement, but where it wants to go? If you don’t know the vision how can you be sure you want to continue to perform and go where this place will take you in the future?

You Have Feet In Your Shoes...You Can Move On...

My job is detrimental to my health.

I cry every Sunday night and my feet hate to carry me through the front door of my work.

I can’t do it anymore.

~Worker Living in TEXAS

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

It is true; our jobs can be detrimental to both our mental and physical health.  We know this, we have experienced this, and we might be experiencing it today.  It is equally true that if we have feet (first be grateful for that); then let your feet do the talking.

Your feet do not have to CONTINUE to carry you through the doors of a job that you hate and is making you miserable.  Your feet can start walking down another path. A path to meaningful work.

Today, just be grateful that you have feet that can go on any path that YOU choose.  You don’t have to stay stuck walking day after day-after-day into that job…you don’t!

Once You Stop Learning, You Start Dying ~Albert Einstein

I feel stuck with no more growth prospects, nothing new to learn and incompetent colleagues that I cannot learn anything new from.

~Worker Living in LEBANON

Part of being a responsible adult is to continuously learn.

We should never stop learning.  Sometimes we have to make learning opportunities for ourselves.  If we have learned everything there is to learn at this job and around these people, then we need to figure out a way to get beyond this job and these people.

We need to take control of our mind and our time. Most of us have smart phones or some form of electronic device where we can find information or go on line and take free online classes from some of the top universities.  Don’t let this job, or the people you work with limit your potential.

Take action today and learn something you want to learn.

P.S.

Below are links to “free” quality education and information.  Use the internet to learn…EVEN if you can’t afford college, don’t have time, etc. etc…no more excuses…

Coursera – Free Online Courses From Top Universities

EdX – Free Online Courses From The World’s Best Universities

Khan Academy – A Place For You To Learn Anything (use this site for yourself, your children and grandchildren)