Make Everyday a Marathon of Things That You Enjoy Doing

My job is taking its toll on me physically and emotionally.

Every day is like a never ending marathon of things that you never enjoyed doing.

~Worker Living in the PHILIPPINES

We can run. 

We can run, but we can’t hide.

We can’t hide when we feel like it is day in and day out of a “marathon of things that we don’t enjoy doing”.

It’s our lives.

We can run towards a fulfilling life and lifestyle.

So, today, start running in THAT direction.

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

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P.S. Today’s Entry is from the Philippines

• Official Language: Filipino
• Currency: Philippine Pesos
• Philippines is the country, but is people are called Filipinos.
• The Philippines is 7,107 islands (that’s a lot of islands)
• It is nickednamed the text capital of the world because about 400 million text messages are sent every day.

Breathe...Smile...It Will Be Okay...

Because no one takes me seriously there.

I can’t stand to go into work.

I’m getting to that point where I’d rather die.

If I quit, and I don’t make it work for whatever reason, I’m fine with just dying. I hate my life as it stands now.

~Worker Living in TEXAS

Don’t Give Up.

Seek help if you need to.

Just Don’t Give Up. 

You will make it through this.

Please Don’t Give Up.

P.S.

It was entries like the above that compelled me to write the book.  It is a real live person who typed this into a computer or cell phone screen.  These are not just words to me.  They shouldn’t be just words to anyone reading them.  This is what workplace pain looks, sounds and feels like.  

This is about life and living.  

Just know if you are going through this today that you are NOT alone. Many, many, many, MANY people are no longer willing to settle for “settling”.  

I have a recommendation for those suffering…tomorrow morning when you wake up…the first thing when you open your eyes say the below:

Waking up this morning

I smile.

24 brand new hours

are before me.

I vow to live fully

 in each moment

and to look at all beings

with eyes of compassion.

 ~ That is a quote from Thich Nhat Hanh.  

When you recite this make SURE that you put a smile on your face (yes, yes, yes, I know this might seem hard to even think of doing…but give it a try). All will be well…don’t give up…you WILL make it through this.

Only We Know When Enough is Enough...Is It Enough Yet?

I can’t take it anymore!

I’ve been working in the advertising field for nine years, and I have been working in my current agency for almost seven years. The idea of quitting has been haunting me for the past three years, but I always tried to oppress it by trying to highlight the positive side of my job which is mainly the working environment and how lucky I am to have a sweetheart boss, and how I am being appreciated at this job regardless of the stress, late nights, my boss’s swinging mood, crappy clients…and lately the feeling that I don’t fit anymore with the crowd in the agency.

I hate Sunday nights. I drag myself out of bed every day to go to work.  I get stomach cramps when I get a phone call from my boss on my mobile. I don’t feel motivated anymore!

When a new client calls in, I wish and pray that they don’t proceed with us because  I don’t want any more extra work!

Nothing excites me anymore in this job.

Last but not least, I don’t see myself in this career in the future. However, I feel so lost. I want to quit but I don’t know what I will do next. I don’t want to stay home doing nothing. I know I can go crazy! As well as everybody thinks I am crazy to take this step!

~Worker Living in EGYPT

Only we know when Enough is Enough…is it enough yet?

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

Today’s Workplace Entry is from Egypt:

• Official Language: Arabic
• Currency: Egyptian pounds
• Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. She was only 18 years old when she started to rule. (Wow!)
• The Nile river is the world’s longest river running.  It is 4,132 miles
• Egyptians still use old wooden sailing boats called feluccas to sail the Nile.

P.S. Is it time for you to set sail in your career to the next port? 

 

Strength is Knowing When It's Time To Bend Like A Tree In The Wind

The bosses are speaking down to me yet I am one of the top five employees (by survey metrics / completed assignments) out of my team.

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

Today, I will honor my strengths and appreciate myself.

If I don’t; then who will?

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

P.S. Lean Into Letting Go…Just Lend Into It

Finding Support and Learning to Say NO

There is tons of work that is assigned on me.

Too much is expected of me.

I have been supporting all departments in our company. I am supporting external and internal customers. But nobody is supporting me on my tasks.

~Worker Living in SINGAPORE

We all need support. 

Sometimes to get that support we need to ask for it.

Sometimes to get that support we need to set boundaries.

Learn to say NO.

If you can’t say no; then let people know what is on your plate and when you can reasonably complete the task they have assigned.

If you are not overloaded with tons of work today, be grateful.

You are reading from the book Just Quit & Live

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Today’s Workplace Situation is from Singapore:

• Official Language: Mandarin Chinese
• Currency: Singapore dollars
• Many things in Singapore are named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the British founder of Singapore
• Rickshaws were invented around 1868 and are still used in Singapore.  Below is a ride through Singapore on a Rickshaw – human-powered transport….

 

Breathe...The Universe Is Taking Care of Everything Else

I hate my job. I literally hate it. I’m miserable there.

I spend long hours stuck in traffic, driving from appointment to appointment (I work in home health care). I’m overwhelmed by the number of clients that I am expected to see. My boss keeps pushing me to see more and more people and I already feel that I can’t keep up with the number that I’m expected to see now.

I spend countless hours in the evening and on weekends writing reports and answering emails. I feel like my job is taking over my life. Sometimes I feel like I can’t breathe because I am just so stressed and overwhelmed.

I don’t want to get up in the morning because I don’t want to go to work. I just hate it. I have never had a job that made me this miserable. The worst part is that I’m not even making good money. My boss is completely underpaying me and profiting off of me. I’ve been looking for months and can’t find another job.

I’m just worried that if I quit I won’t be able to find something else.

~Worker Living in CANADA

Today, I will accept the fact that if I am working for someone else and receiving a salary that I am making someone else rich and helping them achieve THEIR dreams. Once I accept this fact I will ask myself if I can continue to do this or not.  If I can; I will still think of something ELSE I can do for myself to achieve MY dreams. If not; I will make the decision to “Just Quit”.

I will work the Steps and I will breathe.  I will rhythmically breathe focusing on my heart area, because I am alive and I am on my way to a better life for me, my family and the family of the world. I am determined to find my purpose and use my highest skills for the greater good.

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

Is There Really Still A Career Ladder to Climb?

I am physically sick. I have anxiety every day when I enter work. I have even gone to the bathroom because I thought I was going to puke from the amount of anxiety I have. I also got vertigo while there in April, and it hasn’t gone away completely since – it is now August.

I work with manipulative people, they act like they are in high school – they expect you to know things that you were never taught, they try to keep you at the lowest possible rung with no way of getting out of it, and they dump all of their work on you and don’t help you.

~Worker Living in NEW YORK

I will take a close look.

Am I trying to climb a ladder?

Is the ladder in the right industry FOR ME?

Is the ladder in the right organization?

Do I need to get off of this ladder?

I will take a close look…

 

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

P.S. – One more question….is there even a ladder anymore?

Don’t just sit there WAITING to climb up some invisible “ladder”…especially if you are just starting out in your career. Don’t let others sabotage you and keep you stuck.  You are NOT stuck…but…you have to have courage to recognize that and to act.

Just figure out what you want to do, how you want to use your talents, what you want to offer to the world, and move towards that…even if it is something small like researching that topic, curating information and tweeting about it. 

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