You Don't Have to Live in A Cubicle. You Don't.

I do not like working in a cubicle and I am not passionate about what I do.

I feel stuck and unmotivated at my job.

I am just doing it for a paycheck, and I don’t even need as much money as I am making.

I feel there are more fulfilling and enjoyable job opportunities out there for me. I want to be in the right mindset before looking for jobs, so I am going to quit, take a month off, and then look for another job.

~ Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

If we have gone through the “Just Quit” Steps then we are ready.

There might still be fear; but we can work through the fear with confidence in our decision.

There are some things that we know that we know:

• We know that working in cubicle land doesn’t work for us.
• We know that we feel stuck. 
• We know we are in a dead-end job.
• We know we are underappreciated. 
• We know we need to “Just Quit”. 

If we know that we know…then we know what to do.  

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Finding the Good In Your Life and Your Job

I will be financially secure with the help of my fiancé.

The job I’m at causes me to feel stuck and unable to take life by the reigns spiritually.

I feel it is a dead end job and I have used up all the resources and mental structure building that it can provide me.

I am able to confidently take away from this job acquired knowledge about how to better speak with people with all different mind sets and situations.

It has helped me gain more patience with people and better listening skills, along with empathy.

I feel that now while working at this job it is keeping me from devoting more time to helping loved ones and friends. The energy that I have to assist others is exhausted from work.

~Worker Living in MINNESOTA

Today, list the things that you will take away from your current job.

What skills or attributes have you personally gained?

There is something good here…what is it?

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P.S.

One way to look for the good is to use a studied and proven model.  One such model is Appreciative Inquiry. It is typically used in Organizational Change.  For those of us who have spent years and years working in “organizations” we know that change in an organization is not easy…so…just start with yourself.  Below is an interesting book to help you apply AI to your own life.

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.

Move Forward. Cross the Monkey Bars.

I feel like the job I’m doing now is not taking me anywhere. 

It frustrates me always.

I think it is time to let go and move forward.     

~Worker Living in VIRGINIA

We cannot move forward until we let go. 

Once we let go (of holding on) then we can let come the future that is waiting for us.

Today ask yourself: “What exactly am I holding on to?” Hint:  If you feel stuck, depressed, frustrated, ect…then you are holding onto something. Are you afraid of letting that something go?

Now ask: “What am I afraid of?”

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

Another "Just Quit" Story...People Are Waking Up All Over The World...

The below survey entry came in yesterday, September 12, 2014. It is not in the book, but I wanted to honor this person’s request to tell their story to the world.  Here you go:

*I already quit my job, and just wanted to take the survey and tell someone else my story*

I was physically in pain everyday.

I worked for them for 2 years and suffered through back to back groin sprains, stiff fingers that couldn’t bend to touch my palms in the morning, swollen feet after work, bruising on my legs, scratches up and down my arms, exhaustion, and I experienced my first breakdown at work where I had to collapse into a crouching position.

I’ve applied for my jobs’ manager position (which I did qualify for) but they were telling me to work my way up (from the bottom) to get to the manager position. Meanwhile they continued to train an undergraduate student in the manager position I wanted and hired them directly INTO the manager position upon graduation!

My body was physically breaking down when I decided to quit.

My decision was solidified when my manager requested mandatory overtime (I had to use my vacation time to call out of work for that day – If not I probably would have dragged myself into work for a 2nd mental breakdown).

The next week I submitted my 2 week resignation letter. I could not save money.

I too feel like something good is going to turn up.

I quit 8/27/14 and I feel awesome, relieved, happy, free and my body feels better too.

There is still some nerve damage but it too will heal.

Quitting my job has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life.

Feeling Like A Fish Out of Water? STOP Trying To Be A Fish.

I start to panic on Sunday evening when I think about going to work on Monday. I stay up as late as possible to postpone the inevitable.

I feel like a fish out of water at my job.

I have been getting sick frequently, gained weight, and have skin problems because of the stress.

I stopped caring about the things I used to enjoy. I truly don’t want to do anything in the evenings or weekends because I’m just so exhausted from my job.

~Worker Living in OHIO

After we make our list of why we think we need to “Just Quit” then we need to counterbalance it and ask ourselves: “Is it possible that things could get BETTER on this job? Is there anything that might happen on this job, in this place that would make me want to stay?” 

Listen for the answers.  

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P.S.

Half the time the problem we have is that we try to be like everyone else.  Or we do what other people think we should do.

Until you have the courage to be YOU and do what YOU are meant to do…you’ll always feel like a fish out of water… even if you SHOULD be happy (because you have a job or you’re making decent money). 

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE?

Three Magic Words

Why Are You Here? What Are You Suppose To Be Doing With Your Life?

I don’t enjoy what I do and need the time and stress-free experience to find out what I truly want to do.

The enjoyment of the job is no longer there and there is no motivation to try and excel at what I’m doing.

It has crept over into my personal life, making me less happy as a person overall. 

~Worker Living in VIRGINIA

We need to find our authentic selves.

Sometimes in order to do that we need to eliminate all of the noise and static of our current job so we can find out what we really want.  That is what “Just Quit” is  about:  letting go of what we know is not working (and will not work) EVEN if we don’t have something to replace it with right away.

We can make preparations to have some time to find our authentic selves (and still be able to eat of course)… that’s why planning is so important.  

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