Fear Is A Choice...So Is Courage

Because after 18 months in that toxic and unprofessional environment that supports bullying and lying, I can no longer pretend to enjoy my role.

I am still unsure what my responsibilities are. There is no scope for growth for me and I report to an incompetent lying lazy person whom I do not trust.

Thinking of going to work makes me feel sick despite fighting the feelings of negativity.

~Worker Living in New Zealand

When we know it’s time to leave, then it’s time to leave.

We don’t have to second hundred guess ourselves.

When it’s time to go; then it’s time to go. 

Don’t be afraid. 

Have courage. 

Start moving in a new direction.

“May My Boss Be Happy Today Day”

I am not happy at all doing what I’ve been doing.

I feel bored doing the same thing over and over again for the past few quarters and I don’t work well with the new superior.

If I’m allowed to… I’d call him a jerk!

~Worker Living in MALAYSIA

We have all been there at one point or another where we think our boss or the bosses are jerks.  They don’t listen, they don’t care, they this and they that. 

You can think they are jerks and you can even call them that (to yourself of course) but what does that get you? You are still stuck.  You are still working for them. 

Instead, just for today, let’s turn it around.  Your boss, everyone’s boss – they are people; they are human just like you are.  You might hate them, think they are not smart, and even think they are jerks.  They might mistreat you; take credit for your work, etc., etc., etc.

Just for today totally focus and say with all sincerity: “May (insert the jerk bosses name here) be happy.”  

It might feel strange when you say it for the first time but say it nonetheless.

We all just want to be happy. 

Wish for your ”jerk” boss that they may be happy.  Somehow showing compassion and letting go of the anger you may feel about your boss loosens something somewhere and things start to positively change.

Give it a try…just for today…if you so desire you can go back to calling them a jerk tomorrow.

Today…all over the world is: “May my boss be happy today” Day.  

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

Life Is About Letting Go...Not Holding On

I want to do something different.

~Worker Living in BELGIUM

In order to do something different we have to let go of what we currently are doing.

Letting go is difficult, so don’t expect it to be easy.

You have to let go of what you currently have in order to let come something different.

Life is about letting go, not holding on.

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

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I couldn’t imagine giving that company a year of my life so I quit at the 3rd month. It was my first job. 

I’m turning 24 at the end of the year and I collected a good amount of money (around 6 thousand dollars).  I was really good at it but it didn’t feel right.  The goals of the company didn’t even come close to match my moral standards; it was like slowly selling your soul to the devil.

Anyway I made the decision at the 45th day of my 90 days working there. 

My team-leader called me in for a 1-on-1 meeting.  I got there and he was telling me how good I was and how I can grow with the company.  That’s when I told him I wanted to quit. At that moment he gave that wise older guy speech about how stupid this decision is THEN he asked me why.

I simply told him the truth. I just didn’t feel like I belonged in there. Deep down I know I deserve better (a better mental and physical atmosphere).  I don’t care about the pay as long as I have a place to live, clothes on my back and food to eat. He didn’t have a good reply and started to talk in procedural language.  I shook his hand and told him it was an honor to work with them and I walked out.

To make a long story short I planned ahead, but even if my plan isn’t 100% successful I wouldn’t have quit if it didn’t FEEL right.

~Worker Living in KUWAIT

Today, if I am miserable in my job and feel like I am “slowly selling my soul to the devil” I will go back to the “Just Quit” Steps and start planning if I have not done so already.

If I have created my plan then I will work my plan.

Even if I don’t believe that the plan will work 100% the way I envision it to work, I will work the plan.

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

 

Poor Job Performance? Bad Job Fit? Being Sabatoged? Visualize Your Dream Job Then Create It.

I am on PIP and my performance is not improving due to employer obstacles.

~ Worker Living in ICELAND

Today, I will treat my performance on this job as a separate issue from who I am. 

I will not allow it to cloud my judgment about myself and my capabilities.

Of COURSE I can perform.  Maybe not on THIS job, but there is something out there for me and I will believe in myself regardless of my “performance” on this job. 

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

 

 

When Will You Explore and Do The Things YOU Want To Do? Today? Tomorrow? NEVER?

I am unhappy with the way work takes over my life.

I have other things I want to do (write) and  work leaves no time for that.

I also want to be able to do things thoroughly, not be rushing all the time.

I’ve showed lots of symptoms of stress lately and at 50 who knows how much quality time I have left?

If I don’t give myself time now to explore the things I want to explore, when will it ever happen?

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

One day will be our last day.

One day this adventure we call life will all be over.

That’s how the story ends for everyone. None of us know the end date, but we know that it’s coming.

What do you want to explore?

How long do you think you’ll have time to explore and find out what you like or what you’re good at?

Today, commit to exploring what you want to do and what brings you joy and happiness.

 If you know what that is (like writing) then ask yourself why you are not doing what you love to do? DO NOT settle for the answer that it won’t pay the bills…go deeper.

This is your life and no one else’s. 

If you are supposed to write and be a writer then WRITE. If you align yourself with what YOU were born to do, you will not be denied THAT.  That thing will pay the bills one way or another and no one can stop that from happening…except YOU getting in your own way.

Today, Explore.

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

P.S.

Tomorrow in the U.S. is Columbus Day… EXPLORE, DREAM, DISCOVER sail away from the safe harbor.

   

       

Stuck Doing Daily Tasks That You Hate? Move On. Find Your Balance.

I can’t stand the job description. I totally regret taking up this job.

I hate the daily MIS I need to send out every day. To make things worse, I’m very bad at Excel, thus I take a lot of time to do it and it’s very stressful.  All the sales people and bosses are waiting to see the daily MIS every day and it has to be sent out before lunch time. Worst of all, the figures MUST tally, if not I have to re-calculate it all over again. Other than MIS, the rest of my job duties are extremely administrative.

It makes me feel like I was very useless, even being a degree holder.

~Worker Living in SINGAPORE

Sometimes we just know when we are not well-suited for our jobs; especially if there is a daily task that we have to do and we aren’t good at it and don’t want to do it. 

We just need to admit that we don’t like doing that daily task and ask ourselves if we CAN ever enjoy doing it.

Otherwise what is the point of day-after-day doing things we don’t enjoy and aren’t good at?

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